# **Jason Davis**  
📍 Lewisville, TX | 📞 (720) 217-4263 | ✉️ newton214@gmail.com  
🔗 [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/jason-davis-27442118a)  

### **Senior Network & Cloud Engineer**  
*Cisco | AWS | Network Automation | Security*  

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## **Professional Experience**  

### **Consulting System Engineer**  
**TBX** | May 2022 – Sept 2024  
- Serve as SME for Meraki SD-WAN and Fortinet Security Fabric implementations  
- Develop and demonstrate POC deployments for enterprise clients  
- Automate network configurations using Python and Ansible  
- Conduct technical training sessions for engineering teams  

### **Network Developer Engineer**  
**Amazon Web Services** | Sept 2021 – May 2022  
- Troubleshoot BGP, OSPF and Direct Connect issues in cloud environments  
- Build Python-based tools for network monitoring and management  
- Document network architectures and operational procedures  
- Handle Tier 3 escalations for critical network incidents  

### **Principal Engineer**  
**Verizon** | Jan 2020 – Sept 2021  
- Design and implement enterprise network solutions (LAN/WAN/SD-WAN)  
- Lead technical responses for Fortune 500 RFPs  
- Develop Bash scripts for configuration validation  
- Mentor engineers on network automation (YANG, NetConf, Meraki API)  

### **Consulting Engineer III**  
**Zivaro** | Oct 2018 – Jan 2020  
- Deploy Cisco ACI and DNA Center solutions  
- Plan and execute network migrations to cloud environments  
- Resolve complex QoS issues for VOIP implementations  
- Contribute to Cisco Gold Partner recertification  

### **Network Engineer IV**  
**Charter Communications** | Sept 2018 – Oct 2019  
- Manage F5 LTM/GTM and A10 load balancing infrastructure  
- Implement EVPN/VXLAN network overlays  
- Automate TACACS and configuration backups using Bash  

### **Senior Data Center Network Engineer**  
**Kaiser Permanente** | May 2016 – Apr 2018  
- Lead SDDC implementation for improved network scalability  
- Deploy Cisco ACI across multiple data centers  
- Troubleshoot Exadata OSPF and Data Domain performance issues  

### **Senior Technical Architect**  
**AT&T (TIAA-CREF)** | Jul 2010 – May 2016  
- Manage $100M network infrastructure refresh (Nexus/ASR/F5)  
- Migrate from Brocade to F5 BIG-IP load balancing  
- Optimize mainframe OSPF routing configurations  

### **Network Analyst**  
**PHNS** | Jun 2009 – Jul 2010  
- Automate network operations with Python and Bash scripts  
- Implement IP accounting for traffic analysis  
- Develop security protocols reducing incidents by 25%  

### **Lead Network Service & Support Engineer**  
**Ze-Net Technologies** | Feb 2008 – May 2009  
- Deploy Network Monitoring System (NMS)  
- Redesign LAN/WLAN security framework  
- Reduce security incidents by 30%  

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## **Technical Expertise**  
**Networking**: BGP, OSPF, VXLAN, Cisco Nexus/ACI, SD-WAN (Viptela/Meraki)  
**Cloud**: AWS (VPC, Direct Connect), Terraform, Kubernetes  
**Automation**: Python, Ansible, Bash, NetConf/YANG  
**Security**: PCI-DSS, NIST, Palo Alto, FortiGate  

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## **Certifications**  
- Cisco CCNP (Enterprise & Data Center)  
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate  
- Cisco DevNet Associate  

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## **Military Service**  
**U.S. Air Force** | Senior Airman | 1993–1997  