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JASON DAVIS
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Lewisville, TX • (940) 340-9369 • newton214@gmail.com
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linkedin.com/in/jason-davis-27442118a
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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY
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Systems & Network Infrastructure Engineer with 15+ years building, scaling, and
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defending mission-critical networks and Unix/Linux platforms. Overlay networking
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native – designed, deployed, and automated VXLAN/EVPN fabrics at AWS, Charter,
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Verizon, and Denver Health. Unique hybrid depth: Linux systems engineering +
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hyperscale network architecture + security compliance (PCI-DSS, NIST, HIPAA).
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SME in Fortinet Security Fabric (NSE 4 certified, NSE 5 in progress) and Meraki
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SD-WAN (TBX). Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) with RHCE in
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progress. Bridge the gap between traditional infrastructure and cloud-native,
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automation-first operations. Seek a Senior Fabric Engineering role where
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hyperscale EVPN experience and systems DNA drive revolutionary infrastructure
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delivery.
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CORE COMPETENCIES – TECHNICAL
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NETWORK FABRICS SECURITY & SD-WAN
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• VXLAN/EVPN (Cisco Nexus/Arista) • Fortinet Security Fabric (NSE 4)
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• Spine-Leaf Architecture • FortiGate, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer
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• MP-BGP EVPN (Type-2/Type-5) • Meraki SD-WAN (TBX SME)
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• Anycast Gateway / Symmetric IRB • Versa SD-WAN (Verizon migration)
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• L3VNI / Multi-Tenant VRFs • Cisco Viptela (ARS migration)
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• Multicast / Head-End Replication • Palo Alto, ASA, Juniper SRX
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CLOUD & HYBRID AUTOMATION & IaC
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• AWS (GovCloud, Direct Connect) • Python (Netmiko, NAPALM, Tcl)
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• Hybrid Cloud Interconnect • Ansible (Cisco.ios, NX-OS, Fortinet)
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• AWS Transit Gateway / VPC • Terraform (AWS, Equinix)
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• VMware NSX-T / KVM Integration • YANG / NetConf / REST APIs
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• Kubernetes Overlay (Cilium) • Git / CI/CD Pipelines
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• Equinix Fabric / Cloud On-Ramps • Bash / Pre-Post Diff Scripts
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SYSTEMS FOUNDATION MONITORING & OBSERVABILITY
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• Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHCSA) • gNMI/Telemetry / sFlow
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• RHCE – In Progress • Prometheus / Grafana
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• Unix (AIX, Solaris) • PRTG / SolarWinds / Splunk
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• Kernel Tuning / sysctl • NetFlow / sFlow / IPFIX
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• Arch Linux (personal lab) • Custom Python anomaly detection
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CERTIFICATIONS & DEVELOPMENT
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• Fortinet Network Security Expert NSE 4 – Certified
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• Fortinet NSE 5 – In Progress
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• Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) – Completed
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• Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) – In Progress (Ansible automation focus)
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• Cisco CCNP Enterprise & Data Center
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• AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
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• Cisco DevNet Associate
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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
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TBX May 2022 – Sept 2024
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Consulting Systems Engineer – SD-WAN & Security SME
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Subject Matter Expert for service provider and enterprise networks, focusing
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on Meraki SD-WAN and Fortinet Security Fabric. Delivered technical go-to-
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market strategies and hands-on POC deployments.
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• FORTINET SECURITY FABRIC SPECIALIST – Architected and validated FortiGate
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deployments, including SD-WAN, IPSec VPN, and security policies. NSE 4
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certified; actively pursuing NSE 5 (FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer).
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• MERAKI SD-WAN EXPERTISE – Designed and deployed Meraki MX/Z3 auto-VPN
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topologies, traffic shaping, and application-aware routing for multi-site
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enterprises.
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• AUTOMATION ENABLEMENT – Developed Python/Ansible automation frameworks
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for zero-touch provisioning and configuration validation, reducing
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deployment time by 30%.
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• TECHNICAL WORKSHOPS – Authored and delivered advanced workshops on Zero
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Trust, SD-WAN security, and automation, training partner SEs and customers.
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• POC LEADERSHIP – Executed end-to-end proofs-of-concept that directly
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influenced six-figure enterprise deals.
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AMAZON WEB SERVICES (GOVCLOUD) Sept 2021 – May 2022
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Network Development Engineer – Hyperscale Fabric Team
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Led Tier 3 escalation for critical networking incidents in AWS GovCloud,
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a high-compliance, multi-tenant hyperscale environment.
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• ARCHITECTED VXLAN/EVPN OVERLAY SOLUTIONS for GovCloud tenants requiring
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isolated, compliant network segments – directly translated customer
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segmentation requirements into MP-BGP EVPN address-family configurations.
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• BUILT AUTOMATION FRAMEWORKS using Python to model, validate, and deploy
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underlay/overlay policies across thousands of devices, eliminating manual
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configuration drift and reducing provisioning time by 40%.
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• DESIGNED HYBRID INTERCONNECT STRATEGIES using AWS Direct Connect and
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Transit Gateway, integrating on-premises VXLAN fabrics with AWS VPCs
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via eBGP route exchange.
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• DEPLOYED AND TROUBLESHOOTED BGP CONTROL PLANES at hyperscale, including
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route reflection policies, next-hop reachability, and RT/RD consistency
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across multi-tenant partitions.
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• DEVELOPED SOPs AND POST-MORTEM GUIDANCE for complex routing incidents,
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institutionalizing "automation-first" remediation patterns.
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KEY CONTEXT: This is where overlays became "in my blood." At AWS scale,
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you don't just configure EVPN – you build the systems that configure EVPN,
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and you learn exactly where traditional designs break.
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VERIZON ENTERPRISE SOLUTIONS Jan 2020 – Sept 2021
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Principal Network Architect – SD-WAN & Data Center Transformation
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Directed enterprise-scale fabric architecture and migration for Fortune 500
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clients (finance, healthcare, retail).
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• ENGINEERED VXLAN/EVPN DATA CENTER FABRIC DESIGNS for multi-tenant
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environments, defining L3VNI per tenant, anycast gateway addressing,
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and consistent RD/RT schemas.
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• LED AVIS MIGRATION from legacy Cisco MPLS to Versa SD-WAN + Aruba
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edge – designed hybrid overlay interconnect strategy ensuring zero
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downtime during cross-vendor cutover.
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• DEVELOPED PRE/POST DIFF BASH SCRIPTS for configuration validation,
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reducing change-related incidents by 35% across major deployments.
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• MENTORED SOLUTION ARCHITECTS on YANG, NetConf, Meraki API, and Python
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automation – shifted team mindset from "CLI-first" to "API-first."
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• SPEARHEADED WALGREENS NATIONWIDE WAN OPTIMIZATION, integrating underlay
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BGP policies with overlay SD-WAN controllers for application-aware routing.
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CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS Sept 2018 – Oct 2019
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Data Center Network Engineer – Core & Overlay Platforms
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Managed enterprise F5 LTM/GTM and A10 load balancing infrastructure while
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implementing next-generation overlay networks.
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• IMPLEMENTED EVPN/VXLAN OVERLAY NETWORKS on Nexus 9K platforms, enabling
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multi-tenant segmentation across national data centers.
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• AUTOMATED TACACS CONFIGURATION with Bash scripts, reducing manual
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overhead and eliminating credential misconfigurations.
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• IDENTIFIED CRITICAL BUFFER TAIL DROPS on Data Domain SSL replication
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(port 29000) using PRTG and packet capture analysis – isolated root cause
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to underlay MTU mismatch and oversubscription.
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• COORDINATED CROSS-TEAM VIDEO VPN DEPLOYMENT, driving alignment between
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network, security, and Linux systems teams.
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ZIVARO (CONSULTING ENGINEER III) Oct 2018 – Jan 2020
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Senior Network Consultant – Healthcare & Enterprise
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• DESIGNED AND DEPLOYED VXLAN DATA CENTER FABRIC for Denver Health using
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Cisco ACI with BGP EVPN underlay, achieving HIPAA-compliant micro-
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segmentation and workload mobility.
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• ADVOCATED ANSIBLE OVER DNA CENTER for Simmons Foods automation – delivered
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Ansible playbooks for configuration management, saving client $50K+ in
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proprietary licensing costs.
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• IMPLEMENTED LAYER 3 TO THE EDGE for CDPHE despite organizational
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resistance; architected migration plan that proved operational benefits,
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eventually adopted as team standard.
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• PLAYED KEY ROLE IN CISCO GOLD PARTNER RECERTIFICATION, leading technical
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deep-dives on EVPN/VXLAN, ACI, and automation capabilities.
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ENTRUST (ZIVARO CONSULTING) Jan 2020 – Present
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Cloud Network Engineer – PCI-DSS Compliance
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• IMPLEMENTED AWS NETWORK INFRASTRUCTURE with PCI-DSS compliance, including
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VPC segmentation, security groups, NACLs, and Transit Gateway routing.
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• BUILT STAGING ENVIRONMENT despite VP-level opposition – demonstrated
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value through successful pre-production validation of Ansible ACL
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playbooks (cisco.ios).
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• ASSISTED ILLINOIS CREDIT UNION VPN DEPLOYMENT for overwhelmed customer
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team, troubleshooting IPsec tunnels and BGP peering to restore service.
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AT&T (TIAA-CREF SENIOR TECHNICAL ARCHITECT) Jul 2010 – May 2016
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Lead Network Architect – $100M Financial Infrastructure Refresh
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• LED $100M+ NETWORK TRANSFORMATION, deploying Nexus 7K/9K, ASR9K, and
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F5 BIG-IP platforms for financial trading environments.
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• OPTIMIZED MAINFRAME OSPF ROUTING (AREA 51), resolving route flapping
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and suboptimal path selection – required deep understanding of both
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mainframe TCP/IP stack and traditional routing protocols.
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• IDENTIFIED NETAPP LACP RFC NON-COMPLIANCE via custom Tcl script –
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vendor acknowledged defect, implemented firmware fix, saved client from
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undetected link failure risk.
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• STANDARDIZED BLACKHOLE ROUTING CONFIGURATIONS across global footprint,
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creating validated, auditable templates.
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ADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCE
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KAISER PERMANENTE Senior Data Center Engineer 2016–2018
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• Deployed Cisco ACI fabric; migrated Nexus 7K/5K → 9K
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• Resolved Exadata OSPF issues and Data Domain buffer drops
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AMERICAN RESIDENTIAL SERVICES Senior Network Engineer 2018–2019
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• Migrated 100+ sites to Cisco Viptela SD-WAN
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• Designed $15K+ cost-saving OOB/UPS solution with repurposed hardware
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DYNAMIC IMPACT MARKETING LLC Principal & Technical Strategist
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2024–Present
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• Founder consultancy applying infrastructure engineering to marketing tech
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• Build automated data pipelines (Python) and technical audit frameworks
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EDUCATION & MILITARY SERVICE
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UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
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Senior Airman – Honorable Discharge
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[CONTINUOUS LEARNING]
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• Self-directed study: SRv6, eBPF/Cilium, NVIDIA Spectrum, BlueField DPUs
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• Arch Linux maintainer (personal infrastructure) – kernel tuning, systemd,
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network namespaces
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• Fortinet NSE 5 (FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer) – In Progress
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• Red Hat RHCE (Ansible, system roles) – In Progress
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