diff --git a/personal/resume/interview_notes.md b/personal/resume/interview_notes.md deleted file mode 100644 index a6f35b6..0000000 --- a/personal/resume/interview_notes.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,44 +0,0 @@ -ATT -- Backup -- spanning-tree bridge -- F5 -- OSPF -- Pre/Post diff bash script -- DC build out -- many roadblocks -- mainframe OSPF - assist team optimize OSPF area 51 -- NetApp -- LACP TcL script -- identified NetApp didn't follow RFC -- Blackhole project -- standardized config and validated functionality - -Kaiser -- HPNA -- added to functionality -- improved efficiencies -- DR data center build-out -- order wrong SFPs -- data domain -- identified buffer tail drops -- port 29000 SSL encrypted replication -- Exadata -- help vendor with OSPF issues to meet his deadline -- learned ES switch OSPF config - -Charter -- RANCID -- DNS helped Linux team ran network topology refresh SME -- PRTG -- identified links being saturated -- TACACS -- automated with BASH -- Video vpn -- over-all project -- drive different teams - -Zivaro -- Simmons QOS -- difficult customer -- lowered VOIP call quality issues -- Simmons automation -- SoW for Ansible -- Steered away from DNA AE didn't agree $$$ -- CDPHE layer 3 to edge -- team didn't agree -- Denver Health -- vxlan DC build out -- Cisco gold partner -- took over high profile role - -ARS (Consulting Systems Engineer III, Zivaro (Oct 2018 - Jan 2020)) -- RANCID -- setup -- Data center design -- team didn't agree with approach -- simplified design -- OOB/UPS project -- prior to roll out manager had to come in to reboot for us -- save $$$ using ebay to obtain gear -- Umbrella -- - -Entrust (Consulting Systems Engineer III, Zivaro (Oct 2018 - Jan 2020)) -- Staging build out -- VP difficult -- Il CU VPN assistance -- customer in over his head -- Whitelist -- ACL Ansible playbook using cisco.ios - -Verizon -- Avis -- Cisco shop -- SA went Versa and Aruba -- Walgreens -- over-all above and beyond -- DRs-in calls -- mentor SAs to learn automation -- YANG, Netconf, API, Meraki Python package diff --git a/personal/resume/resume_notes.md b/personal/resume/resume_notes.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e9a6a39 --- /dev/null +++ b/personal/resume/resume_notes.md @@ -0,0 +1,143 @@ +### Professional Experience + +**Consulting Systems Engineer** | TBX | May 2022 - Present +- Serve as SME for service provider networks (Meraki SD-WAN/Fortinet Security Fabric) +- Develop technical go-to-market strategies and conduct POC deployments +- Implement network automation using Python/Ansible for configuration management +- Deliver technical enablement through workshops and training sessions + +**Network Development Engineer** | Amazon Web Services | Sept 2021 - May 2022 +- Troubleshoot complex cloud networking issues (BGP, OSPF, Direct Connect, Transit Gateway) +- Develop network automation tools for monitoring/management (Python) +- Create technical documentation including network diagrams and SOPs +- Serve as Tier 3 escalation point for critical network incidents + +**Principal Network Architect** | Verizon | Jan 2020 - Sept 2021 +- Design enterprise-scale networks (LAN/WAN, SD-WAN, data center solutions) +- Lead RFP responses and technical solution design for Fortune 500 clients +- Developed pre/post diff Bash scripts for config validation +- Mentored teams in YANG, NetConf, and Meraki API Python automation +- Led Avis migration from Cisco to Versa SD-WAN/Aruba solutions +- Spearheaded Walgreens nationwide WAN optimization project + +**Cloud Network Engineer** | Entrust | Jan 2020 - Present +- Implement AWS network infrastructure with PCI-DSS compliance +- Manage F5 BIG-IP load balancers and Palo Alto NGFW deployments +- Automate network provisioning using IaC tools (Terraform, Ansible) +- Built staging environment despite organizational challenges +- Created Ansible playbooks (cisco.ios) for ACL whitelist management +- Assisted Illinois CU VPN deployment for overwhelmed customer team + +**Senior Network Consultant** | Zivaro | Oct 2018 - Present +- Design/implement Cisco ACI fabric and DNA Center solutions +- Developed network migration strategies for cloud adoption +- Resolved Simmons Foods VOIP QoS issues; proposed Ansible over DNA Center +- Designed VXLAN data center fabric for Denver Health +- Implemented Layer 3 to edge for CDPHE despite team opposition +- Played key role in Cisco Gold Partner recertification + +**Data Center Network Engineer** | Charter Communications | Sept 2018 - July 2019 +- Managed F5 LTM/GTM and A10 Thunder load balancing infrastructure +- Implemented EVPN/VXLAN overlay networks +- Automated TACACS with Bash scripts +- Implemented RANCID for config backups +- Identified buffer tail drops on Data Domain SSL replication (port 29000) +- Used PRTG to pinpoint saturated links +- Coordinated cross-team Video VPN deployment + +**Network Infrastructure Engineer** | American Residential Services | Jan 2018 - Jan 2019 +- Migrated 100+ sites to Cisco Viptela SD-WAN +- Standardized firewall configurations (Cisco ASA/Juniper SRX) +- Deployed Cisco Umbrella DNS filtering +- Implemented RANCID for config management +- Designed cost-effective OOB/UPS solution using eBay gear ($15K+ savings) + +**Senior Data Center Engineer** | Kaiser Permanente | June 2016 - May 2018 +- Deployed Cisco ACI across multiple data centers +- Migrated Nexus switching infrastructure (7K/5K to 9K) +- Fixed Exadata OSPF issues to meet vendor deadlines +- Resolved Data Domain buffer drops affecting encrypted replication +- Rectified wrong SFP orders delaying DR buildout +- Enhanced HPNA functionality for operational efficiencies + +**Senior Technical Architect** | AT&T (TIAA-CREF) | July 2010 - May 2016 +- Led $100M network refresh (Nexus/ASR/F5) +- Migrated load balancing from Brocade to F5 BIG-IP +- Optimized mainframe OSPF (Area 51 routing) +- Standardized blackhole routing configurations +- Overcame challenges in DC buildout +- Identified NetApp LACP RFC non-compliance via Tcl scripts +- Implemented OSPF on F5 devices + +### Technical Skills + +**Networking:** +- Routing: BGP, OSPF (including F5/mainframe implementations), EIGRP, MPLS +- Switching: VLAN/VXLAN, EVPN, ACI, Nexus +- SD-WAN: Cisco Viptela, Meraki, Fortinet, Versa +- Load Balancing: F5 LTM/GTM, A10 +- Protocols: LACP (RFC compliance analysis), STP + +**Cloud & Automation:** +- AWS: VPC, Direct Connect, Transit Gateway +- IaC: Terraform, Ansible, Python +- Scripting: Bash (config diffs/TACACS), Tcl (NetApp analysis) +- Monitoring: PRTG, RANCID, Splunk + +**Security:** +- Firewalls: Palo Alto, Cisco ASA, FortiGate +- Compliance: PCI-DSS, NIST +- VPN: Site-to-site, client (including troubleshooting) + +**Management & Collaboration:** +- Technical documentation (SOPs, network diagrams) +- Cross-functional team leadership +- Vendor management (Exadata, NetApp) +- Cost optimization strategies + +--- + +ATT +- Backup -- spanning-tree bridge +- F5 -- OSPF +- Pre/Post diff bash script +- DC build out -- many roadblocks +- mainframe OSPF - assist team optimize OSPF area 51 +- NetApp -- LACP TcL script -- identified NetApp didn't follow RFC +- Blackhole project -- standardized config and validated functionality + +Kaiser +- HPNA -- added to functionality -- improved efficiencies +- DR data center build-out -- order wrong SFPs +- data domain -- identified buffer tail drops -- port 29000 SSL encrypted replication +- Exadata -- help vendor with OSPF issues to meet his deadline -- learned ES switch OSPF config + +Charter +- RANCID +- DNS helped Linux team ran network topology refresh SME +- PRTG -- identified links being saturated +- TACACS -- automated with BASH +- Video vpn -- over-all project -- drive different teams + +Zivaro +- Simmons QOS -- difficult customer -- lowered VOIP call quality issues +- Simmons automation -- SoW for Ansible -- Steered away from DNA AE didn't agree $$$ +- CDPHE layer 3 to edge -- team didn't agree +- Denver Health -- vxlan DC build out +- Cisco gold partner -- took over high profile role + +ARS (Consulting Systems Engineer III, Zivaro (Oct 2018 - Jan 2020)) +- RANCID -- setup +- Data center design -- team didn't agree with approach -- simplified design +- OOB/UPS project -- prior to roll out manager had to come in to reboot for us -- save $$$ using ebay to obtain gear +- Umbrella -- + +Entrust (Consulting Systems Engineer III, Zivaro (Oct 2018 - Jan 2020)) +- Staging build out -- VP difficult +- Il CU VPN assistance -- customer in over his head +- Whitelist -- ACL Ansible playbook using cisco.ios + +Verizon +- Avis -- Cisco shop -- SA went Versa and Aruba +- Walgreens -- over-all above and beyond +- DRs-in calls -- mentor SAs to learn automation -- YANG, Netconf, API, Meraki Python package