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• Experienced in the Design and Engineering of complex Switched Fast Ethernet LANs.

• Knowledgeable with Year 2000 initiatives involving device compliance audits, firmware and software upgrades, and test network designs and installations.

• Education focused in Information Systems and Internetworking.
• Certified and/or trained with Microsoft, Network Associates, Cisco, and Bay Networks products.

Frame Relay, ISDN, ATM, LANE, PPP, Point-Point, TCP/IP, SNMP, RMON/RMON2, IPX, Appletalk, Netbeui/Netbios, SNA, DLSw, RIP/RIP2, OSPF, EIGRP, Source Routing, Transparent Bridging, VLANs, Cisco ISL and VTP, Spanning Tree, BootP/DHCP, Token Ring, 10/100 Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, UTP/STP, Thinnet, Fiber Optics, All-Lan

Bay Networks routers (AN, ASN, BN), Cisco routers (1600, 2500, 3600, 4000, 7000), PIX firewall, Bay Networks/Synoptics hubs and concentrators (BayStack, 3000, 5000), Centillion 100 Switch, BayStack 350 switch, Cisco switches (3000, 2924, 5000, 5500), Prominet Gigabit switch, Extreme Layer 3 switch, 3COM hubs, Asante hubs, Bay Networks RMON Probes, NetScout Probes, ARMON Probes, Technically Elite RMON2 Probes, Network General Sniffers, Proxy Server.

Bay Networks Optivity Enterprise and Campus, Centillion SpeedView, CWSI Campus, Bay Networks Site Manager, AsanteView, OS/2 Lan Manager, IBM NetView, Optivity for HP Openview, SMS Network Monitor, Network General Sniffer, NetXray, ProTools, Technicaly Elite MeterWare, ARCServe, Proxy Server.

Lotus Notes, CAD, Citrix WinFrame, Xwindows (Chameleon, Exceed), Windows 3.x, Windows 95, Windows 98, NT 4.0, NT Server 3.51/4.0, Proxy Server 2, OS/2, AIX

Microsoft Certified Professional - Systems Engineer (MCSE), Certified NT Administrator,

Bay Networks Certified Router Specialist, Bay Networks Certified Router Expert

DANBURY HEALTH SYSTEMS, INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY GROUP

Title: Senior Network Consultant/Bay Networks Specialist. July, 1998-Present

• Developed the Year 2000 Unit and Integration Test Project Plans and Test Strategy. This included performing procedure audits, risk assessments, logical network design analysis, disaster recovery planning, and network component upgrades.
• Designed the Y2K Test Plex to facilitate Year 2000 testing on production systems without compromising critical 24x7 operations.
• Designed the Network Management Infrastructure for the LAN and WAN requiring the configuration of HP Openview, Optivity, utilities, hubs, switches, and routers.

• Audited and implemented ATM backbone designs and developed change and implementation procedures.

TRAVELERS PROPERTY CASUALTY, Network Engineering Department,

Title: Network Infrastructure Engineer May, 1996-July, 1998

• Project Manager and Lead Engineer for the Backbone Network Design that consisted of DLSw, SRB, RIPv2, and OSPF networks that support the entire corporation. This project also encompassed implementing a Disaster Recovery design for the Core WAN and a Disaster Recovery backup Network Command Center.

• Responsible for other critical network designs such as 10/100 and Gigabit Ethernet infrastructures, token ring and IPX backbone collapses, fault tolerant system designs, and tier 3 field office LAN support (office moves, etc.).
• Project Manager for the Remote Network Monitoring (RMON and RMON2) and performance monitoring strategy for all platforms and devices throughout the infrastructure.
• Responsible for the research and development of new LAN and WAN technologies. Determined Fast Ethernet, over ATM, to be the strategic direction for Travelers for faster LAN access speeds.
• Designed and Implemented Fast Ethernet Networks, using Cisco 5000 and 5500 switches, for the national call centers.
• Developed standards for hardware configurations and deployment strategies for LAN and WAN devices in the enterprise.
• Designed and supported remote access solutions to the network infrastructure and toolsets using RAS, Windows NT, Citrix WinFrame, and Microsoft SMS.

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STATE OF CONNECTICUT, UNIVERSITY COMPUTER CENTER Telecommunications Department,

Title: Data Communications Analyst Sept., 1993 – May, 1996

• Conducted the survey, plant design, and configuration and installation of the 10Mbps Ethernet Residential Life Network to support to provide network connectivity to over 6,000 nodes.
• Installed fiber circuits, UTP, Ethernet hubs, Token Ring concentrators, and Ethernet switches for the LAN.
• Centralized LAN device network management by building LAN Manager and AsanteView Management systems for Operations and Data Communications Support departments.
• Provided level 3 support for workstations, bridges, gateways, and hubs in the main and branch campus networks.

CONVAL INCORPORATED, CNC Department/Assembly and Test Department

Title: CNC Programmer/Machinist, Assembly and Test Technician. Aug., 1991- Jul., 1993

Operated Computer Numerically Controlled Lathe milling machinery within very close tolerances. Followed detailed blueprints and specifications when loading and editing programs. Created CAD blueprints of material specifications and milling tolerances. Assembled and tested hydrostatic valves according to specifications meeting ISO9000 standards.

CONNECTICUT ARMY NATIONAL GUARD, B Company, 1/102 Infantry , Manchester, CT,

Rank: Staff Sergeant. Jan., 1994-May, 1998

UNITED STATES ARMY RESERVES, A Company, 3/35 Infantry , Springfield, MA,

Rank: Specialist. June, 1990-Jan, 1994