Skills

Networking

  • Certified CCNP Enterprise 350-410, 300-401, May 2022, CSCO12979066
  • Expired CompTIA Network+ N10-006, May 2016
  • Experienced in WAN, enterprise, wireless campus, and datacenter layer 2 and layer 3 network design and configuration, including overlays such as SD WAN, VXLAN EVPN, and LISP.
  • Familiar with networking equipment from multiple vendors, including Cisco, Cisco Nexus,  Juniper, Palo Alto, Brocade, Fortinet, and Dell along with Cumulus Linux.
  • Intimate knowledge of hybrid cloud networking deployments in AWS connecting to on-prem resources
  • Highly familiar with physical deployment requirements for datacenter and enterprise environments

Scripting and Automation

  • Experienced in scripting and monitoring to streamline and automate common network tasks and troubleshooting steps.
  • Intimate with Ansible and Python scripting in a network automation context
  • Experience using LibreNMS/Nagios and Slack/Teams integration to facilitate infrastructure monitoring
  • Familiar with Git and CI/CD concepts and implementation

*nix administration

  • Experience with using SaltStack and Ansible to manage a various amount of Linux servers
  • Knowledgeable in using various network testing tools such as nmap and netcat to assist in troubleshooting

Windows Administration

  • Experienced in Active Directory and Powershell scripting in enterprise environments
  • Familiar with various Windows server concepts across Windows Server 2008, 2012, 2016
  • Familiar with on premises HyperV bare metal deployment

Security

  • Expired CompTIA Security+, SY0-601, May 2018
  • Highly experienced with Fortinet firewalls and miscellaneous products
  • Experience open source and commercial penetration testing tools
  • Familiar with cybersecurity and privacy principles such as confidentiality, integrity, availability, authentication, and non-repudiation.

Communication

  • Demonstrated strong oral and written communication skills
  • Strong customer service and problem resolution skills
  • Ability to work collaboratively with peers and end users to resolve technical problems with little or no supervision if necessary
  • Ability to provide technical and project leadership to colleagues or subordinates