Athena Group/Athenet (March 2004 - Present)

Senior Datacenter Engineer
As part of the datacenter engineering team, I design, install, and support all datacenter equipment and software. Daily activities include responding to escalated support issues, implementing planned changes and upgrades, and automating daily support tasks using a variety of tools. Supplementary activities include providing network infrastructure consulting and custom programming services. My primary current focus is on designing and implementing a major network infrastructure upgrade to improve system speed and reliability. This will involve upgrading or replacing nearly all of our 200+ core and CPE routers.

Fox Valley Technical College (Aug 2001 - Present)

Adjunct Instructor
I instruct networking courses targeted at second year students. The classes include: "Converged Telecommunications", "Network Design and Implementation", "Hardware Support" and "Network Hardware Technologies". "Converged Telecommunications" covers the fundamental theories of packet video and voice followed by instruction on configuration of the Cisco CallManager voice-over-IP PBX system. "Network Design and Implementation" covers the installation and integration of today's multi-vendor networks. The primary focus is on integrating Novell Netware, Windows 2000 Server, and Redhat Linux into a seamless network. "Hardware Support" covers basic and advanced PC hardware configuration and troubleshooting. It is based on and taught from the A+ series certification manuals. "Network Hardware Technologies" covers fundamental network knowledge such as data encapsulation, basic routing and switching mechanisms, and introduces students to the art of configuring Cisco routers for IP and IPX routing.

Wire Technologies, Inc. (September 2000 - December 2003)

Senior Network Engineer
As the senior networking engineer, I provided high-level technical assistance to customers and junior engineers. My duties included a mixture of both pre-sales and post-sales activities including sales engineering activities, RFP/RFQ responses, and installation project management. I have led a number of significant network infrastructure upgrades including the redesign of the LAN/MAN at a major multi-national corporation. I have installed and supported a number of key technologies including: Citrix Metaframe, Microsoft Windows 2000, XP, and 2003, Microsoft Exchange, and the full line of Cisco routers, switches, firewalls, and VPN concentrators.

Amelia Systems Inc. (Defunct) (Feb 2000 - Sept 2000)

Senior Network Engineer
Provided technical assistance and planning services for the educational, business, and institutional sectors. Provided installation and troubleshooting of switching components for the multi-city private ATM network built for the FOXNET consortium based on the Cisco Lightstream product line. I also performed network infrastructure reviews for a major automotive distributor.

Kimberly-Clark Corporation (Dec 1996 - Feb 2000)

Network Control Analyst
As a mid-level network technician, my responsibilities included the day-to-day maintenance of Kimberly Clark.s international data network. My core tasks included installation of all levels of network infrastructure equipment for the North and South American region including the installation and operation of several Cisco Catalyst 5500 and later 6500 series switches, LS1010 ATM switches, and numerous types of routers spanning Cisco.s product line. My supplementary responsibilities included upgrading and stabilizing the remote access dial-up services and their related security services including the RSA SecurID systems. After successfully improving the reliability of the remote access services, I inherited the day-to-day maintenance of the company.s multi-site ATM/SONET network. I also provided primary technical configuration for the ATM switches facilitating a new multiple DS3 connection to AT&T.s frame-relay/ATM network.

Marshall & Ilsley Corporation (Dec 1995 - Dec 1996)

Accounting Systems Analyst
As a junior-level network technician and systems administrator I provided daily support functions for the corporate accounting and corporate finance departments as well as the corporate controller.s office. Tasks included desktop operating system support of Windows 95 and Windows NT systems as well as administration of a multi-server Novell 3.1x based network. I also implemented a yearlong conversion and upgrade from Token-Ring to Ethernet including the configuration of the related networking equipment.

Michigan Technological University
Houghton, Michigan
Curriculum: Computer Science/ Electrical Engineering

Fox Valley Technical College
Appleton, Wisconsin
Curriculum: General Studies

Xavier High School
Appleton, Wisconsin

Cisco Systems Inc.
Cisco CCIE #6861 (Double Certified)
  Security
  Routing and Switching
  Service Provider Qualification
  Voice over IP Qualification (Lab Planned Winter 2004-2005)
Cisco CCNP Specializations
  LAN ATM
  Voice Access
  SNA/IP Integration
Cisco Qualified Specialist
  IP Telephony Design
  IP Telephony Support
  IP Telephony Operations
  SNA/IP Design

Novell Inc.
Novell Certified Netware Administrator (CNA)

Microsoft Inc.
Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP)
  Windows 2000 Professional
  Windows 2000 Server

Cisco Systems Inc.
Cisco ATM Solutions
ATM Network Design and Implementation
Introduction to Cisco Router Configuration

Network Associates
Upper-Layer Protocol Analysis and Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Networks (Sniffer Training)

US Robotics Corporation (3Com)
Total Control Hub, Installation and Maintenance

Microsoft Corporation
Advanced Windows NT Server and Workstation