100 N. Whisman Rd. #314
Mountain View, CA 94043
(650) 938-2113
A challenging position in network engineering or analysis requiring skills in design, problem solving, and project management with a path for growth in to a management role.
Network engineering professional with extensive architecture, design, implementation, and operational experience. Strong project management and organizational skills with the ability to combine technical requirements and business fundamentals. Seasoned troubleshooter and problem solver that works well under pressure.
Inktomi Corporation April 2000 Ð Present
Network Engineer
á Designed and built new networks for relocation of a co-located 2000+ server environment that delivered a 10x increase in capacity and a 100x increase in stability and reliability through the use of multiple BGP peering points, multiple ASNs, and the use of ACLs to simplify network security.
á Developed and deployed a corporate wireless networking solution that provided the necessary access control and data security while maintaining the advantages of wireless networking.
á Managed and maintained corporate LAN, WAN, and network services for over 1000 employees including locations in the Americas, Europe, and Asia, resulting in minimized downtime of enterprise services.
á During tight maintenance windows performed maintenance on production networks at over 10 Internet Data Centers while reducing service interruptions.
á Designed and built new production data center networks including sites in Korea, Japan, and England.
á Performed review of Cisco maintenance contracts and developed a revised support model that realized a reduction of $750,000 per year in network support costs while improving support levels.
á Conducted an audit of all WAN and MAN circuits and designed a revised topology that resulted in a savings of over $20,000 a month while improving redundancy and maintaining performance.
á Designed and deployed a replacement Cisco-based corporate VPN for both site-to-site traffic and employee remote access that dramatically decreased network downtime and greatly increased remote access options.
á Created and implemented a 24x7 support structure for Network Operations that established SLAs and improved team response to network issues.
SGI August 1997 - March 2000
Network Analyst, Site I/S
á Deployed new campus backbone network architecture in the midst of campus downsizing that simplified campus routing while increasing flexibility and performance.
á In the face of tight move-in dates successfully gathered requirements for and designed networks for new buildings resulting in the successful deployment of new network technologies that increased performance and capacity.
á Wrote tools using SNMP to catalog network hardware resulting in improved network upgrade planning.
á Member of a 24x7 support team that successfully maintained campus networks and minimized downtime.
Network Systems Administrator, T-Rex Project
á Promoted to lead network administrator.
á Assumed duties as postmaster and domain administrator for the retained mti.sgi.com domain.
á Assisted in division of environment for MIPS spin-off while minimizing disruption to existing environment.
á Configured and maintained Challenge Raid system which increased project storage space by a factor of ten.
á During development cycles redesigned project networks realizing dramatic improvements in performance.
Network Systems
Administrator, MIPS Division
á Maintained large mission critical Origin 2000 and Challenge Series server farm used for VLSI testing.
á Evaluated network administration tools to create network management system (SNMP, HPOV, XNI) that increased visibility into network bottlenecks.
á Administrated and troubleshot mission critical FlexLM license server.
á Planned and executed large-scale relocation plans minimizing downtime and user impact.
Taos Mountain Software March 1997 - July 1997
Systems Administrator
á Performed network construction and configuration.
á Administered large scale top-level NIS/DNS.
á Performed performance analysis and system/kernel tuning of high-availability servers.
Computer Science Department, UC Davis July 1995 - March 1997
System
Administrator/Webmaster
á Administrated large, distributed UNIX lab consisting of over 100 DEC, SGI, and HP workstations.
á Performed front line user and applications support for over 1700 users.
á Installed, configured, and upgraded operating systems for workstations with HP-UX 10.10, IRIX 5.3, and ULTRIX 4.4.
á Installed, configured, and maintained departmental web server, created departmental web pages, giving the CS department a web presence.
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science
University of California, Davis. March 1997
Languages:
C/C++, Perl, UNIX scripting
VPN Platforms:
Cisco IOS IPSEC, Cisco VPN 3000 series concentrators, Nortel Contivity
Networking Platforms:
Cisco Catalyst 2900, 3900, 4000, 5000, and 6000 series switches, Cisco 1700, 2600, 7200, 7500 routers, Juniper M series routers, Extreme Networks Summit and Black Diamond series switches, Digi Etherlite console servers, iTouch/Xyplex console servers, Alteon AceDirector load balancers.
Network Protocols:
BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, RIP, WCCP,
EAPS, STP (802.1d), 802.1q, 802.3ad, 802.11a, 802.11b, SNMP, HSRP, VRRP