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Profile: http://*******.*** Phone: (+44)07958-325909). Summary: I have over 20 years of transferable skills in computing hardware, software and network data communication technologies on local area networks (LAN), Intranet/Extranet, Internet, wide area networks (WAN) multi-platform, and multi-vendor networking devices using, CheckPoint R65 to R80, Site2Site VPN, IPS, IDS, DLP, DNS, WINS, DHCP, MPLS, Layer 2/3 Vlans, Cisco Nexus, Cisco FirePower, Juniper NetScreen OS/Junos SRX, Foundry, Palo Alto, VMware ESXI 4.0 to 6.5, Oracle Virtual Box, F5 LTM, Microsoft Active Directory, Apple Mac, Extreme Networks, Nokia, Cabletron, Bay Networks, 3Com, Enterasys, CA Spectrum, SolarWinds, Tufin, RADIUS Server, Zeta, Perle. WTI, Trapeze wireless controllers, and data communication devices.
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2018 - ?
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3rd Line Security Operations Engineer
C. D. W.
Experience on CheckPoint Firewalls and SMS versions R75.X, R76.X, R77.X, and R80.X
Updated or resolved the 1st & 2nd Line Support tickets for CDW Managed CheckPoint Clients,
Configured, troubleshoot, and upgraded CheckPoint devices for CDW Managed CheckPoint Clients'.
Responsible for submitting and updating CDW Managed CheckPoint Clients tickets with CheckPoint TAC
Provided adds, moves and changes on CheckPoint devices for various CDW Managed CheckPoint Clients'.
Provided remote trouble shooting support via WebEX, Skype or TeamViewer session to CDW Managed Clients.
Responsible for implementing firewall related changes to client's service requests with the approval of change management.
Updated or resolved the 1st & 2nd Line Support tickets for CDW Managed CheckPoint Clients,
Configured, troubleshoot, and upgraded CheckPoint devices for CDW Managed CheckPoint Clients'.
Responsible for submitting and updating CDW Managed CheckPoint Clients tickets with CheckPoint TAC
Provided adds, moves and changes on CheckPoint devices for various CDW Managed CheckPoint Clients'.
Provided remote trouble shooting support via WebEX, Skype or TeamViewer session to CDW Managed Clients.
Responsible for implementing firewall related changes to client's service requests with the approval of change management.
Change management, Operations, Management, Firewall, Service, Security, Support
2018 - 2018
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Network & Infrastructure Engineer
British Transport Police.
Monitored McAfee SIEM platform and blocked bad-ip addresses from the BTP Network infrastructure.
Provisioning of Bastion Hosts, network and port access to Azure Cloud services on the internet.
Provided administration on Cisco Catalyst switches, ISR routers and ASA Firewalls.
Provided adds, moves and changes on CheckPoint and Cisco ASA firewalls.
Implemented and configured Botnet Traffic filter on Cisco ASA firewalls.
Provided adds, moves and changes on Juniper SSG and SRX firewalls
Provided administration on Extreme switches.
Consolidation and clean up of security rules.
Provisioning of Bastion Hosts, network and port access to Azure Cloud services on the internet.
Provided administration on Cisco Catalyst switches, ISR routers and ASA Firewalls.
Provided adds, moves and changes on CheckPoint and Cisco ASA firewalls.
Implemented and configured Botnet Traffic filter on Cisco ASA firewalls.
Provided adds, moves and changes on Juniper SSG and SRX firewalls
Provided administration on Extreme switches.
Consolidation and clean up of security rules.
Administration, Azure, Cisco, Cloud, Cloud services, Security, Network, Infrastructure, Internet, UP
2016 - 2018
freelance
Freelance Network Security/Support Engineer
Avaya.
Installed various vendor's routers, switches and firewalls both virtual and physical.
Planned and carried out physical office moves and changes for small businesses.
Installed Microsoft Windows Server and workstations 2003, 2008 and 2016.
Installed Cisco, Avaya, Polycom and BT VOIP telephony devices.
Successfully completed CCSA and CCSE in December 2016.
Completed JNCIA and JNCIS (SRX JUNOS) in January 2017.
Passed the Palo Alto Network ACE in March 2017.
Preparing for PCNSE 7/8 exam 2018.
Planned and carried out physical office moves and changes for small businesses.
Installed Microsoft Windows Server and workstations 2003, 2008 and 2016.
Installed Cisco, Avaya, Polycom and BT VOIP telephony devices.
Successfully completed CCSA and CCSE in December 2016.
Completed JNCIA and JNCIS (SRX JUNOS) in January 2017.
Passed the Palo Alto Network ACE in March 2017.
Preparing for PCNSE 7/8 exam 2018.
Cisco, Windows server, Windows, Security, Network, Voip, Support, Office, Server
2015 - 2016
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Network Migration Engineer
B.B.C. WhiteCity.
Provided Network Migration support to BBC's LAN refresh Program.
Provided asset auditing on pre and post migration on Lan/Wan network devices.
Configured and installed out of band devices on all migrated updated network equipment.
Provided out of hours and on call services to the BBC's network infrastructure during migration.
Configured and installed server aggregate with Nexus 5000 TOR with Nexus 2000 server access.
Provided LAN support enabling Cisco VSS technology on distribution / access layer switches and routers.
Supported migrating BBC's legacy Foundry devices to their Cisco equivalent data communication equipment.
Dec 2014 - July 2015. I was off on holiday in Nigeria.
Provided asset auditing on pre and post migration on Lan/Wan network devices.
Configured and installed out of band devices on all migrated updated network equipment.
Provided out of hours and on call services to the BBC's network infrastructure during migration.
Configured and installed server aggregate with Nexus 5000 TOR with Nexus 2000 server access.
Provided LAN support enabling Cisco VSS technology on distribution / access layer switches and routers.
Supported migrating BBC's legacy Foundry devices to their Cisco equivalent data communication equipment.
Dec 2014 - July 2015. I was off on holiday in Nigeria.
Cisco, Technology, Network, Support, Infrastructure, Server, WAN
2013 - 2014
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Network Project Engineer
AGI Systems Support Services.
Provided Network and Security support on various customer's network infrastructure.
Provided Network evaluation, redesign and monitoring of various customer sites.
Provided Network systems iOS upgrades and various applications upgrades.
Provided Reconfiguration of customers DHCP, DNS and TCP/IP issues.
Provided Network documentation and diagrams of customer's networks.
Provided Network evaluation, redesign and monitoring of various customer sites.
Provided Network systems iOS upgrades and various applications upgrades.
Provided Reconfiguration of customers DHCP, DNS and TCP/IP issues.
Provided Network documentation and diagrams of customer's networks.
IOS, DNS, TCP/IP, Security, Network, Support, Infrastructure, Monitoring, Redesign
2013 - 2013
freelance
Media Consultant Industry
Freud Communications.
Network Security Consultant.
Provided Network support and redesign on HP C7000 servers and Cisco C3020 onboard switches.
Provided Network support and redesign on HP ProCurve core and access layer switches.
Provided Network support, configuration and deployment of Avaya IP Telephony devices.
Provided Network Security and migration on CheckPoint SPLAT on R.65 to R.75 version.
Rolled out Endpoint Security on CheckPoint R75 Blade to user's LAN user Desktop.
Provided Web and SSL client connectivity on CheckPoint R.75 for remote users.
Provided Site to Site VPN connectivity with Active Directory authentication.
Provided Endpoint security client connectivity with Antivirus and IDP.
Provided iOS upgrade on Cisco C3020 blade switches.
Provided Network support and redesign on HP C7000 servers and Cisco C3020 onboard switches.
Provided Network support and redesign on HP ProCurve core and access layer switches.
Provided Network support, configuration and deployment of Avaya IP Telephony devices.
Provided Network Security and migration on CheckPoint SPLAT on R.65 to R.75 version.
Rolled out Endpoint Security on CheckPoint R75 Blade to user's LAN user Desktop.
Provided Web and SSL client connectivity on CheckPoint R.75 for remote users.
Provided Site to Site VPN connectivity with Active Directory authentication.
Provided Endpoint security client connectivity with Antivirus and IDP.
Provided iOS upgrade on Cisco C3020 blade switches.
IOS, Active Directory, Cisco, Deployment, R, Security, Network, Support, Authentication, Web, Redesign, Hp procurve, Https, Blade
2013 - 2013
freelance
Media Consultant Industry
The Digital Consultancy.
Network and Wireless Infrastructure Consultant.
Provided wireless site survey on the placement of Cisco Air 1141 Access Points in the Offices.
Provided redesign and redeployment of Cisco SF200-24P and SF300-24P switches.
Provided configuration and redeployment of VOIP of Cisco IP telephone devices.
Provided capacity and validation of the cabling plant and port management.
Provided recommendations on getting the best use out of their Network.
Provided a road map for future growth of their Network infrastructure.
Provided wireless site survey on the placement of Cisco Air 1141 Access Points in the Offices.
Provided redesign and redeployment of Cisco SF200-24P and SF300-24P switches.
Provided configuration and redeployment of VOIP of Cisco IP telephone devices.
Provided capacity and validation of the cabling plant and port management.
Provided recommendations on getting the best use out of their Network.
Provided a road map for future growth of their Network infrastructure.
Cisco, Management, Wireless, Network, Voip, Growth, Infrastructure, Redesign
2010 - 2012
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Network Infrastructure Engineer
BBC DMI. WhiteCity.
Provided configuration and network support on Cisco Nexus 7010 & 5010 series switches.
Implemented and supported various Foundry and Cisco network devices at various BBC sites.
Provided configuration and network support on PaloAlto and CheckPoint UTM firewalls.
Provided network and project support of BBC DMI VMware Network infrastructure.
Provided built, configured and networked F5 LTM's on VMware ESXI 5.5 host.
Provided administration of Panorama pushing policies to PaloAlto firewalls.
Provided on call and out of hours DMI project and support work.
Provided network support various Foundry / Brocade switches.
Provided network support on various Cisco ASA firewalls.
Implemented and supported various Foundry and Cisco network devices at various BBC sites.
Provided configuration and network support on PaloAlto and CheckPoint UTM firewalls.
Provided network and project support of BBC DMI VMware Network infrastructure.
Provided built, configured and networked F5 LTM's on VMware ESXI 5.5 host.
Provided administration of Panorama pushing policies to PaloAlto firewalls.
Provided on call and out of hours DMI project and support work.
Provided network support various Foundry / Brocade switches.
Provided network support on various Cisco ASA firewalls.
Administration, Cisco, VMware, Network, Support, Infrastructure
2009 - 2010
job
Network Analyst & Support Engineer
Cameron McKenna.
Provided network security and support on Juniper NetScreen and CheckPoint firewalls.
Provided network and project support on Cameron McKenna's Network infrastructure.
Provided network support rolling out Crypto Card's integration with OWA servers.
Duties were providing network support to the desk side team on the LAN refresh.
Duties were providing network support to rolling out Trapeze wireless solution.
Duties were providing network support for video conferencing infrastructure.
Implemented and supported various Extreme network devices at various sites.
Provided on call and out of hours' project and support work.
Provided network and project support on Cameron McKenna's Network infrastructure.
Provided network support rolling out Crypto Card's integration with OWA servers.
Duties were providing network support to the desk side team on the LAN refresh.
Duties were providing network support to rolling out Trapeze wireless solution.
Duties were providing network support for video conferencing infrastructure.
Implemented and supported various Extreme network devices at various sites.
Provided on call and out of hours' project and support work.
Video, Integration, Wireless, Security, Network, Support, Infrastructure, Analyst
2007 - 2008
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IT Support Industry
C.S.C.
Network Project & Support Engineer.
Provided network and project support on Transportation for London's Network infrastructure.
Implemented and supported Extreme, Cisco and 3 Com switches at various TfL sites.
Duties were supporting Data-Centre network projects on Network Rail and NHS.
Duties were supporting, configuring polices and rules on Fortigate 60B series.
Installed and supported various Juniper NetScreen and Nokia IPSO firewalls.
Installed and supported various Cisco devices for Network Rail and NHS.
Built networking infrastructure for NHS data Centre at Aylesford. Kent.
Provided on call and out of hours' project and support work.
Provided network support on various Cisco ASA firewalls.
Provided inventory and asset management duties.
Provided network and project support on Transportation for London's Network infrastructure.
Implemented and supported Extreme, Cisco and 3 Com switches at various TfL sites.
Duties were supporting Data-Centre network projects on Network Rail and NHS.
Duties were supporting, configuring polices and rules on Fortigate 60B series.
Installed and supported various Juniper NetScreen and Nokia IPSO firewalls.
Installed and supported various Cisco devices for Network Rail and NHS.
Built networking infrastructure for NHS data Centre at Aylesford. Kent.
Provided on call and out of hours' project and support work.
Provided network support on various Cisco ASA firewalls.
Provided inventory and asset management duties.
It support, Networking, Cisco, Asset Management, Management, Network, It, Support, Infrastructure
2005 - 2006
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Network Migration Engineer
Leeds City Council.
Conducted pre and post network migration site surveys.
Provided network support on various Cisco ASA firewalls models.
Designed and upgraded Leeds City Council's Network infrastructure.
Duties included iOS and configuration updates on all networking devices for installation.
Installed various Cisco routers and switches to replace LEGACY networking equipment.
Duties included supporting Desktop Engineers in Windows XP and bespoke applications rollout.
Used SNMPc, Cisco Works and Solar Winds for planning, executing, monitoring and Trouble-shooting.
Provided guaranteed 100 Meg to the Desktop regardless of the site, with various infrastructure upgrades.
Provided network support on various Cisco ASA firewalls models.
Designed and upgraded Leeds City Council's Network infrastructure.
Duties included iOS and configuration updates on all networking devices for installation.
Installed various Cisco routers and switches to replace LEGACY networking equipment.
Duties included supporting Desktop Engineers in Windows XP and bespoke applications rollout.
Used SNMPc, Cisco Works and Solar Winds for planning, executing, monitoring and Trouble-shooting.
Provided guaranteed 100 Meg to the Desktop regardless of the site, with various infrastructure upgrades.
IOS, Networking, Cisco, Windows, Network, Surveys, Support, Infrastructure, Monitoring, XP
2004 - 2005
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Data Network Engineer
N.T.L. Crawley Court.
Provided 2nd line support to NTL's data network infrastructure.
Liaised with BT on WAN link related issues, like link down and link errors.
Used Cisco Works to rollout iOS upgrades on various Cisco router platforms.
Worked on various Cisco, Juniper, Nortel, Foundry and Fore Networking devices.
Duties include queue management in Remedy adhering to Service level agreements.
Used HP Open-view, Concord-Net-health and Cisco-Works for monitoring and Trouble-shooting.
Configured various serial WAN interfaces from OC3 to OC48; STM1 to STM16; E1 & T1's and MPLS.
Liaised with BT on WAN link related issues, like link down and link errors.
Used Cisco Works to rollout iOS upgrades on various Cisco router platforms.
Worked on various Cisco, Juniper, Nortel, Foundry and Fore Networking devices.
Duties include queue management in Remedy adhering to Service level agreements.
Used HP Open-view, Concord-Net-health and Cisco-Works for monitoring and Trouble-shooting.
Configured various serial WAN interfaces from OC3 to OC48; STM1 to STM16; E1 & T1's and MPLS.
IOS, Networking, Cisco, Management, Service, Network, Router, Net, Remedy, Support, Infrastructure, Monitoring, Health, WAN
2003 - 2004
job
Cisco Network Engineer
Cap Gemini Ernst & Young.
Provided 2nd & 3rd line support to Kirklees Metropolitan Council's LAN, WAN, VPN & RAS infrastructure.
Used Cisco Works Router MC to configure and rollout VPN infrastructure from the datacenter to sites.
Designed and installed various Cisco & 3Com switches, Cisco VPN clients and Pix 501 firewalls.
Used Solar winds and HP Open view for proactive monitoring and network trouble-shooting.
Managed daily backup data on DLT/SDLT with Arc serve 7 on Netware 4 & 5 platform.
Provided technical guidance and tests to various IT projects.
Used Cisco Works Router MC to configure and rollout VPN infrastructure from the datacenter to sites.
Designed and installed various Cisco & 3Com switches, Cisco VPN clients and Pix 501 firewalls.
Used Solar winds and HP Open view for proactive monitoring and network trouble-shooting.
Managed daily backup data on DLT/SDLT with Arc serve 7 on Netware 4 & 5 platform.
Provided technical guidance and tests to various IT projects.
Cisco, Network, Router, It, Support, Infrastructure, Monitoring, Backup, Datacenter, WAN
2002 - 2003
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Cisco Network Engineer
Highways Agency.
Installed and supported networking infrastructure. (Cisco routers/Cabletron/Enterasys switches).
Used TACACS and PIX 520 for local and remote authentication in to networking devices.
Configured and supported remote access hardware infrastructure with AS5200's NAS.
Provided 2nd & 3rd line support to HA's LAN, WAN & RAS data network infrastructure.
Provided with documentation security holes and what was needed to seal them.
Used Cisco Works 2000 and HP Open view for trouble-shooting and monitoring.
Decommissioned Cisco 2500s and replaced with Cisco 2600s routers.
Used TACACS and PIX 520 for local and remote authentication in to networking devices.
Configured and supported remote access hardware infrastructure with AS5200's NAS.
Provided 2nd & 3rd line support to HA's LAN, WAN & RAS data network infrastructure.
Provided with documentation security holes and what was needed to seal them.
Used Cisco Works 2000 and HP Open view for trouble-shooting and monitoring.
Decommissioned Cisco 2500s and replaced with Cisco 2600s routers.
Networking, Cisco, Security, Network, Support, Infrastructure, Hardware, Authentication, Monitoring, NAS, WAN
2001 - 2002
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Cisco Network Engineer
Decommissioned 3Com and DEC.
Designed, configured, installed and supported a wide range of Catalyst Switches and Cisco routers.
Decommissioned 3Com and DEC switches, and replaced with Cisco Catalyst switches.
Provided with documentation Lab Work Tests on devices before general deployment.
Used Cisco Works 2000 and HP Open view for trouble-shooting and monitoring.
Administration and support of remote network access via SHIVA D56 Box.
Designed and installed V-lans with trunking, channelling and routing.
Provided 2nd & 3rd line support, monitoring.
Provided 24/7 call-out service.
Decommissioned 3Com and DEC switches, and replaced with Cisco Catalyst switches.
Provided with documentation Lab Work Tests on devices before general deployment.
Used Cisco Works 2000 and HP Open view for trouble-shooting and monitoring.
Administration and support of remote network access via SHIVA D56 Box.
Designed and installed V-lans with trunking, channelling and routing.
Provided 2nd & 3rd line support, monitoring.
Provided 24/7 call-out service.
Administration, Cisco, Deployment, Service, Network, Support, Monitoring
1999 - 2000
job
Network Operations Analyst
Halifax PLC. Copley Data centre.
Used HP Open view / Tivoli for trouble-shooting and monitoring WAN & LAN infrastructure.
Used telnet to remotely reconfigure Cisco routers, Switches and managed Hubs.
Liaised with other departments on the efficient running of the infrastructure.
Provided 1st & 2nd line support monitoring and troubleshooting.
Liaised with British Telecom on WAN link errors and issues.
Used Cisco Works 2000 for asset management.
Used telnet to remotely reconfigure Cisco routers, Switches and managed Hubs.
Liaised with other departments on the efficient running of the infrastructure.
Provided 1st & 2nd line support monitoring and troubleshooting.
Liaised with British Telecom on WAN link errors and issues.
Used Cisco Works 2000 for asset management.
Operations, Cisco, Asset Management, Management, Network, Support, Telecom, Infrastructure, Analyst, Monitoring, WAN
1999 - 1999
job
Disaster Recovery Analyst
Tenneco Europe LTD.
Provided 1st and 2nd line infrastructure support.
Built and configured laptops with user applications.
Replicated and downloaded user's mail server database.
Stress tested hardware and software in the Lab for year 2000 compliancy.
Built and configured laptops with user applications.
Replicated and downloaded user's mail server database.
Stress tested hardware and software in the Lab for year 2000 compliancy.
Database, Support, Infrastructure, Analyst, Hardware, Software, Server
1998 - 1998
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3rd Line Desk-top Support Engineer
unknown.
Installed, configured and supported OS/2, Windows 95 and NT4 on workstations.
Installed, configured and supported user applications on IBM workstations.
Installed, configured and supported networked laser-jet printers.
Liaised with Help-desk to answer remote user's queries.
Installed, configured and supported user applications on IBM workstations.
Installed, configured and supported networked laser-jet printers.
Liaised with Help-desk to answer remote user's queries.
Windows, Printers, Support
1997 - 1998
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Desk-top Support & NT4 Rollout Engineer
Copthall Avenue.
Rolled out NT4 workstation on desktops and laptops.
Installed and supported banking applications on IBM workstations.
Took key roles in projects migrating banking application for year 2000 compliancy.
Carried out tests on banking applications in the Lab on what if scenarios on various s/w and h/w.
Installed and supported banking applications on IBM workstations.
Took key roles in projects migrating banking application for year 2000 compliancy.
Carried out tests on banking applications in the Lab on what if scenarios on various s/w and h/w.
Banking, Support
1997 - 1997
job
Hardware & Software Engineer
unknown.
Built, configured and supported workstations with various operating systems and applications.
Built and installed fileservers with OS/2 Warp-server; NT3.51 and Netware 4.11.
Patched and documented network ports for fileservers and workstations.
Built and installed fileservers with OS/2 Warp-server; NT3.51 and Netware 4.11.
Patched and documented network ports for fileservers and workstations.
Network, Hardware, Software, Server
1996 - 1997
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Hardware Engineer
S.B.C. Warburg.
Built, configured and supported Compaq ProLiant Fileserver's with OS/2 Warp server 3.
Built, configured and supported IBM workstations with OS/2 Warp .3.
Built configured and supported computer peripherals.
Built, configured and supported IBM workstations with OS/2 Warp .3.
Built configured and supported computer peripherals.
Hardware, Server
My education
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2008
ENA
Associate, N/a
Associate, N/a
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1988
BOSTON COLLEGE
BSc, OPERATIONS & STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
BSc, OPERATIONS & STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT
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