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TECHNICAL SKILLSET<\/em>:<\/h2>\n

Advanced troubleshooting on Cisco routers, switches and pix firewalls.
\nCisco router, switch and pix firewall configuration. Areas covered include\u00c2 VPNs to both routers and pixes, ATM and DSL configuration for ISPs,\u00c2 network security, intrusion detection, monitoring, HSRP, BGP.
\nIP network design, reconfiguration and migration planning.
\nDiagram & document networks using Visio.
\nMRTG installation and configuration (on Windows platforms).
\nMicrosoft Windows server and client deployment, management,\u00c2 backups, troubleshooting.<\/p>\n

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:<\/i>
\n<\/em><\/h3>\n

Bachelor of Arts (Biology), Carleton College, Northfield, Minnesota.
\nU.S. Citizen, Languages: fluent French, rusty Japanese.<\/em><\/p>\n

EMPLOYMENT BACKGROUND<\/em>:<\/h3>\n

2001 to Present Network Consultant
\nSCN Research, Portland OR<\/h4>\n

1999 to 2001 – Senior Network Engineer
\nSupertracks.com, Portland, Oregon<\/h4>\n

Designed, managed and built out a $1 million datacenter to host a\u00c2 downloadable music web service. Features include multiple forms of
\nredundancy, hardware server load balancing across 50 servers, storage\u00c2\u00a0area networks, high security, and intrusion protection, monitoring, change management, testing.<\/p>\n

1994 to 1999 – Senior Network Engineer, Information Systems
\nTri-Met Westside Light Rail Project, Portland, Oregon<\/h4>\n

Manage, design, troubleshoot local and wide area networks for multiple offices staffed by 500 people.
\nDeploy and manage Unix\/samba file servers (DEC Pathworks).
\nMigrate network from Unix\/samba to Windows NT 3.5, then to NT 4.
\nManage project CCMail system.
\nInstall TriMet internet access, design and deploy the TriMet\u00c2 MS Exchange electronic mail system.
\nManage helpdesk staff for all project offices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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