WORK EXPERIENCE
Liberty Aerospace, Melbourne, FL
Network Engineer
July 2006 to April 2009
* Successfully planned and moved the corporate headquarters data infrastructure
from one location to another with very little time to prepare
* Successfully migrated company from external email to in-house MS Exchange 2003
* Installed and configured Watchguard Firewall and Cisco PIX
* Installed and maintained corporate Antivirus software
* Full data backup using Backup Exec
* Installed and maintained entire campus VoIP system
* Installed and maintained entire data network infrastructure including servers,
client workstations, routers, switches, wireless, printers, VPN, DHCP, DNS, and
WSUS
* Evaluated and recommended new technology
* Set up and maintained 2 remote offices
InterDigital Communications Corporation, Melbourne, FL
Staff Engineer, Systems Integration & Verification
Feb. 2005 to Sept. 2005
* Played vital role in the integration and testing of all InterDigital Smart
Antenna projects which was used in USB, PCI, and Cardbus clients operating under
the 802.11a/b/g/n standards
* Named as Technical Lead Engineer for several large customers including chip
vendors, ODMs, and OEMs
* Helped develop new methodologies for testing WLAN devices equipped with SMART
Antenna 's using script files and Ixia Chariot software
* Designed automation tools to enhance the speed of tests and data gathering
* Supported Marketing Managers by conducting AIM Antenna demonstrations and
providing test data
Conexant Systems Inc. (Intersil), PRISM Wireless Group, Palm Bay, FL
Senior Systems Engineer
Apr. 2000 to Feb. 2005
* Range, throughput, and interoperability testing of new WLAN network equipment
including 802.11a/b/g and Pre-N using Chariot, LanMarkXT, and Airopeek software
* Troubleshot technical issues from the physical layer to the systems level
using a variety of tools such as packet analyzers and spectrum analyzers
* Tested new drivers, hardware and firmware at the system level for many of the
WLAN chipset vendors on the market
* Designed, set up, and staffed demos for major technology trade shows
* Supported marketing by giving onsite demonstrations and gathering technical
marketing data on all products
Networked Solutions, Satellite Beach, FLProject Manager/Consultant
Dec. 1998 to Apr. 2000
* Proposed, installed, and maintained full business information systems for
clients, including all hardware and software
* Insured customer satisfaction with all post installations
* Configured all WAN and LAN layers including Cisco routers, ISDN, T1, hubs,
switches, Remote Access, NAT, Firewalls, and Proxy Servers
* Installed and supported BackOffice server including NT 4.0, Exchange 5.5, SMS,
IIS 4.0 and SQL
* Testing of Windows 2000 server/Active Directory
Execusys, Melbourne, FLProject Manager/Senior Network Engineer
Apr. 1997 to Dec. 1998
* Proposed, installed, and maintained full business information systems for
clients
* Installed Exchange server v5.x including large (700+ clients) migrations from
cc:Mail and other messaging platforms
* Installed and maintained IIS 3.0
* Wrote, published, and maintained business web pages
* Maintained company Novell servers
* Completed MCSE w/Exchange 5.0 and TCP/IP options
FRPCJUA, Tallahassee, FL
Project Manager/Senior Network Engineer
Aug. 1996 to Apr. 1997
* Planned and successfully moved the network from two offices to a third
location
* Planned and successfully migrated company from Banyan NOS to Windows NT v4.0
NOS.
* Planned and successfully migrated company from Notes R3 to Notes R4
* Domain and DNS administration
* Windows NT, Banyan, UNIX, and Notes administration
* Network topology configuration and administration including Frame Relay, T1,
routers, and hubs
Harris Corporate, Melbourne, FL
Systems Programmer, Intern
Sept. 1994 to Aug. 1996
* Second level tech support for 3000+ end users, 15+ servers
* Wrote and maintained scripts to synchronize databases
* Administrative and engineering support for cc:Mail
* Lab testing of Beta software
* Administrative support for NT 3.5x, Banyan, Novell, windows 3.1-4, MS-DOS
* Document administrative policies and procedures
AWARDS/PUBLICATIONS
* Authored 802.11 Indoor Testing Methodology
* Co-Authored Whitepaper IEEE 802.11g Offers Higher Data Rates and Longer
Range that was published in several trade publications (EETimes, EDN,
CommDesign, Wi-Fi Planet)
* Vision of Excellence award * Harris
* Vision of Excellence award (twice) * Intersil
* Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
EDUCATION
Florida Institute of Technology, Melbourne, FL
B.S. in Astrophysics
May 1996 |