CHRISTOPHER D. SCHMITT
Shawnee,KS
Summary
Results-driven Network Security Engineer (CISSP & CCNA certified) with 15+ years-experience in the design, implementation and management of campus/enterprise network infrastructure solutions. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to influence others and build consensus for collaborative problem-solving. Proven ability to define the root cause of issues and translate complex business and technological problems into clear actionable tasks.
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Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Career Break for Childcare, Caregiver
02.2024 - Current
- Took a dedicated period of time to focus on family caregiving, during which I also engaged in continuous learning as well as personal responsibilities/growth.
- Developed leadership and time management skills by balancing family caregiver responsibilities with personal and professional growth activities.
- Enhanced analytical and critical thinking skills by rapidly assessing situations and making informed decisions that improve outcomes and ensure goals are attained.
- Participated in person cybersecurity chapter meetings (ISC^2) and cloud centric webinars keeping technical knowledge up-to-date. Kept technical skills sharp by updating professional certifications.
Senior Network Engineer
Valvoline Corporation
11.2022 - 02.2024
- Senior engineer responsible for the Design and Implementation of wired/wireless (WiFi) network infrastructure supporting a hybrid cloud computing environment for the Enterprise. Collaborated across organizations to support the migration of legacy on prem applications/services to a cloud-based solution. Tier III support to our managed service provider (MSP) for all network infrastructure on prem, WAN and remote sites.
- Designed, configured and tested wired/wireless network infrastructure supporting on premises processing plant controls and HQ/warehousing operations (Cisco 98xx/55xxWLC, Nexus 9K/3K & 91xx/37xx WAP).
- Migrated legacy DMVPN to SD-WAN solution (VMware/VeloCloud edge 6xx/5xx) for remote site connectivity into AWS direct connect (30+ sites). Provided routing/firewall/ACL integration and regression testing with cloud-based enterprise applications in AWS VPC across multiple regions.
- Collaborated with Managed Service Provider (MSP) with regular touch point meetings, streamlining their response and ensuring they not only met but exceeded contracted SLA’s.
- Collaborated with senior management/consultants/vendors in support of development of next generation enterprise wired/wireless network and cloud migration of enterprise services.
- Managed the procurement, scheduling, installation & turn up of WAN circuits for remote sites.
Senior Network Engineer
T-Mobile/Sprint Corporation
06.2016 - 11.2022
- Engineer responsible for the Architecture, Engineering and Implementation of Enterprise Campus IT network environment as well as remote business/warehouse locations. This included the certification of new equipment, deployment planning and implementation of routing, switching, WiFi, firewall, load balancers and IDS/IPS infrastructure. Tier III support for Campus network environment as well as remote business sites/warehouses.
- Implemented EVPN-VXLAN overlay (Cisco Nexus 9K) across enterprise campus environment enhancing scalability and promoting seamless onboarding of network endpoints/users.
- Designed, implemented and tested wired/WiFi network infrastructure supporting Enterprise network connectivity in large campus environment (8k plus users) as well as regional business offices (Cisco Nexus 9K/7K, Aruba switches 38xx/29xx, Aruba Access Points 6xx/5xx series).
- Configured and tested external access business-to-business (B2B) VPN solutions (Cisco ASA/55xx) promoting the MVNO resale environment. Responsible for firewall access and access list management on router infrastructure. Access solutions consisted of both Internet VPN and circuits into the Enterprise network.
- Led network edge infrastructure refresh project (Aruba/HPE hardware) at remote regional business office and warehouse locations. This included configuring/deploying new wireless controllers/switches at regional site locations and regression testing legacy apps/connectivity with local tech and end users.
F5 Big-IP Consultant to Bank of America
Genesis 10 Consulting
04.2016 - 06.2016
- Consultant responsible for the design and implementation of Application Delivery Controller (ADC) F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) & Global Traffic Manager (GTM) in support secure high availability applications.
- Installed and tested F5 Big-IP LTM framework providing, HA, load balancing, NAT configuration, SSL offload and application health/performance monitoring in support of design requirements.
- Responsible for deployment of authoritative DNS (F5 BIG-IP GTM) with static & dynamic Zones, DNS SEC and Administration of zone data.
- Developed and authored detailed architecture drawings/call flows in support of F5 BIG-IP Hardware Security Module (HSM) implementation in alignment with FIPS 140-2 compliance.
College Mathematics Instructor (part-time)
University of Phoenix
08.2011 - 05.2016
- Adjunct faculty member. Facilitated courses in mathematics at the undergraduate level, effectively teaching & leading a diverse group of students. Fulfilled short-term substitute teaching assignments as needed.
- Demonstrated strong proficiency at communicating both technical and non-technical concepts in a diverse classroom setting.
- Collaborated with faculty to develop training sessions improving faculty performance.
- Developed and implemented comprehensive lesson plans aligned with university objectives.
Technology Architect
Sprint Corporation
11.2008 - 10.2014
- Architect for the small cell security and development team (cellular network). Responsible for the design and implementation of a security and monitoring framework specific to the needs of LTE small cell deployments. Motivated and developed team members through mentoring/training on new systems, resulting in increased team performance.
- Designed, implemented and tested a PKI, x.509 digital certificate, framework (ALU CMS-9981) providing authentication, confidentiality, technical non-repudiation, and access control of remote LTE small cell base stations (supporting zero touch provisioning).
- Implemented a new F5 Big-IP LTM framework to support high availability clustering, load balancing as well as a layer 7 web application firewall (WAF) promoting web services exposure.
- Created and maintained detailed drawings (IP architecture, call flows etc.), standards documentation and installation guidelines of platform infrastructure.
- Developed and maintained IP routing and firewall policies in support of ALU PKI & F5 Big-IP LTM/GTM framework ensuring integrity and security requirements were met.
- Created, implemented and certified test plans to be executed within the laboratory environments for certification and accreditation prior to production launch.
Education
Master of Science (MS) - Electrical Engineering
University of Kansas
Lawrence, KSBachelor of Science (BS) - Electrical Engineering
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KSSkills
- VXLAN (MP-BGP EVPN)
- WiFi Design/Deployment
- Spanning Tree Protocol
- Cisco route/switch (9k-3k)
- IPAM/DNS (Infoblox)
- EIGRP, OSPF, BGP & PIM
- VMware SD-WAN
- VPN (Cisco ASA)
- Tools (Wireshark/Nmap)
Certification
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional – CISSP
- Cisco Certified Network Associate – CCNA
Timeline
Career Break for Childcare, Caregiver
02.2024 - Current
Senior Network Engineer
Valvoline Corporation
11.2022 - 02.2024
Senior Network Engineer
T-Mobile/Sprint Corporation
06.2016 - 11.2022
F5 Big-IP Consultant to Bank of America
Genesis 10 Consulting
04.2016 - 06.2016
College Mathematics Instructor (part-time)
University of Phoenix
08.2011 - 05.2016
Technology Architect
Sprint Corporation
11.2008 - 10.2014
Bachelor of Science (BS) - Electrical Engineering
Kansas State University
Master of Science (MS) - Electrical Engineering
University of Kansas