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Christopher Novak

Chester,MD

Summary

Seasoned Engineering Manager adept at seamlessly integrating project technical aspects and making information relatable to non-technical personnel. Experienced leader and program manager with 25-year history in field. Clear communicator, decision maker and problem solver. Skilled engineering manager builds and motivates high-performing engineering team.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Network and Voice Engineering Manager

Montgomery College
01.2012 - Current
  • Responsible network, voice, and cable plant services across three main campuses and four remote locations to include over 900 edge switches, 3500 voice nodes, 2000 access points, 3 ISP’s, and two data centers
  • Currently managing secondary data center relocation
  • Lead network engineering, voice engineering, and cable plant teams with total of 12 direct reports
  • Lead life-cycle management process, including 5-year roadmap to maintain network infrastructure viability
  • Prepares budget forecasts for maintenance renewals with 5-year look ahead
  • Managed voice service migration from on premises PBX to cloud-voice solution
  • Currently leading migration to new cloud solution from 8x8
  • Implemented and participate in after-hours on call network engineer and incident coordinator program
  • Designed and implemented outdoor wireless solution across all three campuses.

Network Engineering Supervisor

Montgomery College
01.2004 - 01.2012
  • Primary responsibilities include supervising six staff members from Network Support and Cable Groups, as well as contractors
  • Other duties include Project Lead and Project Management on several large projects including ISP conversion, Metro Area Network conversion, and new campus locations.

Network Engineering Specialist

Montgomery College
01.2001 - 01.2004
  • Primary Nortel Networks Infrastructure engineer for large, multi-campus college
  • Primary Duties include design, installation, configuration, and maintenance of Nortel Networks infrastructure.

Network Engineer

Dimension Data – Washington DC Branch
01.1999 - 01.2001
  • On site consultant at CitiFinancial Baltimore Data Center
  • Responsible for Local and Wide Area network maintenance and troubleshooting.

Systems Engineer/Consultant

Data Systems Marketing
01.1996 - 01.1999
  • As lead engineer, designed and implemented WAN, LAN, wired and wireless networks at Montgomery College, Montgomery County Maryland.
  • Lead engineer for Fairfax County Public Schools in integration and maintenance of County wide WAN/LAN at the Board of Education building and multiple schools.
  • Field service engineer specializing in the installation, configuration and management of wide area networks at Prince Georges Community College, Community College of Baltimore County and Washington County Public Schools.


Education

Project Management Institute
01.2012

Montgomery College – Leadership Development Institute
01.2008

Anne Arundel Community College
01.1996

U.S. Army Aviation Logistics School
01.1988

Skills

  • Interdisciplinary Collaboration
  • Prioritization
  • Strategic Planning
  • Equipment Knowledge
  • Vendor management
  • Coaching and mentoring
  • Project Management
  • Personnel Management
  • Decision-Making Skills
  • Project Oversight
  • Technology Integration

Timeline

Senior Network and Voice Engineering Manager

Montgomery College
01.2012 - Current

Network Engineering Supervisor

Montgomery College
01.2004 - 01.2012

Network Engineering Specialist

Montgomery College
01.2001 - 01.2004

Network Engineer

Dimension Data – Washington DC Branch
01.1999 - 01.2001

Systems Engineer/Consultant

Data Systems Marketing
01.1996 - 01.1999

Project Management Institute

Montgomery College – Leadership Development Institute

Anne Arundel Community College

U.S. Army Aviation Logistics School

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