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DEVON ANTHONY BROWN

DEVON ANTHONY BROWN

KENNESAW,GA

Summary

Certified IT professional with many years' experience in Higher Education and Data Center space. Seasoned network engineer managing large networking and virtual infrastructures, maintaining and managing day to day operations for end users and equipment inventory Strong interpersonal and organizational skills Hands on experience with complex troubleshooting daily Adaptable and able to meet project objectives Works well with diversity on a large scale Trustworthy with data-sensitive information.

Flexible Network Engineer with exceptional insight when troubleshooting routers, switches and firewalls. A motivated employee with expertise supporting the choice and purchase of hardware and software components.

Highly skilled in designing, implementing, and managing complex computer networks tailored to meet organizational needs. Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot critical network issues, ensuring minimal downtime and optimal performance. Strong in collaborating with cross-functional teams to deliver projects on time and under budget, significantly improving operational efficiency. Applied innovative approaches to enhance system security and resilience against cyber threats, safeguarding company data and infrastructure.

Resourceful network engineer with several years of on-site network management and support services experience. Develops and implements initiatives to foster corporate objectives. Proven history of providing supplemental and total management support for it systems. Successful establishing and maintaining networks and servers with strong aptitude for identifying solutions to solve client challenges.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Network Engineer

Flexential Corp.
06.2022 - Current
  • Manage network operations for all data centers nationwide and HQ offices.
  • Manage Fortinet firewall, Arista, FortiSwitch, Aruba, Juniper and Cisco Switching, Nexus Core. Palo Alto.
  • Manage wireless nationwide. Arista CloudVision CV-CUE, FortiAP, Aerohive wireless.
  • Lead my local teams nationwide to ensure network is fully operational and all endpoints connect seemlessly.
  • Monitor all devices with Sciencelogic.
  • Manage trouble tickets, incidents and projects using ServiceNow.

Network Engineer

St. Joseph's College
Patchogue, USA
08.2016 - Current
  • Manage all network operations for both campuses and remote offices.
  • Manage Cisco firewall, Switching, Nexus Core. Palo Alto IPS.
  • Manage complete migration to new Aruba CX Switching platform.
  • Manage HPE blade server environment with HPE 3PAR storage array.
  • Manage VMware ESXi virtual environment.
  • Manage Aruba Wireless environment (Mobility Master, 7220 controllers, AirWave).
  • Manage WUGold monitoring for all devices and servers.
  • Manage Splunk> virtual environment.
  • Manage daily backups and disaster recovery with Barracuda Cloud Control Appliance.
  • Manage deployment and monitoring on all APC UPS and RoomAlert management/alerting.
  • Manage campus/office space renovations, drops, patch panels, fiber runs, etc.
  • Manage Citrix ADC Netscalers and XenServer environment.
  • Manage Milestone Security Camera virtual environment deployment.

Independent Consultant

Sleep Diagnostics Group, LLC
05.2015 - Current
  • Manage IT infrastructure for their main office and two remote sleep labs.
  • Instrumental in upgrading, deploying and maintaining their site-to-site VPN setup, PBX phone system, server virtualization and NAS.

NOC Engineer (Night Shift)

Converged Technology Group
Islandia, USA
08.2014 - 03.2019
  • Deploy, modify or replace network switches.
  • Manage switchports for endpoints. Enable/Shutdown ports, span ports for packet captures, configure port security, clear errdisable's. Enable vlans, access and trunk ports.
  • Remediate the latest vulnerabilities and threats throughout the entire Cisco portfolio for clients worldwide. Upgrade high-availability devices to ensure Zero-Down time approach. Work with Cisco TAC for the latest software revisions if known bugs become present on routers, switches and firewalls.
  • Configure SNMP on devices for datacenter network monitoring system.
  • Professional relationship with many ISP's and Account managers. Reaching out on behalf the client when services go offline (P0 alerts). SilverSky, LightPath, LightTower, AT&T, CenturyLink, Verizon.
  • VoIP configurations with Cisco routers, Call Manager and Cisco Unity on a daily basis.
  • Maintain Route patterns, conference bridges, hunt groups/Pilots, call pickup groups, Call handlers, etc.
  • Monitor and manage backups with Veeam.
  • Deploy ESXi servers with VCenter. Manage VDI pools using VMware Horizon View.

Assoc. Network Administrator/Cisco Unified Communications Manager

Molloy College
Rockville Centre, USA
02.2012 - 08.2014
  • Managed the VoIP infrastructure entirely maintaining and upgrading Callmanager and Unity cluster.
  • Converted campus and remote locations from legacy NEC infrastructure to VoIP.
  • Google Apps Administrator. Managed all college students, alumni and faculty.
  • Deployed PaperCut print management integrated with Google Cloud Print throughout campus.
  • Upgraded, expanded and maintained all Cisco network equipment throughout campus development.
  • Assist with the development and renovation of Molloy College. Expanding the network infrastructure to newly built and renovated buildings on campus. Running cabling as needed.

Domain Administrator/Help Desk Support Manager

Designatronics, Inc.
New Hyde Park, USA
11.2009 - 02.2012
  • Assisted with the upgrade and deployment Server 2008 terminal services throughout company.
  • Managed domain controllers. Assisted with group policy modifications.
  • Deployed WYSE terminals as user workstations.
  • Managed terminal server sessions and monitored Barracuda load balancing.
  • Managed and created users in Active Directory. Managed user data and file storage for company files.
  • Managed print server and all network printers, label printers, etc.
  • Managed CAD software server licensing for the engineering departments.

Education

Desktop Support Program - CompTIA A+, Network + Certifications

New Horizons Computer Learning Center
New York
01.2009

B.A. - Computer Science

Queens College
Flushing
01.2008

Associate in Applied Science Degree - Computer Information Systems

Queensborough Community College
Bayside
01.2007

Skills

  • Cisco Unified Communications Suite
  • Tenableio Vulnerability Management
  • Remote Desktop Services
  • Cisco ASA
  • Routers
  • Switches
  • UCS Servers
  • Splunk
  • Active Directory
  • DNS
  • DHCP
  • Arista CV-CUE
  • Aruba Wireless
  • Cisco WLC
  • Meraki
  • Fortinet
  • ScienceLogic
  • WUG Network Monitoring
  • Stealthwatch Network Monitoring
  • HPE BladeSystem
  • FreePBX
  • FreeNAS
  • PFsense
  • Google Apps Admin
  • Arista Cloudvision Switches
  • Aruba CX Switching Platform
  • Juniper
  • Fortinet Switches
  • Citrix XenServer
  • VPX/ADC Netscaler
  • Kemp Load Balancer
  • Rancid Config Backup Server
  • HPE 3PAR
  • QNAP NAS
  • Palo Alto
  • Panorama
  • Veeam Backup & Replication
  • ServiceNow
  • AutoTask IT Management
  • PaperCut Print Management
  • Barracuda Cloud Backup
  • VMware vSphere
  • VCenter
  • VDI
  • APC UPS Management
  • AVtech Roomalert Management
  • Switching technologies
  • Network management
  • Firewall configuration
  • Wireless networking
  • Data center operations
  • Incident management
  • VPN setup
  • Disaster recovery
  • Team leadership
  • Project coordination
  • Effective communication
  • Problem solving

Relevant Professional Qualifications

  • Highly skilled and dependable Network Engineer for a rather large high-density data center company.
  • Meet the demands of Higher Ed environments consistently throughout my years as an IT professional.
  • Respected NOC Engineer for Cisco Gold Partner MSP. Clients include: Tishman Speyer, Related Properties, Catholic Health Services, Contour Global, Mercedes of Brooklyn, CARCO Group, NYIT, NHL, Premier (Yankees), Town of Riverhead.
  • ScienceLogic certified professional trained to monitor and respond to thousands of devices efficiently and effectively.
  • Dedicated skillset providing on-demand high-level enterprise support globally. Responding to customers throughout North and South America, Africa, Europe and Asia.
  • Maintain day to day tasks and meeting SLA's with moves, adds and changes on behalf of clients' requests or those needing configuration assistance.
  • Manage Disaster Recovery with daily and weekly backups of Data Centers, UC environment and all Cisco networking devices.
  • End user support. Configure Email, locked accounts, create new, and disable users in Active Directory. Add and remote phones, extensions and voicemail profiles.
  • Maintain a great relationship with all employees, executives and clients to ensure they're delighted with my prompt service.

Timeline

Network Engineer

Flexential Corp.
06.2022 - Current

Network Engineer

St. Joseph's College
08.2016 - Current

Independent Consultant

Sleep Diagnostics Group, LLC
05.2015 - Current

NOC Engineer (Night Shift)

Converged Technology Group
08.2014 - 03.2019

Assoc. Network Administrator/Cisco Unified Communications Manager

Molloy College
02.2012 - 08.2014

Domain Administrator/Help Desk Support Manager

Designatronics, Inc.
11.2009 - 02.2012

Desktop Support Program - CompTIA A+, Network + Certifications

New Horizons Computer Learning Center

B.A. - Computer Science

Queens College

Associate in Applied Science Degree - Computer Information Systems

Queensborough Community College
DEVON ANTHONY BROWN