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Evan Beck

Las Vegas,NV

Summary

Veteran | TS/SCI | VCP-DCV | CCNA | Security+


Expert Data Center Engineer with eight years experience, seeking to leverage proven networking, virtualization, server administration, security, and customer relation skills. Supported the mission critical Department of Defense network enterprise comprised of thousands of end users, ensuring 99.999% uptime. Demonstrated ability as an engineer by achieving success as an integral contributer on delivered projects utilizing a multitude of technologies on behalf of CDW. Versed in large data center architecture and encompassing network technologies. Collaborative team member that seeks responsibility and maintains composure in tense, time constrained situations. Recognized leader, and outstanding communicator that is able to effectively balance tactical and strategic goals to achieve successful outcomes and drive improvement in an organization.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Consulting Engineer

CDW-G
08.2023 - Current
  • Played a key role in the successful execution of site acceptance tests, validating the integrity and functionality of a multimillion dollar solution.
  • Led a proficient team in the meticulous tasks of rack/stack and cabling, ensuring optimal network infrastructure setup.
  • Expertly configured a complex network, leveraging over 30 Cisco Nexus and Catalyst switches.
  • Collaborated within a team to implement an overlay NSX network integrated with Tanzu Kubernetes containers across three distinct workload domains.
  • Skillfully deployed and configured Palo Alto 5250 units into FIPS mode, orchestrated certifications, established high availability, and efficiently deployed configuration templates through Panorama.
  • Played a pivotal role in enhancing security by configuring Thales KSM devices as a high available pair, enabling data-at-rest encryption for five vCenters.
  • Demonstrated exceptional troubleshooting skills for both network and firewall issues, ensuring seamless operations.

Associate Consulting Engineer

CDW-G
03.2021 - 07.2023
  • Proven, self motivated worker within CDW's delivery engineer training program. Successfully balanced certification preparation, consulting skill training, shadowing, and billable project work.
  • Implemented Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) STIGs across various platforms including switches, routers, application servers, and Domain Controllers. Well versed with SCAP and STIG documentation.
  • Provided high quality content deliverables including network diagrams, process flow charts, design documents, and test procedures. Ensured solution is implemented as designed to the customer's satisfaction. Consulted customers on numerous solutions as appropriate throughout the life of the projects.

Network Analyst

Mission Support And Test Systems
10.2020 - 03.2021
  • Configured Palo Alto rules, security policy, templates, object creation, configuration changes, OS upgrades, CLI troubleshooting, audits all through single manged, Panorama Management.
  • Mitigated risk to Department of Energy's network and employees by analyzing Fortimail flagged traffic and discarding threats.
  • Prepared weekly report of potential threats, attempted access to the network from unauthorized IPs, and potential vulnerabilities.
  • Upgraded overall network security posture through migrating Fortinet/Cisco ASA firewalls to modular Palo Alto platform.

Network Infrastructure Supervisor

Schriever Air Force Base
11.2019 - 10.2020
  • Deployed and maintained LAN/WAN infrastructure for seven Department of Defense space programs including $8.2 billion Space Force Satellite Control Network supporting $50 billion in national satellite and terrestrial systems for United States, allied, and coalition forces.
  • Primarily responsible for driving small team to design and implement an increase in scalability to the network in order to accommodate the creation of the Space Force.
  • Managed and trained multiple team-members with foundational network administrator skills such as the troubleshooting process, customer service, and network maintenance.

Network Infrastructure Technician

Creech Air Force Base
03.2015 - 10.2019
  • Designed, configured, and maintained network infrastructure for the indispensable DOD Remotely Piloted Aircraft enterprise.
  • Worked on over 10 networks consisting of Juniper, Cisco, Brocade, Dell, Avaya, and General Dynamics devices.
  • Spearheaded initiative to resolve 20k+ service tickets over the span of 180 days.
  • Direct, daily customer support for 4k+users.
  • Ensured organizational software, and hardware configurations were compliant with DISA Security Technical Implementation Guides.
  • Created tailored documentation and guidelines for physical security and future network use in a hardened environment.

Education

Bachelor of Science - Information Technology Management (in-progress)

University Of Maryland

Leadership School Distinguished Graduate (320hrs)
Nellis AFB
2019

Skills

  • Network Engineering
  • Troubleshooting
  • Palo Alto Products
  • VMware Products
  • Panorama
  • vSphere
  • vRealize
  • Dell PE Servers
  • VxRail
  • Server Administration
  • AD
  • DNS
  • Monitoring Tools
  • ISE
  • Cryptographic Equipment
  • KMS
  • Routing Protocols
  • HSRP
  • Spanning-Tree
  • VOIP
  • Visio
  • Detailed Documentation
  • Team Collaboration
  • Customer Relationship Management (CRM)

Certification

VMware Data Center Virtualization - 2022

Cisco CCNA - 2021

Dell Poweredge Associate - 2021

CompTIA Security+ - 2015

ITILv4 - 2023

LinkedIn

https://www.linkedin.com/in/evanrbeck/

Timeline

Consulting Engineer

CDW-G
08.2023 - Current

Associate Consulting Engineer

CDW-G
03.2021 - 07.2023

Network Analyst

Mission Support And Test Systems
10.2020 - 03.2021

Network Infrastructure Supervisor

Schriever Air Force Base
11.2019 - 10.2020

Network Infrastructure Technician

Creech Air Force Base
03.2015 - 10.2019

Bachelor of Science - Information Technology Management (in-progress)

University Of Maryland

Leadership School Distinguished Graduate (320hrs)

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