Fritz Hege

Seasoned Wi-Fi Network Architect and Engineer. WLAN technologies include multiple WPA-2 Enterprise Global and Domestic Deployments, Global Guest Wi-Fi Platforms, Global Site Surveys and multiple successful installations and migrations of 802.11ac\ax. Experienced Enterprise Wireless Engineer with extensive background in all phases of Planning, Designing, Implementing and supporting multiple Vendors with Enterprises that have a Global footprint.

• Aruba Networks, ACMA ACMP, Sunnyvale, CA, 08/2014 - 07/2016
• Ekahau, ECSE Design, Reston, VA, 10/2021
• Microsoft Certified Professional, MCP, Redmond, WA, 05/2002
• Cisco Systems, CCNA, Orlando, FL, 07/2012

• Architected, Engineered, Implemented, and supported the company’s first pure wireless solution. The company’s Tampa Corporate office remodel gave our company an opportunity to save money on Infrastructure costs of over 2.4 million dollars. All voice and data for the company’s 400 + employees traversed the Aruba platform. This new Design significantly reduced the following infrastructure costs: Cabling, Cabling installation, Cisco Switches, Electrical Power, etc.
• Migrated 205 Global and Domestic Sites, deploying WLAN 802.11ac (7000+ AP’s) Aruba Platform to Cisco Wireless which included: Predictive Survey, On Site Survey, Post Site Survey using Ekahau Survey Pro w/SideKick. Each site required new configuration for NPS Policy Creation 802.1x, PCI firewall and Air Monitor configuration.
• Completed a second migration of 205 Global and Domestic WLAN 802. 11ax (7000+ AP’s) Cisco Platform to Meraki Wireless which included: Predictive Survey, On Site Survey, Post Site Survey using Ekahau Survey Pro w/SideKick.
• Created new Access Group Policy structure for f5 Access Policy Manger in the Denver/Ashburn Data Centers. This design stabilized the ongoing issues of agent disconnects and set a course for proper design and best practices going forward. This platform is currently responsible for over 25% of the company’s 2.4 billion dollars in revenue.
• Configured and implemented Aruba Networks ClearPass Policy Manager for Global BYOD Guest Platform. Enabled Onboarding feature for company's mobile devices to ease registration and connectivity to the company's WLAN. Created Device Health Profiles and Posturing Profiles to ensure mobile devices contained the latest virus protection software, OS versions, etc.

• Cisco Global Wi-Fi Design (expert level +14yrs)
• Ekahau AI Pro Predictive Survey (expert level)
• Cisco\Aruba\Meraki 802.11ax Global Deployment
• Ekahau AI Pro onsite Survey / SideKick (expert level)
• Cisco Prime Infrastructure (expert level +exp7yrs)
• Ekahau AI Pro Post Site Survey / SideKick (expert level)
• Cisco Identity Services Engine (expert level + exp7yrs)
• Meraki Cloud Wireless (expert level)
• Cisco Wireless Controllers – (expert level + exp7yrs)
• Cisco ASA\Firepower (advanced level)