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JAMES SELBY

Austin,US

Summary

Cisco Certified Network professional with extensive experience in designing, building, and enhancing scalable and fault-tolerant network infrastructures; keenly focused on reinforcing security and achieving higher level of efficiency. Credible history of safeguarding network resources from internal/external threats by conducting risk assessments, overseeing vulnerability scanning, and deploying advanced security technologies. Demonstrated expertise in cloud computing, AWS, Azure. VMware, server deployment, SCCM, IPS, and IDS. Recognized for conveying complex technical information and generating novel solutions to build consensus with key project stakeholders, including cross-functional teams and executive leadership. Stellar record of managing large-scale projects across highly renowned organizations within restricted timelines and budgetary constraints. Refined communicator with strong analytical, problem-solving, and team management skills; adept at building consensus across multiple organizational levels to drive cohesive operations.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Network Engineer

Christus Healthcare
Irving, TX
07.2021 - Current

Large healthcare organization, with 100's of hospitals and clinics

  • Create and monitor key performance metrics in compliance with networking standards
  • Deliver insightful direction and network support services to senior management in various devices such as hubs, bridges, routers, and other hardware
  • Verify network hardness and resilience by initiating and overseeing network test facilities
  • Migrated hospital operating room from brocade to Cisco; installed/configured 5 stacked Cisco 9300 switches
  • Utilized in-depth technical expertise to configure, test, and maintain LAN/WAN components/connections
  • Safeguarded network resources, company assets, and users with firewall solutions and strict security protocols
  • Strategically positioned as liaison with dispatch personnel to minimize service lag times through careful engineering triage.

Contact: Brandon Miquel (210) 845-2699

Network Engineer

BPL Plasma, Inc
Irving, TX
01.2018 - 07.2021

Plasma Donation Medical Facility

• Provided daily operational support and system administration for core network

equipment

• Initiated network enhancements to reduce downtime from 20% to near 0%

• Create and document a functional network redesign and assess the

network requirements to present recommendations to upper management

• Identified, diagnosed, and resolved all network related issues

• Migrated all endpoints to SD-WAN, improving security, manageability, and

dependability of the network

• Created network specification documentations and topology diagrams for all

network environments

• Written validation documentation to evaluate and confirm fail-over, general

functionality, emergency operations

• Design, document, configure, deploy and manage networking equipment to

include Cisco, FortiGate, Aerohive

• Cisco & FortiGate configurations to improve security, and decreased fail-over time

from 3 minutes to 3 seconds

• Planning, designing, and implementation of open-source network monitoring tools.

• Optimized Wireless environment decreasing overlap and crc errors by 30%.

Contact: Nuncio Tucci – (737) 212-3594

Network Technician III

GTT Communications
Irving, TX
07.2016 - 01.2018

Global Managed Services provider

  • Well-versed in standard routing protocols, including 802.11 Wireless lan, and VoIP
  • Actively and effectively work in a multi-vendor environment, with the ability to troubleshoot firewalls, routers, switches and access points
  • Work with a variety of experience levels while troubleshooting issues from remote hands dispatch to end user employee
  • Operate efficiently under SLA's resolving complex Enterprise level networking problems
  • Work within hundreds of unique Networking environments maintaining up-time
  • and monitoring network health and performance

Contact: Front Desk – (512) 487-7103

Integrated Operations Center Analyst III

Q2 EBanking
Irving, TX
03.2015 - 07.2016

Q2 designs , builds, and monitors mobile applications nationwide for large Financial Institutions

eq. Wells Fargo and Citibank.

• Utilized Salesforce, Pager Duty, Bit9, Logic-Monitoring, Solar-winds, and a host of

other monitoring / ticketing platforms

• Maintain existing, and create new documentation on processes and procedures in

support of administration tasks

• Provided end to end support for all IT related trouble tickets internally

• Troubleshoot any client related issue to include over 800 Financial institutions

• Provide RFO's and log files upon specific request during investigations

Contact: Q2 Office – (512) 275-0072

Education

CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional), Certificate - undefined

01.2023

Security+ | CompTIA A - undefined

11.2021

Associate of Science - undefined

Trident University International
2012

Skills

  • Disaster Recovery Planning
  • Equipment Configuration
  • Network Monitoring and Tracking
  • Technical Planning
  • SolarWinds
  • Data Analysis
  • Vendor Relations
  • Network Performance Analysis
  • Certified Network Professional
  • Solution Development and Implementation
  • Cloud services
  • SonicWall
  • TCP/IP protocol
  • Switches and routers
  • Storage virtualization
  • Microsoft Exchange
  • Firewalls, VPNs and security products
  • Decision Making
  • LAN and WAN control
  • Amazon Web Services
  • VMware and Oracle VM
  • IP Addressing and Subnetting
  • Permissions and Access Control
  • Project Management
  • Mobile Device Management
  • Infrastructure Planning

Accomplishments

REDESIGN & MIGRATION TO FULL SD-WAN ARCHITECTURE

PROJECT

Jan 2019 — Dec 2019

• Tasked with designing, configuring, deploying and maintaining a true SD-WAN

architecture

• Successfully migrated all endpoints to SD-WAN at 52 Centers across 13 states, HQ,

Azure, AWS cloud environments and 2 data centers

• Exceeded expectations by drastically improving network security with the

implementation of UTM, Application control, DNS, and WEB filtering and SSL/SSH

inspection


FLEET WIDE IEEE 802.11 / WIRELESS & LAN OPTIMIZATION PROJECT

Jan 2020 — Oct 2020

• Tasked with designing, installing, configuring, and maintaining the wireless

environment

• Increased network performance company-wide by up to 50% by deploying QoS end

Certification

AWS, In Progress Page 1 | 2

Timeline

Senior Network Engineer

Christus Healthcare
07.2021 - Current

Network Engineer

BPL Plasma, Inc
01.2018 - 07.2021

Network Technician III

GTT Communications
07.2016 - 01.2018

Integrated Operations Center Analyst III

Q2 EBanking
03.2015 - 07.2016

CCNP (Cisco Certified Network Professional), Certificate - undefined

Security+ | CompTIA A - undefined

Associate of Science - undefined

Trident University International
JAMES SELBY