Jesse Carr
Bel Air,MD
Summary
With over 16 years of professional networking experience I have a proven track record of growing and maintaining medium and large campus networks. I have direct experience with the unique demands modern schools and campuses have on wireless networks. During my time with Erickson Senior Living I have had the opportunity to become the principal wireless engineer for over 25 senior living communities in 12 states. I am responsible for wireless design in greenfield and brownfield deployments as well as supporting existing wireless networks. Skilled at working remotely with on site support technicians as well as third party vendors.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Network Engineer II
Erickson Senior Living
07.2021 - Current
- Principal wireless engineer responsible for designing and managing greenfield deployments as well as troubleshooting and maintaining existing wireless networks.
- Network environment includes over 3200 access points supporting over 10000 clients.
- Performed thorough root-cause analysis on recurring issues leading to permanent solutions that enhanced system stability.
- Mentored junior network engineers to develop their skills in wireless network engineering to create a strong team dynamic.
- Stayed current on emerging wireless technologies and industry trends through participation in conferences, seminars, and professional networking events.
- Conducted comprehensive site surveys for optimal placement of wireless access points, maximizing coverage while minimizing interference.
- Was also responsible for supporting the wired network and Cisco ISE server.
Network Administrator
The Boys' Latin School of Maryland
09.2014 - 06.2021
- Performed day-to-day LAN and WAN administration, maintenance, and support.
- Maintained and grew a network that currently features 35 network switches, 124 wireless access points, three pairs of wireless bridges, and over a mile of fiber connecting over 700 daily active users across nine buildings.
- Hardened the network through the implementation of VLAN traffic segregation, network access control, and single sign-on.
- Increased network reliability with redundant ISPs, firewalls, virtualized servers, and power supplies with battery backup.
- Designed and implemented a disaster recovery plan which includes backups stored in multiple locations on campus and off campus.
- Oversaw the implementation of BYOD in the upper school and a one-to-one program in the lower and middle schools.
- Participated in the design and construction of the Dormitory, Student Commons, and the Student Center.
- Managed budget for network maintenance and operation and worked with the Director of Technology for capital projects forecasting and budgeting.
- Managed and maintained relationships with vendors.
Network and Systems Specialist
Harford Community College
04.2013 - 09.2014
- Responsible for the administration and deployment of the college's IP surveillance network including 200+ IP cameras, 20 Cisco network switches spanning 17 buildings across two campuses, and a DELL VRTX Hyper-V cluster running multiple VM's on two hosts.
- Administer the college's tape backup library utilizing NetVault backup software.
- Supported and administered the campus network including Cisco switches, firewalls and routers, and Aruba wireless access points.
- Administer SafeConnect network access control in accordance with the college’s BYOD policy.
- Assist with administration and troubleshooting of our campus VOIP system and AirWatch mobile device management system.
- Draft and implement technical resource access policies.
- Directly managed the surveillance budget for two capital building projects and assisted with the networking budget for those projects.
- Negotiated the current licensing contract for our surveillance software.
Junior Network Engineer
Videology
07.2008 - 10.2012
- Enhanced network security with the implementation of firewalls, VPNs, and access control systems.
- Assisted in the design and deployment of a Windows Server 2008 R2 Hyper-V environment and successfully transitioned 40+ users out of a Windows SBS 2003 environment.
- Implemented various Windows services including Active Directory, Update Services (WSUS), Deployment Services (WDS), File and Print Server, and a Windows VPN server.
- Supported over 250 users throughout eight global offices.
- Implemented a packet sniffer to monitor corporate network traffic. Used Zenoss Core to monitor corporate network resources.
- Advise on best use practices for current assets, research and implement new technologies, draft and implement corporate IT policies, and manage network infrastructure.
Education
Master of Science - IT Managment
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT2026
Bachelor of Science - Network Operations And Security
Western Governors University
Salt Lake City, UT11.2022
Associate of Arts - Mathematics
Harford Community College
Bel Air, MD05.2009
Skills
- Network Troubleshooting
- Network Security
- Network Architecture
- Wireless Spectrum Analysis
- Wireless Network Design
- Wireless Site Surveys
- Wireless Network Monitoring
- Wireless Network Deployment
- Software Defined Networking
- Network device monitoring
Certification
- Cisco Certified Network Associate - 2022
- Cisco Certified Network Professional - Expected 2024
- Ekahau Certified Survey Engineer- Wireless Design - 2022
- Certified Wireless Network Administrator - Expected 2024
- Ubiquiti Enterprise Wireless Administrator - 2019
- AWS SysOps Administrator Associate - 2022
- ITIL Foundations v4 - 2021
- CompTIA Project+ - 2020
- CompTIA Network+ - 2019
- CompTIA Security+ - 2019
- CompTIA A+ - 2019
Timeline
Network Engineer II
Erickson Senior Living
07.2021 - Current
Network Administrator
The Boys' Latin School of Maryland
09.2014 - 06.2021
Network and Systems Specialist
Harford Community College
04.2013 - 09.2014
Junior Network Engineer
Videology
07.2008 - 10.2012
Master of Science - IT Managment
Western Governors University
Bachelor of Science - Network Operations And Security
Western Governors University
Associate of Arts - Mathematics
Harford Community College