Joseph C. Hansen
Indianapolis,IN
Summary
Senior Network Engineer skilled in leading network refresh projects and enhancing security through effective firewall management. Expertise in network architecture design and project management ensures optimized performance and connectivity across diverse environments. Focused on delivering innovative solutions that strengthen client relationships.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
3
3
Certification
Work History
Senior Network Engineer
Rolls-Royce
Indianapolis, USA
08.2023 - Current
- Redesigned and supported Cisco IDPS solution, improving threat detection and response capabilities.
- Maintained and supported Cisco Firepower, Checkpoint, and ASA firewalls, enhancing network security posture and compliance.
- Coordinated and implemented Thales encryptor upgrades, managing outage schedules and collaborating with stakeholders to ensure timely project completion.
- Led several network refreshes at various Roll-Royce facilities in Indianapolis, Lafayette and Los Angeles. Including Cisco Catalyst and Nexus hardware, Thales encryptors and Cisco Wireless controllers and APs
- Assisted in maintaining Identity Services Engine (ISE) and 802.1x implementation to secure network access.
- Maintain and configure F5 load balancers and VPN
- Write and update documents and drawings for audit purposes and to get change approval for various projects.
Senior Network Consultant
CBTS
02.2020 - 08.2023
- Lead Engineer on project to replace Juniper SRX firewalls with Cisco Firepower in a brand-new implementation of Firepower and Firepower management center for a customer’s manufacturing network across the globe.
- Lead Engineer on several projects refreshing and building new networks at customer facilities with 20-60 IDFs.
- Configure and install Cisco 1000 and 2000 vEdge hardware redundant WAN solutions at various customer locations.
- Used Vmanage to manage, troubleshoot, Configure and deploy all our Cisco 1000 and 2000 vEdge devices.
- Replaced Data Center Firewalls with firepower 9300s in the network core and edge.
- Working to replace Juniper SRXes in customer business to business VPN environment with a firepower 9300 instances
- Collaborated with developer to build firewall conversion script converting Juniper XML configuration files to API calls in Firepower Management Center, enabling creation of new rules and objects for firewalls.
- Led First Data transition project, building Firepower 2140 and Nexus 9300s to provide firewall security, NAT, and DNS doctoring solutions, facilitating migration of various business services to First Data.
Senior Network Engineer
Navient
05.2018 - 02.2020
- Led network refresh across multiple business units at Navient to modernize infrastructure and enhance performance.
- Managed Palo Alto, ASA, Firepower, Juniper, and Forcepoint firewalls to ensure reliable day-to-day connectivity for business partners.
- Provided DNS, DHCP, and IPAM support using InfoBlox to ensure reliable network services.
- Project work replacing nexus 7000 and 5000 hardware with new 9000 series hardware to satisfy security/audit needs
- Replacing Catalyst 6500s, 3750X, 3800, 9300, 9400 and other hardware to satisfy security/audit needs.
- KTLO work with F5 LTMs, Palo Alto, Cisco ASA, Nexus and Catalyst routers and switches
- Monitoring and maintenance through automation with Solarwinds.
- Designed and troubleshot Azure cloud storage and Twilio dialer services to improve operational efficiency.
Network Consultant
Firestone Building Products
01.2014 - 05.2018
- Led BPIP equipment refresh and Verizon managed takeover, overseeing migration of over 20 sales and manufacturing sites to new equipment by October 2014, ensuring higher redundancy, updated switch and route platforms, and access to Verizon NOC for support.
- Worked extensively with Cisco hardware including various Nexus 5000 and 7000 series switches and fex modules, 2960X and 3750X, 2921, 3925 and 3945 Routers, 5508 Wireless controllers and 1602 APs, Cisco ASAs of various sizes.
- Created detailed site drawings and established a standard bill of materials for equipment migration, enhancing clarity and efficiency in deployment.
- Audited networks at larger sites to identify optimal hardware refresh strategies, leveraging existing fiber infrastructure for improved planning.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Photography
University of Dayton
Dayton, OH04-2026
Skills
- Network design
- TCP/IP suite
- LAN configuration management
- WAN optimization
- Network scaling
- Network resilience strategies
- Data center design
- Data center networking
- Firewall management
- Intrusion mitigation
- Cloud networking solutions
- Automation tools
- Virtualization technologies proficiency
- Wireless network design
- Wireless network optimization
- Multicast routing
- DNS/DHCP administration
- Network traffic analysis
- Switching technologies
- Voice network architecture
- Security implementation
- Troubleshooting expertise
- Project management
- Technical documentation
- ITIL framework
- Collaboration tools deployment
- Access control
Certification
- Cisco Certified Network Associate
- CompTIA A+ Certified
- CompTIA Network+ Certified
Timeline
Senior Network Engineer
Rolls-Royce
08.2023 - Current
Senior Network Consultant
CBTS
02.2020 - 08.2023
Senior Network Engineer
Navient
05.2018 - 02.2020
Network Consultant
Firestone Building Products
01.2014 - 05.2018
Bachelor of Arts - Photography
University of Dayton