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KEVIN HART

KEVIN HART

Sr. Network Engineer
Las Vegas,Nevada

Summary

Highly accomplished Principal Network Engineer with over 25 years of experience in designing, deploying, migrating, and supporting multi-vendor networks. Skilled in leading complex multistage projects with a proven ability to manage all phases of project life, from inception to documentation, procurement, deployment, and turnover for monitoring and administration. Outstanding mentoring skills and exceptional technical-to-business communication abilities. Excel in analyzing and solving problems using a logical and systematic approach. Strong leadership skills enable critical decision-making under pressure and taking responsibility for achieving results. Known for providing exceptional customer service and possess excellent writing and verbal communication skills. Expertise includes Network WAN/LAN implementation and support, network security (Cisco, Paloalto , Checkpoint, VPN), routing protocols (BGP, OSPF, EIGRP), and hypervisor technologies. Results-driven Network Engineer with 25+ years of expertise deploying and maintaining LAN and WAN infrastructure. Dedicated technology professional with strong track record of accurately conducting system repairs and troubleshooting. Offering exemplary planning, project management and communication talents.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Sr. Network Engineer

Hughes Network Systems
10.2022 - 03.2024
  • Design, implement, troubleshoot and manage routing and switching of customers' networks
  • Ensure the secure transmission of network traffic through network nodes
  • Configure and support deployment of Cisco and Fortinet routers, switches and firewalls in customers' networks with networking protocols to ensure seamless communication among network devices
  • Work on Windows and Linux servers to troubleshoot network issues and to analyze network performance
  • Perform firmware upgrades on networking devices for bug fixes and enhancements
  • Monitoring Network Devices with ScienceLogic NMS.

Sr. Network Operations Engineer

Prestige Travel
04.2007 - 08.2022
  • Configuring and maintaining a multi-node WAN/VPN Environment (12+ sites) in the Las Vegas Valley
  • Responsible for all Configuration and Maintenance, IP Telephony Design, Configuration and Maintenance aspects of Network Operations to include but not limited to Network Design, Implemented LAN-To-LAN VPN Connections Between Data Center and Remote locations via Cisco ASA 55XX
  • Responsible for Configuring and Testing Emerging Technologies
  • Configure and maintain SolarWinds Orion NMS
  • Testing of Palo Alto Firewall on a VMware ESXi Platform
  • Responsible for MS Active Directory Design and Functionality to include Hyper-V VDI and remote Application publishing
  • Save Company Equipment cost by consolidating multiple Servers into 4 Virtual Machine Hosts.

Education

Associate in Applied Science - Electronic Technology

City Colleges of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Skills

  • Firewall Management
  • Intrusion mitigation
  • Wireless Network Design
  • Routing Protocols Expertise
  • Data Center Networking
  • IP Address Management
  • Network architecture design
  • Virtualization Technologies Proficiency
  • DNS and DHCP Administration
  • WAN Optimization Techniques
  • Cloud-based service integration
  • LAN Configuration Management
  • Network Automation Tools
  • Multicast Routing Knowledge
  • VoIP Infrastructure Deployment
  • Network Troubleshooting Expertise
  • Load Balancing Strategies
  • Internet Protocol Suite (TPC/IP)
  • Cloud Networking Solutions
  • SD-WAN Implementation
  • LAN switching technologies
  • Layer-2/3 protocols
  • Strong troubleshooting skills
  • Network Troubleshooting
  • Effective Communication
  • Verbal and written communication
  • Networking and routing protocol expertise
  • IP Services
  • Network device monitoring
  • Microsoft Office proficiency
  • Routing protocol expertise
  • Network security systems
  • Wireless networks troubleshooting
  • Network configuration
  • Technical Troubleshooting
  • Packet trace analysis
  • IP Addressing and Subnetting
  • Cisco switching expertise
  • Hardware Installation
  • Firewall functionality
  • Network performance monitoring
  • IP address structure
  • Remote work support
  • Data backups
  • VLAN aggregation
  • Virtual private networks
  • DNS implementation
  • Cisco equipment familiarity
  • Access Control
  • Project Management
  • Firewall management tools
  • Subnetting expertise
  • OSPF routing
  • Network Security
  • Technical Support
  • Network architecture understanding
  • Enterprise WiFi management
  • Equipment Configuration
  • Network Capacity Planning

Certification

  • ICRC - Introduction Cisco Router Configuration 10/98
  • ACRC-Advanced Cisco Router Configuration 6/99
  • CCNA - 2012

Equipmentsummary

  • Paloalto (VM, Appliance)
  • Cisco (NGFW 2110, Cisco L2/L3 Switch)
  • Cisco Catalyst 3560,3850,9200,9300
  • Network Security (Cisco, Palo Alto, Checkpoint, Fortinet)
  • F5 BIG-IP w/MFA integration
  • Servers (Dell, HP, IBM)
  • L3 Switches

Softwaresummary

  • Hypervisor VMware ESXi (Horizon, AppVolumes) Microsoft Hyper-V
  • Cisco IOS XE, XR, NX-OS
  • Palo Alto Panorama 9.1 (VM, Appliance)
  • Network Security (Cisco, Palo Alto, Checkpoint, Fortinet)
  • Windows Server 2012, 2016, 2019, 2022
  • MS Office, Office 365
  • Linux
  • NMS HP OpenView, SolarWinds Orion, ScienceLogic

Military Service

US ARMY, 07/80, 07/84

Timeline

Sr. Network Engineer

Hughes Network Systems
10.2022 - 03.2024

Sr. Network Operations Engineer

Prestige Travel
04.2007 - 08.2022

Associate in Applied Science - Electronic Technology

City Colleges of Chicago

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