Luke Russell
Aurora,IL
Summary
Results-driven Network Administrator with 6 years of expertise in deploying and maintaining LAN, WLAN, and WAN infrastructures. Demonstrated dedication as a technology professional, consistently conducting system repairs and troubleshooting with precision. Known for exemplary planning, project management, and communication talents, effectively collaborating with multiple customers and vendors. I have provided reliable and vital connectivity for multi-site installations utilizing an MPLS network through an Internet Service Provider.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Network Engineer
KKWorx
01.2021 - Current
- Created VPN infrastructure and allowed for secure remote connections.
- Performed troubleshooting for Juniper, Cisco, and Palo Alto and utilized Packet Captures tools such as WireShark.
- Enhanced security by implementing firewalls, VPNs, and access control systems.
- Developed comprehensive documentation for network design, configuration standards, and operational procedures.
- Detected intrusion attempts and effectively mitigated multiple Cyber attacks.
- Implemented, Designed, and Configured Multiple WANs, WLANs, and LANs by using Vendors such as Palo Alto, Juniper, Cisco, Ubiquiti, Fortinet, and Aruba.
- Well-Versed with using Private Branch Exchange phone systems.
Network Administrator
United States Marine Corps Reserves
06.2019 - Current
- Administered and maintained Cisco routers and switches. - Ensured network reliability and performance in various environments.
- Configured DMVPN on a Hub to Multi-Spoke Network for an Operation/Mission
- Performed day-to-day LAN and WAN administration, maintenance, and support.
- Configured a KG-175D which is utilized for Inline Network Encryption
- Implemented and Designed a LAN and WAN Topology for BRIGHTSTAR-23 in Egypt with a 98% uptime.
- Proactively resolved a network outage by configuring a Starlink WAN Connection into an IP SLA as a failover option from scratch.
Education
Associate of Science - Criminal Justice
College of DuPage
Glen Ellyn, ILSkills
- Firewalls, Routing, and Switching
- Systems Administration: Domain Controller, DNS, DHCP, IIS, SaaS, Active Directory
- DNS Providers: DMARC, DKIM, SPF, and MX records
- Barracuda: On-Premise and Cloud Backup, Email Security, Extended Detection and Response, and Remote Monitoring and Management
- Anti-Virus: Malwarebytes, Trend Micro, Webroot, and SentinelOne
- Server Management: HP Servers, Dell Servers, Hyper-V, and VMware
- Network Devices: Palo Alto, Fortinet, Cisco, WatchGuard, Juniper
- Protocols and Technologies: IPSEC, GRE, DMVPN, Subnetting, VLANs, Spanning Tree Protocol, EIGRP, BGP, OSPF, RIP, SIP, syslogs, ACLs, NATs, and PATs
- Tools: Wireshark
- O365, Azure Entra, and Creatio (CRM)
- Wireless: Juniper Mist Access Points, Arubas, Ubiquiti Access Points and Controllers
- Security:
- Other: NEC 3C System (Private Branch Exchange)
- Additional Skills: Configured and implemented VPN's such as Barracuda CloudGen, GlobalProtect, SoftEther, and AnyConnect
- OSPF routing
Certification
JNCIA Certification
Timeline
Network Engineer
KKWorx
01.2021 - Current
Network Administrator
United States Marine Corps Reserves
06.2019 - Current
Associate of Science - Criminal Justice
College of DuPage