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PAUL FREDERICKS

PAUL FREDERICKS

Network Engineer
CORAM,NEW YORK

Summary

Detail-driven and dedicated network professional with over 25 years of extensive experience as an enterprise network engineer, administrator and project manager. Extensive skill sets include, configuration, network design, infrastructure implementation, network operations, troubleshooting and documentation. Adept at leading operations while sustaining compliance with standards and regulations within the information technology industry. Armed with excellent organizational, multitasking, and interpersonal skills; complemented with strong ability to establish relationships with staff and other professionals within the industry. U.S. Secret Clearance 8570 and IAT II compliant.

Overview

32
32
years of professional experience
1
1

CCNP

1
1

CCNA

1
1

CCNA Security

1
1

ITIL

1
1

OSHA (Ten Year)

Work History

Senior Network Engineer

V-GROUP-METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
07.2022 - 02.2023
  • Troubleshot complex multi-vendor network service provider issues.
  • Assisted with implementation and support of network monitoring tools.
  • Provided network support services for devices such as hubs, bridges, routers, and other hardware.
  • Managed, tracked, and coordinated problem resolution and escalation processes.
  • Monitored network capacity and performance to diagnose and resolve complex network problems.
  • Collaborated with vendors to identify best options for optimizing network performance.
  • Provided detailed network diagrams and procedural guidelines.
  • Provided complete end-to-end engineering and installation of route-based IP network solutions.
  • Performed troubleshooting for Cisco, and packet analysis.
  • Created VPN infrastructure and allowed for secure remote connections.

Senior Network Engineer

Custom Computer Specialists
11.2019 - 04.2021
  • Responsible for overseeing DOE (Dept. Of Education) Refresh of all public schools within the five boroughs for the city of New York.
  • Replacing all EOL Cisco devices including Cisco switches/routers/Firewalls and edge routers.
  • Responsibilities included onsite management, support and installation of new Wired and Wireless infrastructures.
  • Equipment installed for this project included new Cisco WAP-AIR-AP3802E for wireless branch communication. AP’s were configured to support Cisco FLEX-Connect. AP’s wired to Cisco dedicated 2960’s. Central communication located at DOE HQ utilizing Cisco 9800 Controllers.
  • Cisco 6880’s dedicated to support L3 and isolated VRF’s for student access, faculty, facilities, etc.
  • Metro Ethernet provides redundant high bandwidth communications between schools and DOE HQ as well as VPN connectivity for emergency failover.
  • Responsibilities also included creating, updating and editing BOM’s, Builds and Visio Network Diagrams.
  • Pre-configuring of network equipment prior to installation, testing and burn-in.


NETWORK ENGINEER

DATA VISION, CANON
06.2019 - 10.2019
  • Responsibilities included implementation and operational support for Canons North and South American Facilities, Manufacturing, Office and Warehouses using mainly Cisco solutions
  • Support for our outside locations included equipment such as Cisco 4500’s, 6500’s , 951’s, 2960’s and ASR 1000 to name the most common
  • Internally at headquarters in our Melville Long Island Data Center, responsibilities included trouble-shooting and support of our infrastructure
  • This consisted of 7K’s, 5K’s and FEX’s
  • Worked with both What’s Up Gold and Solarwinds to help support all external and internal devices as well as graphing Netflow data
  • DNS.DHCP using was implemented using Infoblox
  • My main project was responsible for coordinating and implementing the removal of outdated Motorola Switches and Desktop Hubs replacing them with 2960’s
  • Projects also consisted of migrating our BGP network to a Metro Ethernet solution across Canada and the U.S
  • Configuration of multiple sets of equipment to be sent to our remote sites for upgrades or redundancy
  • Ie, 2960’s, 951’s, 3650’s, etc
  • Support of our Wireless LAN solution utilizing the Cisco 5500 comptrollers and Aironet AP’s
  • Traces completed using Wireshark
  • All Documentation was completed with Visio.

NETWORK ENGINEER

AKORN PHARMACEUTICALS
09.2018 - 05.2019
  • Engineering support for entire campus network across Amityville Long Island for Akorn Pharmaceuticals
  • Responsible for administration, documentation and database additions for all Akorn Amityville/Copiague sites for PQE adherence
  • Worked with FDA administration officials to verify all Amityville/Copiague sites adhere to federal regulations
  • Full configuration and testing for new infrastructure at all nine sites at Amityville locations
  • Installation of Cisco 2900’s stacked switches at all IDFs across all nine sites including Copiague
  • Installation and operational support of Cisco 4500’s, 6500’s VSS
  • Support and Configuration of Cisco’s Nexus 7000 series switches including VPC configurations
  • Operational support for Akorns BGP WAN infrastructure
  • Support and troubleshooting for both Akorns IGP protocols OSPF/ EIGRP
  • Site surveys and installation of new Aruba 510 series AP’s
  • Moves, Adds and Changes with DELL Power Connect Switches (8024’s, Trunks, GVRP)
  • Network Management tools for Infrastructure support utilizing Mindsight and Solarwinds
  • Use of Remedy ticketing system for MAC work and change management
  • Administration of new IP scopes and DNS through Active Directory
  • Administration of Cisco ASA’s VPN/Rule Base changes
  • Installation of Rack UPS’s, ATS.s, Switches.

NETWORK ENGINEER

AT&T, OMNICOM
06.2018 - 08.2018
  • Responsible for Omnicom’s IP documentation and restructuring project
  • Re-design and consolidation of all Omnicoms VRF’s globally
  • Full documentation of all MPLS/GRE/VPN WAN to prepare for redesign
  • Visio Diagrams of all internal LAN/Wireless networking equipment
  • Configured Cisco 3950/4500/6500/Nexus 7000’s for new Vlans in preparation of new design
  • Re-configured new management VLAN for consistency across all agencies.

NETWORK ENGINEER

PANGAIA PARTNERS
09.2017 - 01.2018
  • Installed and configured 6807 VSS/VSL switches with redundant Sup6’s within NYU’s MDF
  • Configured both Layer 3 and layer 2 port channels for distribution and access layers
  • Installed and configured redundant 10 G uplinks utilizing both 4500 and 3850 stacked switches
  • Conducted wireless surveys using the Ekahau application for preparation in installing NYU’s RTLS
  • Updated both topological and physical network diagrams including rack layout and elevations using Visio
  • Completed OSHA certification for work on live construction sites
  • InfoBlox for IPAM and DNS support
  • Administration of Cisco ASA’s.

NETWORK ENGINEER

COGNIZANT, PSE&G
08.2016 - 04.2017
  • Installation and support of Cisco’s Nexus 5000/7000 series switches
  • Configuration and support of Nexus VPC’s for redundant communication
  • Configuration and support of 4500/6500 VSS for High Availability
  • Cisco 4500,3850 Switches
  • Upgrades, installation and troubleshooting
  • Day to Day administration
  • Layer 2 Port, VLAN, Spanning Tree, IOS upgrades, etc., performed daily
  • Configuration and support for Cisco’s ASA 5500, VPN’s, Rule Base, etc
  • Support, configuration and troubleshooting of internal routing protocol OSPF
  • Proactive monitoring utilizing Solarwinds, Spectrum
  • Additional network management performed using Cisco Prime
  • IP management and DNS were achieved using IPAM
  • All network Moves Adds, and changes was added into Visio as well as any new equipment installations.

VOIP/NETWORK ENG

TELEVERSE COMMUNICATIONS
11.2015 - 06.2016
  • Mitel 5000 VOIP Installation and support
  • Technical support for Intertel 5000 and Access IP systems
  • Service and operational support for VOIP systems including Hunt Groups, Dial Patters, T1, Carrier Issues, Trunk Faults, VOIP problems, etc
  • Operational support and consultation on network requirements including VOIP, application and security considerations
  • Troubleshooting for all network related issues were Mitel and Intertel systems are considered
  • Consultation, Support, Installation and certification on all physical media requirements including CAT6/5, Single Mode/Multi-Mode fiber including end points, patch panels, etc
  • Rack and stack all equipment including documentation via Visio.

NETWORK ENGINEER

APEX, CABLEVISION
05.2015 - 08.2015
  • Supported 1.5 million access points across Long Island, Manhattan and New Jersey
  • Installed and supported indoor access points in-house (Hicksville, Bethpage)
  • Upgraded, installed and supported Cisco Wireless controllers (Cisco 7500, 8500)
  • Installed Cisco ASR 9922 for network aggregation
  • Configured and supported Cisco NEXUS 5000 and 7000 series switches
  • Management tools included Opsware for pulling configurations, downloading code, inventory, scripts, etc
  • Utilized SevOne for network management including benchmark graphs, utilization, forecasting, proactive trouble-shooting, etc.

LEAD NETWORK ENGINEER

ITT EXELIS
09.2011 - 01.2014

Education

Associate of Applied Science - Computer Science

S.U.N.Y Farmingdale
Farmingdale, NY
06.1991

FARMINDALE - COMPUTER SCIENCE

Skills

  • Technical Acumen:
  • PROTOCOLS/ROUTING/SWITCHING: OSPF, EIGRP, BGP, MPLS, ROUTE SUMERIZATION, ROUTE LEAKING, ROUTE MAPS, PREFEX LISTS, ROUTE FILTERING, PBR, IOS, NEXUS OS, VRF, VPC, VSS, VDC, SVI’S, MULTI-CAST, QOS, COS, HSRP, VRRP, GLBP, IP-SLA, MULTICAST, IP-V6 (6-4 TUNNELING, DUAL STACK) NAT/PAT, DNS, DHCP STP/MST/RSTP/PVST, VLAN, PVLAN, VOIP VLANS, STACKWISE, VACL’S, CAT-5/6/8 568B NODE AND PATCH PANEL TERMINATION AND TESTING FIBER MULTI/SINGLE MODE ST-LC-ST, HOT MELTS, DAC, FLUKE, PENTA SCANNERS INFRASTRUCTURE LAN/WAN: DM-VPN, PTP, GRE OVER IP-SEC, METRO-ETHERNET, SITE-SITE VPN, ENTERPRISE, CAMPUS, DATA-CENTER, SPINE-LEAF, ACCESS-DISTRO-CORE, COLLAPSED CORE, BRANCH-EDGE, FRAME, T1/T3, DARK FIBER T1/DS3
  • NETWORK MANAGEMENT: SOLARWINDS, SNMP-V3, NETFLOW, WHATS UP GOLD, SPECTRUM, WIRESHARK, REMEDY CHANGE MGMT TICKETING SYSTEM
  • VOICE: VOIP, CISCO CALL-MANAGER (MAC), MITEL 5000, VOIP HUNT GROUPS, DIAL PATTERNS, BULK REPORTS, SIP TRUNKS, T1 PRI’S
  • WIRELESS: WLC/AP CONFIG AND SUPORT, 80211, CAPWAP, SSI, WPA-2, ROAMING, 24/50 GHZ SPECTRUMS, SITE SURVEYS EKAHAU, AP ON A STICK, FLEX CONNECT
  • DOCUMENTATION: AUTOCAD, VISIO, MOP’S, SOP’S, BOM’S, PROJECT PLANS
  • EQUIPMENT: CISCO SWITCHS/ROUTERS/ASA/WLC/AP’S, 2K,5K,7K, 9K, FEX, 4500, 6500, 2900, 3700 SERIES ISR, ASR, WLC 5500, BROCADE, DELL SWITCHES (Power Conn, 8024’s), Ruggedcom, EtherWan

Accomplishments

Designed and Managed installation of new Network Management platform for the U.S. ARMY while in Afghanistan. This platform "Spectrum" supported all the Forward Operating Bases in the North Eastern part of the country. Spectrum was designed for the support and management of NIPR, SIPR and CXI.

Certification

CCNP (Route, Switch, T-Shoot)

CCNA (Route,Switch, T-Shoot)

CCNA Security

CompTIA (Network Security)

Mitel (Voice PBX System's)

ITIL

OSHA (10 Year)

Timeline

Senior Network Engineer

V-GROUP-METROPOLITAN TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY
07.2022 - 02.2023

Senior Network Engineer

Custom Computer Specialists
11.2019 - 04.2021

NETWORK ENGINEER

DATA VISION, CANON
06.2019 - 10.2019

NETWORK ENGINEER

AKORN PHARMACEUTICALS
09.2018 - 05.2019

NETWORK ENGINEER

AT&T, OMNICOM
06.2018 - 08.2018

NETWORK ENGINEER

PANGAIA PARTNERS
09.2017 - 01.2018

NETWORK ENGINEER

COGNIZANT, PSE&G
08.2016 - 04.2017

VOIP/NETWORK ENG

TELEVERSE COMMUNICATIONS
11.2015 - 06.2016

NETWORK ENGINEER

APEX, CABLEVISION
05.2015 - 08.2015

LEAD NETWORK ENGINEER

ITT EXELIS
09.2011 - 01.2014

Associate of Applied Science - Computer Science

S.U.N.Y Farmingdale

FARMINDALE - COMPUTER SCIENCE

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