Home
Welcome to my personal site. I design, secure, and operate large‑scale networks and security platforms.
About Me
I’m a Network and Cybersecurity engineer focused on building resilient, high‑performance infrastructure and security controls. I specialize in next‑generation firewalls, network design, and operational reliability across data centers and cloud environments.
Experience
-
American Airlines
Senior Network Engineer
Support the world’s largest airline by designing, implementing, and troubleshooting next‑generation firewalls and core network services across data centers, public cloud, and global airport locations. Translate business requirements into secure, scalable policies and rule sets; produce runbooks and diagrams to enable operations.
Technical Lead, Network Operations
Provide escalation for complex incidents, drive root‑cause analysis, and coordinate patching/firmware lifecycles for firewalls, switches, and related platforms to maintain availability and security compliance.
-
PepsiCo
Network Defense Engineer
Led Cisco and Palo Alto firewall/IPS initiatives across corporate, cloud, and OT networks. Deployed and administered enterprise security platforms (Cisco Umbrella, Symantec SWG, Palo Alto Panorama/Cortex/Prisma) and executed firewall audit and cleanup programs.
-
Verizon Enterprise Solutions
Lead Network Security Consultant
Delivered firewall, load balancer, and proxy projects for large enterprises across physical and cloud footprints; managed transitions of day‑to‑day operations to Verizon for multiple Fortune 500 clients.
-
Dell Services Federal Government
Network Engineer
Executed network projects for federal agencies and partnered with Information Security teams. Supported switching, routing, VPNs, load balancing, SD‑WAN, and MPLS for distributed offices.
-
Forsythe Technology (now part of Sirius Computer Solutions)
Senior Network Engineer
Built complex B2B VPNs; administered firewalls, switching, routing, and load balancers for enterprise environments. Led incidents and projects; oversaw data‑center cabling and installations.
-
Perot Systems / Dell SecureWorks
Senior Information Security Analyst
Monitored classified federal networks for intrusions, coordinated inter‑agency investigations, and led incident response and reporting.
-
The Planet Internet Services (now part of IBM Cloud)
Senior Information Security Engineer
Detected and mitigated DDoS attacks on hosting networks; deployed corporate firewalls and managed VPNs; performed server forensics and trained new engineers.
-
NOC Engineer / T1 Technician / Helpdesk
Supported T1s, web servers, DNS, and mixed‑OS environments; handled hardware troubleshooting and data‑center maintenance; escalated DDoS/network issues and assisted with Windows Domain and VoIP services.
-
Internet America (now part of Rise Broadband)
Commercial Support / Research & Consulting
Supported T1/ISDN services, business sites, and domains; administered DNS and web servers; tracked and mitigated inbound DDoS when required.
-
Customer Care Technician
Resolved dial‑up, ISDN, DSL, email, and OS issues; served as shift lead handling escalations and customer advocacy.