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I build, secure, and defend networks at scale. Firewalls, packets, and the occasional 3 AM incident bridge.
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Nearly three decades on the wire: ISPs, classified federal networks, Fortune 500s, and the world's largest airline.
I architect firewalls, hunt intrusions, kill DDoS attacks, and lead the incidents nobody else wants. When the network is on fire, I'm the one they page. Then I write the runbook so it never burns the same way twice.
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American Airlines
Technical Lead, Network Operations
Final escalation for complex incidents. Drive root‑cause analysis and own the patching/firmware lifecycle for firewalls and switching platforms fleet‑wide.
Senior Network Engineer
Design, deploy, and troubleshoot next‑gen firewalls and core network services for the world's largest airline — data centers, public cloud, and airports around the globe. Turn business requirements into secure, scalable rule sets, plus the runbooks and diagrams that keep ops running.
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PepsiCo
Network Defense Engineer
Led Cisco and Palo Alto firewall/IPS initiatives across corporate, cloud, and OT. Ran enterprise security platforms (Umbrella, Symantec SWG, Panorama/Cortex/Prisma) and drove firewall audit and cleanup programs.
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Verizon Enterprise Solutions
Lead Network Security Consultant
Delivered firewall, load balancer, and proxy projects across physical and cloud footprints. Transitioned day‑to‑day operations to Verizon for multiple Fortune 500 clients.
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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.
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Forsythe Technology
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.
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Perot Systems / Dell SecureWorks
Senior Information Security Analyst
Hunted intrusions on classified federal networks. Coordinated inter‑agency investigations and led incident response and reporting.
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The Planet Internet Services
Senior Information Security Engineer
Detected and killed DDoS attacks on hosting networks. Deployed corporate firewalls, managed VPNs, ran server forensics, and trained the next wave of engineers.
NOC Engineer / T1 Technician / Helpdesk
T1s, web servers, DNS, and mixed‑OS environments. Hardware troubleshooting, data‑center maintenance, DDoS escalations, Windows Domain and VoIP support. The full stack, the hard way.
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Internet America
Commercial Support / Research & Consulting
Supported T1/ISDN services, business sites, and domains. Administered DNS and web servers; tracked down inbound DDoS when it came knocking.
Customer Care Technician
Dial‑up, ISDN, DSL, email, OS issues — where it all started. Shift lead for escalations and customer advocacy.