I am an Enterprise Monitoring System architect, administrator and designer. I've specialized in SolarWinds as an SME with over 15 years experience with all SolarWinds Orion products including NPM, SAM, NCM, NTA, WPM, Engineering Toolset, Network Topology Mapper, etc. My background also includes over thirty years monitoring, architecting, managing, installing and supporting the full range of Local and Wide Area Networks. I have performed project development with a specific emphasis on planning and designing network monitoring and alerting for networks using Cisco routers and switches, CheckPoint, Juniper, F5, Cabletron, 3COM, Lucent, and Bay/Nortel Networks products. I have been an SME on many Network Monitoring and Management products and projects. I have a proven track record in network support and management, highlighting and resolving issues in a diverse, technical environment and coordinating team efforts for installations, upgrades, and problem resolution. CORE STRENGTHS: * Strategic Network Monitoring Planning * ITIL (Information Technology Infrastructure Library) Certified * Complex Network Monitoring Design and Implementation for data and voice, LAN/MAN/WAN * Large Mainframe network design, implementation, management and support * Cisco Router Configuration, Deployment and Support * Network Security Consulting, Cisco PIX and Checkpoint Firewall Configuration, Deployment and Support * Network requirements determination and analysis * Network diagnosis and troubleshooting using Netscout products (Network General Sniffer tracing), Wireshark (Ethereal), Netflow data, etc. * Project management * Business Continuation/Disaster Recovery * Systems Integration Plan Development and Testing Networking Expertise * Network Monitoring and Management with products from SolarWinds, EMC Smarts/IONIX, HP OpenView, Ciscoworks/2000/Prime, Nagios, Zenoss, Micromuse NetCool, IBM Netview/Tivoli. * Planning: Performed in-depth analyses of network monitoring infrastructures, study business growth and requirements, and recommend short-term and long-term network strategies. * Design: Provide configurations and documentation for new local and wide area networks utilizing TCP/IP, IPX, and SNA products. * Implementation: Responsible for project management, physical implementation and complete documentation of multiple network management projects consisting of Cisco routers, 3COM, and Bay/Nortel routers, switches and hubs and Cisco and Cabletron LAN switches utilizing EIGRP, OSPF, STP and RIP routing protocols, and IP, IPX network protocols.

Highlights:

• Cisco
• Management
• Project Management
• Project Manager
• HP
• HP OpenView
• Nortel
• Networking
• NOC
• Systems Engineer