Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert -- CCIE #4713 (R&S)
Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert -- CCIE #4713 (ISP-Dial)
Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert -- CCIE #4713 (Security)
Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert -- CCIE #4713 (Service Provider)
- Specialization in Cable/RF
Cisco Certified Design Professional -- CCDP (R&S)
Cisco Certified Security Professional -- CCSP
Cisco Cable Communications Specialist
Cisco IP Telephony Support Specialist
Cisco IP Telephony Design Specialist
Cisco Certified Network Associate -- WAN Switching
Cisco Certified Systems Instructor -- CCSI #21903
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (NT 4.0) #474812
Ortronics Certified Systems Installer +
Cisco Sales Expert - Enterprise
AVVID Certified SE/FE - IP Telephony
AVVID Certified SE/FE - Voice Access
Juniper Networks Certified Internet Specialist (JNCIS) #462
Juniper Networks Certified Internet Professional (JNCIP) #172
Juniper Networks Certified Internet Expert (JNCIE) #153
Juniper Networks Certified Internet Associate (JNCIA-J)
Juniper Networks Certified Instructor (JNCI) for M-Series and J-Series
NSA/CNSS INFOSEC Professional
TIA Convergence Technology Professional (CTP)
Certified Information Systems Security Professional -- CISSP #37445
CCIE Candidate - Design (passed written exam) <track killed>
CCIE Candidate - Voice (passed written exam) <Lab pending>
Will finish up CCVP requirements (two exams left)
Senior CCIE Instructor Develop and deliver both instructor-led training
and virtual classroom delivery of CCIE Accelerated training Training includes bootcamps and workshops for
Routing & Switching CCIE and Service Provider CCIE
Responsible for
developing business opportunities including new product development and
increasing market share for training and product lines
Develop and record Video-on-Demand and Audio-on-Demand courses
Participate with idea generation and new business ideas
Vice President of Technical Training and Senior Technical
Instructor Oversee multiple CCIE instructors Develop and deliver both instructor-led training
and virtual classroom delivery of CCIE Accelerated training Training includes bootcamps and academies for
Routing & Switching CCIE, Security CCIE, Service Provider CCIE and Voice
CCIE
Responsible for
developing business opportunities including new product development and
increasing market share for training and product lines
Integration with other business units within the IPexpert family
Develop and record Video-on-Demand and Audio-on-Demand courses
President/Consultant/Trainer Consult on a variety of Cisco networking issues
including Wireless Broadband, Cable Broadband, IP Telephony, MPLS and
Security. Course development work in Traditional Telephony,
IP Telephony and Cable Broadband Consulting/Training customers include: Cisco
Systems, Juniper Networks, Alcoa/Fujikura Telecommunications, Tele-Tech, System Design Group,
NetGain Technologies, Ascolta Training, Skyline
Computer Corporation, Horizon-MTS, Azlan (UK), Nil (Slovenia), IPexpert, ProctorLabs, CCBootCamp, Tech2000, ANI, ACS
Telecom -
Alaska, Hula Networks and others Bootcamp design, development and delivery for Cisco SE's Teach CCIE Routing & Switching Lab Prep course
for CCBootCamp and IPExpert Develop custom curricula for engineering training Security Solutions Training/Business Resiliency
Training delivery Instructional Designer for Cisco and other ILT
companies Wireless assessments Security assessments 2000-Oct. 2001 MentorTechnologies,
Inc., Annapolis, MD Instructor/Consultant
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Emanon.com, Inc.
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Teach Cisco standard courses as well as custom developed courses throughout the world
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Standard ILSG courses currently certified to teach include ICND, BSCN, BCRAN, MCNS, CIPT, CVOICE, CSVPN, CSPFA, DCIINS and CIT
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Trained for initial rollouts of AWLSS and Wireless Fundamentals
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Cable BU courses include ICCRand CNR; ramping up on CSRC/ANR
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Custom courses include topics on IOS 12.1, VPN/IPSec, Multicasting, MPLS and MPLS-VPNs and Quality of Service for both Enterprise and Service Providers
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Ramping up to teach ECP-1/ECP-2, custom courses designed for CCIE Lab preparation (in spare time anyway)
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Course Owner for ICCR (Cable Routers) and CNR (DHCP/DNS Services)
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Co-Course Owner for CIT (Troubleshooting)
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Positioned as Team Lead/Mentor to other instructors
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Consult on a wide variety of Cisco-related network issues
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Instructional Designer
Information Services Manager/effectual CIO
- Manage the entire Information Services department including Help Desk and Programming Staff (10+ subordinates)
- Responsible for Local Area Network, Wide Area Network and Remote/VPN Networking design, implementation, configuration and maintenance.
- Interfacing with Service Provider network engineering groups for IP-related issues. TTC is an "Engineering, Furnish and Installation" (EF&I) company working in the Service Provider realm.
- Responsible for driving corporate standards within computing, telecommunications and security realms.
- Responsible for design and maintenance of corporate Disaster Recovery Plans
- Overall responsibility for anything having to do with telecommunications, computers and security systems for Headquarters office, 8 satellite offices and a number of SOHO users.
- Overall project management of office relocations, new office openings and office expansions, including uninterrupted service move/transition of national headquarters office in 1998.
- Responsible for all telecommunications ordering, tracking, maintaining, evaluating and analyzing for all offices. This includes PRI, T-1, ISDN BRI, DS0, 800 numbers, etc. across a variety of telcos and services. Design work on VPN networks, DSL rollouts/POP design and integration.
- Involved in setting up new business practices revolving around a strategic partnership with Cisco Systems. Have brought Tele-Tech to the level of Premiere Partner/Reseller, and plan on going beyond with Professional Services relationship with Cisco.
- Worked with detail and application engineers for Cisco-related Service Provider (RBOC/CLEC) network considerations, particularly with DSL or StrataCom installations.
- You name it, I was responsible for it....
President
- Consulting, systems integration and Internet Presence provider
- Network analysis and design (covering all OSI layers)
- E-Mail conversion (MHS, SMTP, UUCP, POP3, MS-Mail, Exchange)
- Fax Gateways and Fax Broadcasting (RightFax, LG-Fax and other integrated systems)
- Cisco network configurations, packet-level analysis, diagnostic work
- Business development and management of subcontractors
- ISP Network Diagnostics (ranging from simple, single net connections to multi-feed BGP connections, POP Design/rollout)
- Wireless network design and integration
- Cable (RF) network design and integration, uBR/CMTS configuration
- Wave Wireless installation for outdoor multipoint configurations
- Security analysis, firewall installation, network restructure, VPN design and configuration
1988-1993 Tele-Tech Company, Inc. Milwaukee, WI
Business Premise Systems Foreman
- Local area network installation (cabling)
- Working within computer systems, including troubleshooting for warranty work.
- Cabling of network systems in all shapes, sizes and flavors.
President
- Ran a successful computer company in the Milwaukee area.
- Grew company to $1 million + within 1 year in hardware sales and Novell Netware network configuration
- Specialized in integration of various systems of hardware and software.
Staff Photographer
- Covered news and sports events all across the country.
- Worked under extreme deadline pressure with speed and accuracy.
- Freelanced for Milwaukee Wave, Chicago Power and NPSL Soccer, the Greater Milwaukee Conventions and Visitors Bureau, and many other companies.
Education
- B.S., Journalism/Photojournalism.
- Further studies in Philosophy and Political Science (Constitutional Law).
Technical Reviewer on Cisco books for Cisco Press and McGraw-Hill (myriad of topics)
Authoring for Cisco Press
MCNS Book - Chapters on PIX Firewall configuration
Authoring upcoming book on Cisco Cable Broadband
CCIE Practical Studies - Chapter on Multicast for CCIE Preparation
RightFax Fax Server Technical Specialist - includes Brooktrout and Gammalink boards of many flavors (RightFax 5.0, 5.2, 6.0 and 7.0).
Nortel Meridian PBX configuration and programming (Options 21 and 51C)
Nortel Norstar system configuration, programming and installation
Novell NetWare to Windows NT Migration
Some experience with network design and provisioning of Cisco xDSL gear (675, 6100 and 6400), including CPE, DSLAM and SSG
Thorough cable testing knowledge for LAN structures. Experience with circuit testing on WAN (TDR's, T-Berd, etc.) for ISDN PRI, T-1, DS-3, ISDN BRI, etc.
Structured cabling installation (just about every flavor)
System integration and troubleshooting
Vast array of hardware configuration and troubleshooting experience
Internet Services configuration and maintenance
Telecommunications systems design and maintenance
Experience with ISDN of many flavors
Unix (Linux) configuration and maintenance, particularly regarding DNS, DHCP, Syslog and Apache web service. Experience with Redhat Linux, BSDI, Solaris and Irix. (in order of experience: lots to little)
Involved in (non-public) beta test team of NetWare 4.11, Windows NT 4.0, Adobe Photoshop and other random systems.
BICSI Member
SCTE Member
IEEE Member
Involved in psychometric test creation and evaluation for Cisco CVOICE 3.1 exam and Cisco Cable Qualified Specialist exam
Wireless site surveys, designs and deployments in highly-difficult areas such as medical environments
(etc., etc.)