Network Architect

Network Architect — Apex Connectivity Solutions

Denver, CO | January 2024 – Present

• Designed and executed a full-scale SD-WAN migration using Cisco Viptela across 45 branch offices, reducing corporate WAN latency by 28% and saving $140,000 in annual MPLS carrier licensing costs.
• Orchestrated the transition of local data center services to a hybrid AWS cloud infrastructure, utilizing Terraform to manage VPCs, transit gateways, and route tables for 1,200 active workloads.
• Streamlined network traffic classification and Quality of Service (QoS) configurations, which resolved ongoing VoIP packet loss issues and increased overall video call reliability scores by 34%.
• Implemented a centralized network security architecture featuring Palo Alto Next-Generation Firewalls, reducing unauthorized access attempts and security ticket response times by 40% across all segments.

Network Engineer — Vertex Infrastructure Partners

Boulder, CO | August 2020 – December 2023

• Managed and monitored a multi-vendor routing and switching network with 350+ nodes using OSPF and BGP protocols, maintaining a 99.99% uptime across four regional hub sites.
• Automated routine network device backups and configuration audits utilizing Python and Ansible scripts, reducing the team's weekly manual administrative overhead by 16 hours.
• Diagnosed and resolved critical network incidents and traffic bottlenecks using Wireshark packet analysis, improving average time-to-resolution for Tier-3 network issues by 22%.
• Deployed 85 secure wireless access points and configured VLAN segments for a new corporate headquarters, accommodating 600+ onsite employees with zero post-launch network outages.

BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, SD-WAN, Cisco Viptela, AWS Networking, VPC, Route 53, Transit Gateway, Palo Alto Firewalls, Terraform, Ansible, Python, Wireshark, VLAN, QoS, Subnetting, Network Security

Enterprise SD-WAN Transformation

Role: Lead Network Architect

Tools: Cisco Viptela, WAN Edge, OSPF, BGP

Led the design and deployment of SD-WAN across 45 sites, reducing recurring circuit costs by 28% and ensuring redundant backup tunnels with sub-second failover times.

AWS Hybrid Cloud Connectivity

Role: Network Architect

Tools: AWS Transit Gateway, Terraform, Direct Connect, Palo Alto Firewall

Architected a high-availability cloud routing topology using Terraform, migrating 1,200 local workloads to AWS and reducing inter-region data transfer latency by 32%.

• Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure) (2024)
• AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty (2023)
• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP Enterprise) (2021)
• Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Engineer (PCNSE) (2022)

• Languages: English (Native), German (Conversational)
• Open Source: Contributor to Ansible networking modules (2022-present)
• Availability: 2 weeks notice