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| Date: |
Sunday, November 17, 2002 |
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Internet/New Media/Technology |
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Network Engineer
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Unspecified |
| Position |
fulltime |
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Telecommute |
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South FL
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Resume |
ROBERT V. MERRITT
12302 N.W. 53rd Street
Coral Springs, Florida 33076
Tel: Cell: e-mail: rvm1st
PLEASE: Absolutely no contact from third parties and Executive Recruiters
· NETWORK ARCHITECT · ADMINISTRATION ·
Certified IT Professional, with more than 9 years of multifaceted experience as a Network Engineer and Architect, Project Manager, Senior Systems Engineer and Telecom Engineer, with technical expertise on VLANS and layers 1-7 Ethernet Internetworking Systems, Microsoft and Cisco Internet Data Center technologies. Proven infrastructure technology leadership, with strong analytical skills and broad technical background performing network assessments, design and architecture.
MCSE Certification, with solid experience and comprehensive knowledge of NT/2000 Servers and NT/2000 Workstations, as well as Windows 95/98, ME and XP. Provided troubleshooting and technical support to major corporate clients to eliminate Hardware and Software conflicts and oversee all areas of network administration.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS:
Expertise and skill in analysis, diagnostics and testing.
Broad exposure and capabilities with network design, installation, build outs and support.
Familiar with hardware and software document management configuration.
Troubleshooting experience and the final resolution of technical and non-technical
problems.
Ability to explore uncharted areas and develop innovative systems.
Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
PARTIAL TECHNICAL SKILLS PROFILE:
HARDWARE: CISCO NORTEL H.P. COMPAQ DELL IBM OS2 Baynetworks
Lucent Cabletron Intel Meridian
APPLICATION & TOOLS: MICROSOFT NETSCAPE CISCO RAPTOR CHECKPOINT HP
ISS WEBSENSE SurfControl CITRIX NETWORK ASSOCIATES
WINDOWS 2000 WEB TOOLS BlueOcean Hyena MS PROJECT
VISIO AUTOCAD VLAN VTP Trunking Spantree Etherchannel
Link Aggregation Access Lists NAT DMZ QOS IOS
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
TOPS ELECTRONICS SERVICE, HAVERHILL, MA 8/02 - PRESENT
Hardware Engineer
Specialist for all makes and models of laptop computers in current production, down to the component level, for this vendor support company for Best Buy consumer electronic retail chain.
INTRANET SOLUTIONS, INC., EDEN PRAIRIE, MN 2/01 - 1/02
Network/Integration Engineer
Provided project management and integration services for client installs, services and support for Xpedia Content Server (Web Content Management Suite), for major corporations and municipalities.
Served as Network, Systems & Integration Engineer and Architect for this Consultant Services Group, developing applications and networks for regional clients.
BREAKAWAY SOLUTIONS, INC., BOSTON, MA 7/00 - 2/01
Network Architect/Telecom Engineer
Network Engineer and Architect responsible for Layers 3-7 networking, CiscoWorks, CiscoSecure, RAS, VPN Ethernet for local/global facilities.
Established, implemented and maintained security standards on all Cisco equipment, DELL Compaq and IBM-netfinity servers, successfully increasing network up-time to 99.999%.
Designed Cisco, NT 4.0 directory services, LDAP initiations and security services.
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BREAKAWAY SOLUTIONS, INC. (CONTINUED)
Consulted with management to identify and prioritize current and future information system needs and providing ongoing oversight of all system initiatives within the client area.
Proficient on all Cisco networking/Internetworking hardware and all relational software correlated to Layers 2-7
Cisco Level II Network & Internetwork Engineer & Architect, with primary responsibility on Internet, Intranet, Extranet, web, eCommerce and web hosting infrastructure design.
Project Manager for new Win 2000 corporate rollout and end-to-end enterprise back-up/disaster recovery solutions.
Received company commendations for organizational ability and documentation skills, with specific regard to drafting proposed project planning, submittals, policies and procedures.
GLOBAL SEARCH GROUP, PEMBROKE PINES, FL 11/99 - 7/00
Consultant/Internal Network Engineer
Served as Network Engineer, Administrator, I.S. Manager, and Senior Systems Engineer for diversified clients, including Ford Motor Credit Company, RACAL Security and Payments and BellSouth.
Served as Lead Systems Engineer for Coastal Computer Systems, Lauderdale by the Sea, FL, on project to install, support and maintain network for construction company and various other client account's Networks.
Recommended and trained all nationwide sales personnel to support their own laptops, resulting in decreased unit downtime, increasing sales initiatives and sales by 35% and cutting an IT labor cost by 45%.
Most Significant Contract Projects:
UNISYS GLOBAL NETWORK SERVICES, S. FLORIDA REGIONAL DIVISION, MIAMI, FL 4/99 - 11/99
Network and Senior Systems Engineer
Lead Technical Engineer for enterprise-wide system integration projects, including project management,
e-commerce, applications, networks, security, enterprise backup and disaster recovery solutions, as well as
e-mail/messaging, resulting in ₯A+₯ technology infrastructure rating.
Designed, developed and implemented the cities of Ft. Lauderdale and Miami LAN/WAN network upgrades.
Performed network analysis assessments and installs for various clients, including Marion County Public Schools.
SULLIVAN & COGLIANO, WALTHAM, MA 7/95 - 4/99
Project Team Leader/Administrator/Systems Engineer/Messaging Engineer
Served as consultant to extensive client list of major companies, including GTE Internetworking, Ascend/Stratus Communications, Bradlees, Dupont, Softnet Systems, Sprint Spectrum and NEC.
Consultant for MS WINNT, TCP/IP, Novell, IPX Network design.
Directed and coordinated a wide variety of end-to-end LAN/WAN/Internet projects, including many corporate rollout deployments, network upgrade projects and messaging platform conversions for many Fortune 500 clients.
Coordinated end user training in classroom environments, as well as personal on-the-job training for client personnel.
BOSTON COMPUTER SOCIETY, WALTHAM, MA 7/94 - 7/95
Manager Consultant
Acting Project manager of multiple internship projects for BCS, as well as mentoring new student interns on the fundamentals of PC Networking.
EDUCATION:
CLARK UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS, CAMBRIDGE, MA
Accelerated Associate IT Client/Server Graduate Degree
CERTIFICATIONS:
Internet Specialist
MS Certified System Engineer (MCSE)
MS Certified Professional + Internet (MCP+I)
MS Certified Trainer (MCT - NT/2000)
MS Advanced Network Administrator
Ethernet Networking Administration
Currently completing qualifications for:
Citrix XP metaframe CCA Certification
Citrix XP metaframe CCEA Certification
REFERENCES: Furnished upon request
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