Datacenter & Network engineer

Experienced IT Specialist and Network and Datacenter Engineer

I have over a decade of experience in IT. Supporting both Military and Civilian roles. I have achieved a CCNP, Junipers JNCIA-Junos, CompTIA Net+ and A+. I am currently working on my CCNP-DEVNET. I seem to be a Jack of all Trades. I love all things Technology. My formal training has been in Computer Science working on Artificial Intelligence and Electronics. I also have been classically trained as a Physician Assistant and Paramedic. On my free time when I am not fixing your computer and keeping your Internet up and running, I enjoy doing projects with my daughter. We do projects ranging from simply running a higher Category Ethernet cable to the gaming room for more throughput to very advance projects like building robots and training them to stand up right and walk. Most of our code is in Python but I can be found using other coding languages that I am not fluent in. I also manage the hosting and domain side of my wife’s website. I am very proud of my Wife, she had saw I was learning new things to stay relevant, so to be supportive she taught herself how to code and built a wonderful website. If you have not already sensed from reading my rantings, I am very family oriented. Family is what kept me going after I got back from my Military Experience.

What I’m working on

CCNP Data Center Application Centric Infrastructure

I am currently studying CCNP Data Center Application Centric Infrastructure DCACI 300-620 to add to my Cisco knowledge base and to keep my certs active. This is the future of Networking in my humble oppinion.

Projects

Home Network Lab

I built a Cisco network lab for hands on lab experience 24/7 whenever I felt like tinkering. I use a rack on wheels and some free-standing stacks. So far, my collection has 4 layer 3 switches, 2 layer 2 switches, 2 routers, 1 ISR router and 1 WLC and 2...

Pwnagotchi: WiFi Deauthor

This was a project I did with my daughter. I got her interest by making it into a "Hacking" theme. This project was way more. For instance, the AI/Deep learning programing so the Pwnagotchi learns from previous networks to accelerate more proficient Hand-Shake captures. This project also highlights the way...

Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning

For fun, I have been doing PH.d level work in AI and DL. I have done approximately 140 projects, mostly using Python. My projects range from Object Detection for Autonomous Vehicle (Cars & Aircrafts), Voice response to making a robot walk up right on two feet. All these completed and...

Amazon Alexa Skill - HvyD's Computer Facts

Alexa Skill. In this project, I built a fully functional skill for Amazon’s Alexa that provides year-dated facts from AI History (or some other History of your choosing). Through the process, I got to use the Alexa Skills Kit (ASK) - a current state of the art API for building voice systems. You...

Experience

IS Customer Desktop Support and Network & Telecom Engineering

Providence Health, IS Customer Support Technician - FTE
Santa Rosa, CA | February, 2021 - June, 2023

Support End User’s as Level 3 break-fix of Desktops, Laptops, and mobile devices in day-to-day operations
Build, Deploy and Maintain a Windows Enterprise AD environment
Build, Deploy and maintain Cisco and Meraki WAN, LAN and Wi-Fi routers and switches.
Network management using Infoblox IPAM and Providence Health proprietary platforms
Track and resolve incidents and Project Tasks using the Service Now System
Work with Vendors and Contractors to resolve incidents and complete projects within SLA
Participate in a 24-hour 7 day On-call rotation every month.
Maintain stockroom Assets and Consumables
Consult and work in a Microsoft Teams Environment to resolve issues.

Aviation Electronics Engineer Cross-rated to Hospital Corpsman

U.S. Navy, Aviation Electronics Engineer Cross-rated to Hospital Corpsman
Mayport, Fl | December, 1994 - December, 2011

Specially trained according to US Navy standards in electrical engineering, computer systems and aerospace.
Maintained repaired and adjusted innovative electronic equipment consoles.
Integrated and implemented innovative technologies to connect to secure DoD servers

Datacenter and Network Engineer

City & County of San Francisco Department of Emrgency Mangement, IS Engineer-Journey - PEX
San Francisco | July, 2023 - January, 1970

Datacenter Operations Team Lead – August to Present:

•Manage and control all Layer 1 and Layer 2 aspects of SF DEM Server and Telecom rooms.

• Work with the Server and Network Teams in deploying and maintaining their NOC needs. • Manage and Grant all access of collocated customers and other city employees to datacenter. • Work with Sheriffs Group as the Point of Contact for all vendors and visitors to be escorted into datacenter.

Datacenter and Network Engineer – July to August: • Build, Deploy and Maintain Cisco and Brocade/Ruckus Dual network for City & Counties Police, Sheriff, Fire-EMS 911 system and Administration. • Consult and work in a Microsoft Teams Environment. • Work with vendors, contractors and other City Departments to resolve incidents and complete projects. • Track and resolve incidents using the Service Now System

IMAC - Desktop Support II

Milestone Technology, IMAC - Desktop Support II - Contractor
S.F. Bay Area | January, 2020 - January, 2021

Tesla:

Install and deployed racked Linux RHEL and Window Servers 2016 and Network Switches and Controllers
Setup and managed Cisco routers and switches
Maintain thorough Documentation of equipment and systems assets.

Five9:

Installed Windows and Mac Desktops
End User and client Support

Certifications

Cisco Certified Network Associate

Comptia A+

Comptia Network+

JNCIA-JUNOS

Badges & Skills

Implementing and Administering Cisco Networking Technologies

CompTIA IT Operations Specialist – CIOS Stackable Certification

Google IT Support / Comptia A+ Dual Badge

Junipers JNCIA-JUNOS

Education

Cisco Certified Network Associate Cisco

Cisco Network Academy January, 2022 - March, 2022

Cisco Certified Network Associate Cisco – E-learn 2022 - 2025

Bachelor of Science in Computer Science

University of Nevada, Reno July, 2009 - July, 2011

University Nevada Reno - Reno, NV 2011

CompTIA Network+ and A+

CompTia Online February, 2021 - March, 2021

certification in Computer Networking and Hardware Support CompTIA – E-learn 2021-2024

Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning Nanodegree

Stanford DeepLearning.ai July, 2019 - December, 2019

Artificial Intelligence and Deep Learning Nanodegrees in AI Theory, Game Theory, Planning, Voice User Interface, Natural Language Processing, Computer Vision and Reinforce Stanford DeepLearning.ai - San Francisco, CA 2019-2019