I discovered my passion and overall awe for Network Engineering in 1998. My manager at the time showed me how he was able to copy files from one machine to the other over 10Base2 (Thin Net) connections. He later put me in charge of converting the network from Thin Net to 10BaseT ethernet using Allied Telesyn and Madge Network Hubs. I have a love for what I do, and have enjoyed every aspect of my career. I relish meeting new people, sharing my knowledge with others, directing my network team, as well as the path my firm takes with regards to network technologies, product offerings and solutions. My current position allows me to leverage my experience to ensure that our network solutions and offerings, meet our client budgetary needs, satisfy their ROI requirements, and lastly, leaves our clients satisfied that they have chosen the right partner for their network needs. I am trained in the fine art of analyzing, assessing, designing, scaling, selling, building and maintaining small to enterprise scale computer networks. My background is in Cisco LAN/WAN networking, but can and have worked in vendor agnostic environments. My skill set includes Switching, Routing, Security (Firewalls/IPS/IDS/VPN/authentication/TrustSec/MACsec/ISE/etc...),Wireless (lightweight and autonomous), and WAN acceleration. I am Cisco Meraki CMNA Certified, CCNA Certified, CCNP Certified, CCNA Wireless Certified, CCNA Security Certified, Comp TIA Network+ Certified and was made a Cisco Champion in 2019.