OBJECTIVE

Obtain a challenging data and telco networks position in networks engineering or support, with a dynamic role at a fast-paced, cutting-edge company.

EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE Orono, ME
1991-1993, Bachelor of Science, Computer and Electrical Engineering -- transferred.

EXPERIENCE
7/01 - present

VERIZON ENTERPRISE NETWORK SERVICES Boston, MA
FORUM CONSULTING, Consulting Engineer
·  3rd level network support (troubleshooting Cisco and Nortel routers, switches, T1, ATM, X.25), work referrals from 1st and 2nd level support.
·  On-call coverage. SNMP, MIBs, Unix scripting. Assist with CiscoWorks 2000 NMS platform.

9/00-7/01

CISCO SYSTEMS, Project Engineer, Professional Services
·  Network Management: SNMP, MIBs, Solaris admin and Unix scripting (Perl, awk, shell scripts, Expect)
·  Pilot program to demonstrate and support CiscoWorks 2000 NMS platform within Verizon east coast network; create and conduct training 
·  General network troubleshooting and on-site support for Verizon (routers, switches, LANE/ATM, DSL)

9/97 - 3/00

Network/Hardware Engineering Technical Lead/Project Manager
· Selection, evaluation, project management, testing, and sysadmin for qualification/integration of 3rd-party PCI/cPCI/PMC network adapters in fault-tolerant HP-UX servers.
· ATM, SONET/SDH, IP over SONET, DCX, DSX, SNMP system management card, Ethernet, FDDI, Datakit, T1/E1, ISDN, V.35, token ring, sync/async, SS7.
· Network, TCP/IP, and configuration support in labs; switches, concentrators; define/improve products.
· Web site and whitepaper development; process and documentation improvements.
· Promotion to Senior Hardware Engineer (January 1999)

1/97 - 8/97

THE CHARLES STARK DRAPER LABORATORY Cambridge, MA
Digital Hardware Design Engineer, Communications Systems
· Printed circuit boards and FPGA design (VHDL and Synopsys) and functional testing.
· Guided artillery shell flight board debug, including FPGA, DSP and ICE emulator.

EXPERIENCE CONCURRENT WITH COLLEGE

RAYTHEON ELECTRONICS Andover, MA, 6/96 - 8/96
Intern, Networks, SNMP, HP-UX, and HP OpenView, and performance testing of IEEE 802.11 wireless network adapters.

WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE Worcester, MA, 8/96 - 12/96, 12/95 - 5/96
Teaching Assistant, Digital Design course and laboratory
Research Assistant, Ultrasonics Laboratory

WALKER SCIENTIFIC Worcester, MA, 6/95 - 5/96
Instrument Design, 16-bit precision gaussmeter/magnetic field instrument.

OTIS SPECIALTY PAPERS (A REXAM COMPANY) Jay, ME, 12/93 - 8/94, 5/93 - 8/93
IT Co-op, networks, troubleshooting of VAX, Alpha, and PCs, fiber optic network installation

 BOISE CASCADE PAPER GROUP Rumford, ME, 6/92 - 8/92
Assistant Systems Operator, IBM AS/400 and 38 systems and networks

UNIVERSITY OF MAINE/APPLE COMPUTERS Orono, ME, 9/91 - 5/92
MAC ACT Computer Consultant, Macintosh and IBM-compatible PCs

COMPUTER CONSULTING, area homes and businesses, 1991 - 1996

COMPUTER
EXPERIENCE

Equipment and Operating Systems
· Cisco and Nortel routers and switches, configuration and support
· Sun Solaris; Hewlett Packard HP-UX; Stratus fault-tolerant Unix (HP-UX and FTX); systems and network management
· PCs, MS-DOS, OS/2, Windows 3.1/3.11/95/98/NT Server and Workstation, Linux, UnixWare; systems and network management
· Sun Sparc workstations and Solaris/SunOS operating systems
· Microsoft networking, HP OpenView SNMP, DEC Pathworks, NetWare 3.12, Personal Netware
· DEC Alpha workstations, VAX clusters, Digital UNIX/ULTRIX, X-Windows
· Macintosh and PowerPC computers and LocalTalk/EtherTalk network
· IBM 3090 mainframes, IBM AS/400, IBM System 38

Programming Experience and Equipment
· ATM, Ethernet, Datakit switches; FDDI concentrators; Token Ring MAU; T1/E1 CSU/DSU; routers, gateways, proxy and NAT servers, Definity PBX, DNS, DHCP, PPP.
· C, TCP/IP sockets programming, HTML, Pascal, BASIC, Assembly Language (x86, 68000), VHDL, Synopsys, UNIX/MS-DOS/VAX DCL scripting
· Oscilloscope, spectrum analyzer, logic analyzer, function generator, multimeter, EPROM/PLD/FPGA programmers.

PROJECT
WORK

· Major Qualifying Project (MQP): redesign of a 16-bit precision gaussmeter.
· Humanities Sufficiency: integration of live and synthesized computer music.
· Interactive Qualifying Project (IQP): war museum lecture, London, England, summer 1994.
· VLSI gate-level design and fab of a 2000-transistor ALU (Arithmetic Logic Unit).

HONORS, 
MEMBERSHIP

IEEE; Engineer-in-Training (EIT, leading to Professional Engineer designation); Eta Kappa Nu, electrical engineering honor society; Tau Beta Pi, national engineering honor society; Sigma Mu Epsilon, manufacturing engineering honor society; Eagle Scout Award; University of Maine Presidential Scholarship; Robert Haskell Electrical Engineering Alumni Scholarship

ACTIVITIES

scuba diving, weight lifting, mountain biking, rollerblading, jogging, home repairs