Professional Summary: This Expert is a senior level network architect and experienced technical project manager. He has nearly thirty (30) years of experience designing and directing major IT, LAN/WAN projects, including multi-tier and multi-vendor network architecture, process re-engineering, network and systems contingency planning, mail and messaging systems, data center design, information security, on-line transaction processing, messaging middleware, object-oriented design, and distributed database technology. He is fully versed and experienced with networks entailing multiple tiers of network gear, including: Cisco Catalyst switches (6509, 4006, 2948G-L3, 35xx, 29xx) and routers (7500's, 7200's, 3600's 2600's and 1600's). His designs have emphasized fault tolerance and reliability through redundant paths and multi-homed Internet connections. His experience encompasses the complete evolution of Ethernet Switching combined with VLAN architecture through the current suite of protocols and architectures which apply prioritization (e.g. QoS) and per-VLAN-Spanning trees. This Expert is a recognized expert in Network Design and Architecture and occasionally lectures at Columbia University in their evening program. He is a recognized expert in data backup, e-mail retention and document preservation. |