• Dynamic IT Leader who offers a background in Multi-Site Corporate Network Management, Network Engineering Architecture, Design / Build-Out Processes, Strategic Analysis / Planning, and Policy / Procedure Development; contributes talent in Team Building, Training / Development, Multimillion-Dollar Budget Control, and Workxxxxxxow Prioritization; and continually exhibits an ability to see the big picture within evolving IT scenarios.
• Top Performer who boasts above-average career results, and can make sound decisions to rexxxxxxect positively on IT operations in alignment with a company s vision, value, and goals to achieve a key competitive advantage.
• Bilingual Communicator (English / Spanish) who builds and sustains synergistic relationships with C-level executives, technical teams, network engineers, vendors, and project managers; can excel in autonomous or collaborative work environments; and can lead staff by example and with integrity to maximize core results.

Corporate Network Manager (2013 Present)

  Capitalize on the opportunity to lead forward-thinking daily network operations across the enterprise consisting of seven hospitals and 50+ remote offices, diagnostic / urgent care facilities, and physician offices, including mentoring and managing a top-performing team of 24 supervisors, network engineers, and project managers.

  Direct design and build-out of technical infrastructure for new and renovated hospitals, data centers, corporate offices, 50+ ancillary locations consisting of urgent care clinics, sleep centers, surgery centers, and physician offices.

  Demonstrate sharp analytical abilities toward cost-effectively monitoring and managing a $20-million budget, including developing IT strategic plans and orchestrating network infrastructure plans, as well as preparing RFIs and RFPs for efficient networking, evaluating vendors, and executing proof of concept testing.

  Served as an active member of IT SLA Committee and IT Technical Advisory Committee.

  Designed and developed policies and procedures for network guidelines and compliance.

  Continually demonstrated outstanding team performance and cost containment initiatives.

  Honored with the Best in Class Gartner infrastructure benchmark for Workload to FTE ratio.

  Achieved 30% lower costs than peer group on Metro Area Network, and 62% lower cost on Internet services.

Network Supervisor (2006 2013)

  Strategically steered a top-performing technical team of network engineers in providing support and implementation for large-scale networking solutions, including managing wide-ranging project execution to comply with set budgets, scheduling, and scope while continually implementing methods to improve results.

  Supported BHSF in attaining Healthcare s Most Wired award.

  Objectively performed annual staff evaluations, promotions, and payroll.

  Researched and selected new enterprise-wide technologies, including wireless.

Network Engineer ￨ Senior Network Engineer (1997 2006)

  Utilized industry knowledge to architect, design, plan, prioritize, and schedule enterprise-wide multi-phased projects, including demonstrating comprehensive experience across all facets of Optical, Core Routing and Switching, Data Center technologies, wireless networks, VPN, DNS / DHCP, internet, extranet, and content filtering.

  Successfully directed migration of an ATM network to Cisco infrastructure.

  Engineered large-scale networks for six hospitals and 30+ ancillary locations.

Computer Operator III (1995 1997)

  Spearheaded results-focused computer systems operations management at Baptist Health Systems of South Xxxxxx, including delivering quality-oriented computer and networking support for the hospital to meet key goals.

  Led IT Data Center server capacity planning.

  Personally mentored, trained, and oriented new hires.

  Ensured archiving / purging routines were conducted successfully.

Lead Operator ￨ Data Management Specialist ￨ Engineer

  Maximized data center / information technology initiatives by designing, implementing, and supporting LAN, including facilitating programming / coding in Cobol C and C++ programming language to produce key reports.

  Led data backup and maintenance functions, performed maintenance programming activities, and assisted in programming and implementing all new computer programs and tasks to ensure seamless operational efforts.

  Successfully trained computer users on all new systems applications.

  Provided training to personnel in all aspects of Data Management System operations.

  Assisted management in job scheduling, payroll administration, and project planning initiatives.

Computer Operator ￨ Human Resources Assistant

  Played a vital role in architecting, designing, implementing, and supporting Token Ring Network, including handling all programming / coding programs to ensure that computer systems were backed up on a daily basis.

  Effectively coordinated administration, management, and operations of the Computer Center to meet objectives.

  Drove operations growth by coordinating testing and interviewing of new candidates.

  Assisted supervisor in all payroll, workxxxxxxow prioritization, scheduling, and distribution.

Bachelor of Business Administration

Majors Management Information Systems ￨ Human Resources Management ￨ Minor Computer Science

Ciena Optical Networking ￨ BlueCat Managing DNS / DHCP and IPAM

Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) ￨ Cisco Wireless LAN and Mobility

Cisco Wireless Securing Wireless Networks ￨ Cisco Wireless Site Survey and Analysis

Cisco ASA Firewall / VPN Securing Networks ￨ Cisco Security Manager (CSM) ￨ Cisco MDS

Cisco Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) ￨ Cisco Security Monitoring, Analysis and Response (MARS)

Ethernet Analysis & Troubleshooting ￨ Cisco Wireless LAN and Mobility ￨ NetBrain ￨ SolarWinds ￨ Splunk

F5 Architecting and Implementing Big-IP ￨ Meru Wireless Essentials ￨ Meru Wireless E(z)RF Network Manager

Hardware: FORE Systems (Marconi) ASX-1000 and ASX-200BX ATM Switches

FORE Systems (Marconi) PowerHub 7000 and ES-3810 Ethernet Switches

BlueCat Adonis and Proteus Appliances ￨ Meru 1500 and 4200 Series Controllers

Meru Wireless Access Points ￨ Bluecoat SG Series Proxy and Content Filtering Appliances

Cisco 2600, 2800, 3600, 3800 Series Routers ￨ Cisco 2900, 3550, 3560, 3750, 4000, 4500, 6000, 6500

Catalyst Series Switches ￨ Cisco PIX and ASA Series Firewalls, ￨ Cisco Catalyst Wireless Services (WiSM)

Cisco Wireless Access Points ￨ Cisco TACACS / Radius Servers ￨ F5 Big-IP LTM 1600 ￨ Silver Peak GX-1000

Software: UNIX ￨ Linux ￨ AIX ￨ Windows XP, 7 and 8 ￨ HP OpenView ￨ CiscoWorks

NetBrain ￨ SolarWinds ￨ Splunk ￨ Microsoft Office ￨ Visio ￨ Microsoft Project

Additional Skills: IEEE 802.11 a/b/g/n (Wi-Fi) ￨ VPN ￨ Multicast ￨ DICOM for PACS ￨ Network Management

Routing / Switching ￨ LAN, MAN, WAN and SAN Technologies ￨ Wireless Networks ￨ Scripting

Network Security ￨ Optical Networks ￨ VolP ￨ TCP / IP ￨ OSPF ￨ ATM ￨ DHCP / DNS ￨ Programming

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Dear__________________:

I am seeking a challenging [ Insert Job Title ] role, and am submitting my resume for your review.

I am excited to build a rewarding career with your company, and can offer cross-functional experience in Multi-Site Corporate Network Management, Network Engineering Architecture, Design / Build-Out Processes, Strategic Analysis / Planning, and Policy / Procedure Development. I am also well-versed in Team Building, Training / Development, Multimillion-Dollar Budget Control, and Workxxxxxxow Prioritization.

To complement my background, please note that I hold a Bachelor of Business Administration with majors in Management Information Systems and Human Resources Management and a minor in Computer Science from Xxxxxx International University. I also attained various industry credentials, including Cisco CCNA, CSM, Cisco Wireless, Cisco ASA Firewall / VPN, Cisco IPS, and Cisco MARS, among others.

Currently, as a Corporate Network Manager for Baptist Health South Xxxxxx, I expertly lead forward-thinking daily network operations across the enterprise consisting of seven hospitals and 50+ remote offices, diagnostic / urgent care facilities, and physician offices, including mentoring and managing a top-performing team of 24 supervisors, network engineers, and project managers. Within this role, I direct the design and build-out of a technical infrastructure for new and renovated hospitals, data centers, corporate offices, 50+ ancillary locations consisting of urgent care clinics, sleep centers, surgery centers, and physician offices. Furthermore, I cost-effectively monitor and manage a $20-million budget, including developing IT strategic plans and orchestrating network infrastructure plans, as well as preparing RFIs and RFPs for efficient networking, evaluating vendors, and executing proof of concept testing.

A sampling of my achievements with Baptist Health South Xxxxxx includes:

  Serving as an active member of IT SLA Committee and IT Technical Advisory Committee.

  Designing and developing policies and procedures for network guidelines and compliance.

  Continually demonstrating outstanding team performance and cost containment initiatives.

  Achieving prestigious Best in Class Gartner infrastructure benchmark for Workload to FTE ratio.

  Achieving 30% lower costs than peer group on Metro Area Network, and 62% lower cost on Internet services.

[ Suggestion! Address Here Any Skills / Qualifications / Achievements Relevant to the Job Posting ]. As this is just an example of my abilities, please kindly refer to my enclosed resume for additional experience.

I look forward to hearing from you, and thank you in advance for your careful consideration.

Sincerely,

Yyyyyy x. yyyyyy

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Dear__________________:

I would like to thank you for providing me with the opportunity to interview for the [ Insert Job Title of Position You Interviewed For ] position currently available within your company. Having gained a deeper insight into the job requirements, I am confident that you will find me to be an incredible asset toward achieving your goals.

As previously discussed, I am a performance-driven professional who offers experience in Multi-Site Corporate Network Management, Network Engineering Architecture, Design / Build-Out Processes, Strategic Analysis / Planning, and Policy / Procedure Development. I am also well-versed in Team Building, Training / Development, Multimillion-Dollar Budget Control, and Workxxxxxxow Prioritization. Please recall that I hold a Bachelor of Business Administration with majors in Management Information Systems and Human Resources Management and a minor in Computer Science from Xxxxxx International University. I also attained various industry credentials, including Cisco CCNA, CSM, Cisco Wireless, Cisco ASA Firewall / VPN, Cisco IPS, and Cisco MARS, among others.

Throughout my career, I have excelled in progressive Corporate Network Manager, Network Engineer, and Data Management Specialist, and Operator roles, to name a few, for such high-profile employers as Baptist Health South Xxxxxx and Xxxxxx Power & Light. Within these positions, I drove multi-site network operations success by mentoring and managing top-performing teams; directing design and build-out of technical infrastructure and / or multi-phase projects; managing multimillion-dollar budgets; designing and developing results-generating policies and procedures; and performing network maintenance, support, and troubleshooting as required. [ Suggestion! Address Here Any Relevant Skills / Qualifications / Achievements Discussed During Your Interview ] For the sum of these reasons, I am confident that I can attain success in a rewarding [ Insert Job Title ] role within your company.

Should you have any additional questions, please feel free to contact me at your earliest convenience. I would like to extend my thanks once again for the enlightening interview, and look forward to a positive response from you.

Sincerely,

Yyyyyy x. yyyyyy