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Network Architect & Cloud Engineer

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Dual CCIE-certified Network Architect with 15+ years designing DoD-grade enterprise, cloud, and WAN infrastructure. Currently supporting the Defense Logistics Agency at General Dynamics — 40,000+ users across CONUS & OCONUS.

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Who
I Am

B.B.A.
Baruch College
M.S.
Info Technology
USMC
Veteran
TS
Clearance
Honorable Discharge BEYA 2023 DoD Infrastructure

Dual CCIE-certified Network Architect and USMC veteran with 15+ years of progressive experience in enterprise networking, cloud architecture, and DoD infrastructure.

As Enterprise Architect and Cloud Network Engineer at General Dynamics supporting the Defense Logistics Agency, I design and maintain mission-critical WAN infrastructure serving 40,000+ users worldwide.

Holder of a Top Secret security clearance and recipient of the 2023 BEYA Modern-Day Technology Leader Award. I hold a B.B.A. from Baruch College and an M.S. in Information Technology from Kaplan University.

Technical
Expertise

01 / ENTERPRISE NETWORKING

Routing & WAN

BGP/MP-BGPOSPFIS-IS EIGRPMPLSDMVPN SD-WANGREPBR Traffic Engineering

02 / CLOUD ARCHITECTURE

Multi-Cloud & Hybrid

AzureAWSGCP OCIAviatrixvNets/VPCs ExpressRouteMulti-Cloud Design

03 / DATA CENTER

Fabric & Virtualization

Cisco ACIAPIC VMware vSphereEVPN VPLSL2TPv3

04 / SECURITY

DoD & Compliance

STIG ComplianceIPSec/IKEv2 Check Point FWDoD PKI CASP+CAP

05 / SERVICE PROVIDER

Carrier & Core

MPLS L3VPNVPLS L2TPv3RSVP-TE CSCeBGP/iBGP

06 / CERTIFICATIONS

Credentials

CCIE EnterpriseCCIE SP Azure AdminAzure Net Eng OCI FoundationsCCSA CASP+CAPNetwork+

Career
History

BEYA 2023 Modern-Day Technology Leader Award — Black Engineer of the Year Awards

Dec 2018
— Present

Cloud Network Engineer / Enterprise Architect

General Dynamics Information Technology

Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) — CONUS/OCONUS

Designing and maintaining multi-cloud infrastructure (Azure, AWS, OCI, GCP) for 40,000+ DLA users. Led Azure hub migration and deployment of OCI/GCP environments. Tier III/IV troubleshooting of MP-BGP, OSPF, DMVPN, MPLS, and IPSec architectures. STIG-compliant network change management. Strategic technology planning and SD-WAN/DoD PKI modernization initiatives.

Aug 2018
— Dec 2018

Senior Systems Engineer

NES Associates

Design, analysis, and evaluation of large complex network-centric systems for DLA ETN WAN infrastructure.

Jul 2013
— Jul 2018

Senior Network Engineer

Phoenix House Foundation

Led WAN migration across 43 locations, delivering $480,000 in annual savings. Managed LAN/WAN design, wireless networks, VPN/firewall security, and Cisco ASA upgrades.

Feb 2012
— Jul 2013

Field Network Engineer

GOS Technical Services

Enterprise network support across Cisco router/switch platforms. Data Center work for the Dept. of Energy. Cisco VoIP deployment.

Jun 2011
— Mar 2012

Network Administrator / Consultant

Tate LLC

Jan 2005
— Dec 2009

Field Technician

Verizon Communications Inc.

FiOS FTTP rollout. Copper and fiber installation, repair, and troubleshooting.

— 2001
Hon. Discharge

Communications Center Operator

United States Marine Corps

MOS 2542. TCP/IP field station setup, message transmission, and communications operations in the Fleet Marine Force.

Lab &
Builds

01 / NETWORK LAB

EVE-NG Network Automation Lab

Advanced simulation environment replicating DoD network infrastructure with Cisco ISE, Active Directory/DNS, Ansible control node, RADIUS/NTP server, and Cisco routing/switching devices. Developed for validating Ansible playbooks, TACACS+ authentication workflows, and routing configurations before DLA production deployment.

EVE-NG Ansible ISE/TACACS+ Cisco IOS

02 / AI / ML

AI Second Brain (PostgreSQL / pgvector)

Personal AI assistant leveraging PostgreSQL with pgvector (Supabase), Voyage AI embeddings, and custom MCP server integrated with Claude Desktop. Supports semantic memory retrieval, multi-calendar management, project tracking, and workflow automation. Secondary retrieval pipeline built on ChromaDB and OpenAI embeddings.

PostgreSQL/pgvector Python Supabase Voyage AI MCP Server

03 / AI / AUTOMATION

Multi-Agent AI Operating System

Modular multi-agent system built on Obsidian knowledge vault with specialized agents for email triage, calendar management, and workflow automation. Flask dashboard in development for orchestration and control. Applies LLM and API integration skills relevant to DevSecOps toolchain development.

Python Flask Obsidian/RAG Multi-Agent Architecture

04 / DOD / COMPLIANCE

STIG PowerShell Automation Engine

PowerShell pipeline parsing and evaluating 100+ DoD STIG CKL (Checklist) files, generating compliance reports. Deployed in production at DLA, significantly reducing manual audit time and improving security compliance deliverable accuracy.

PowerShell DISA STIG CKL Parsing DoD Compliance

05 / WEB / MULTI-CLIENT

Custom Web Builds — Multi-Client

PepTek LLC — Research-grade peptide e-commerce on Shopify with custom theme, age verification, legal disclaimers, and Bankful payment integration.

JBExclusive Studios — Barbershop booking platform with appointment scheduling and service catalog on WIX with custom CSS.

Divine Assisted Care LLC — In-home mental health nursing site with intake forms, HIPAA-conscious data collection, and full hosting management.

Shopify/Liquid API Integration Payment Systems WIX DNS/Hosting

06 / NETWORK / AUTOMATION

Python Network Automation Framework

Network automation scripts and tools integrating with Ansible and REST APIs for enterprise device management, compliance checks, and configuration auditing. Combines network engineering expertise with modern scripting for enterprise-scale workflows.

Python Ansible REST APIs Netmiko

Credentials
& Certs

CCIE

CCIE Enterprise Infrastructure

Cisco Systems

CCIE

CCIE Service Provider

Cisco Systems

AZ-104

Azure Administrator Associate

Microsoft

AZ-700

Azure Network Engineer Associate

Microsoft

OCI

OCI Foundations Associate

Oracle Cloud Infrastructure

CCSA

Check Point CCSA

Check Point

CASP+

CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner

CompTIA

CAP

Certified Authorization Professional

ISC²

Net+

CompTIA Network+

CompTIA

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