Projects

List of Projects

Have a look at a few of the projects I have worked on! Click on the Project Title in the list below to see more detail.

  1. Pure SAN Deployment
  2. Cisco to Palo Alto Firewall Migration
  3. COVID-19 Virtualization
  4. Dynamic Imaging System
  5. Phone System Upgrade

Pure SAN Deployment

Lead engineer on production SAN upgrade / replacement to PURE SAN equipment. Project also included migrating all of the city’s critical data in an efficient, non-disruptive manner to new SAN storage devices

  • Designed LUNs / storage architecture on new SAN devices
  • Migrated all critical data during production with no disruption of service
  • Configured new SANs in Active replication mode for synchronous replication between sites
  • Assisted in Fiber switch configuration of SAN backend
  • Redesigned vSphere virtual environment to be compatible with new infrastructure
  • Redesigned Disaster Recover Plan to align with new infrastructure
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Cisco to Palo Alto Firewall Migration

Core member of team tasked to migrate Cisco ASAs / WSAs to Palo Alto Next Gen firewall. Successfully migrated a total of six firewalls with little-to-no user interruption

  • Physically installed Firewalls in rack
  • Configured URL Filtering, IPS, File Blocking, Decryption
  • Used Internal CA to create Decryption Certificate, Root CA cert was deployed to user PCs
  • Spent time converting all rules to APPID rules to take full benefits of NGFW
  • Created Security Rules, NAT Rules, Decryption Rules, and QoS Rules
  • Converted Cisco VPN to PA Global Protect VPN
  • Troubleshoot URL filtering, Decryption / Authentication errors
  • Setup test network pre-migration to test all software / firewall functionality
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COVID-19 Virtualization

Led efforts to find solutions to virtualization / remote work due to COVID-19. Resulted in large scale deployment of mobile devices, full implementation / deployment of Cisco WebEx Meetings, and the virtualization of city commission meetings.

  • Purchased, configured, and deployed a large number of mobile devices for new remote work demands
  • Coordinated device replacement / user training on new processes regarding remote workstations
  • Integrated Webex / collaboration systems with internal environment to facilitate communication needs of remote work
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Dynamic Imaging System

Designed / Implemented a dynamic, scalable method of imaging computer systems, resulting in standardized images and significant time-savings in both the image update process and device reimage turnaround

  • Provided a framework for future upgrades
  • Technicians could modify parameters before starting image process in order to customize details of a particular image
    • Example: Choose which applications are installed, which OS, enable features like Bitlocker, Install Windows Updates, etc.
  • Configured the process to save log files on network share and send email alerts to technicians on completion / failure
    • Included details such as: link to log location, Computer name, OS, Failed sequence step, etc.
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Phone System Upgrade

Performed an Avaya PRI to CUCM SIP phone system upgrade / migration, resulting in a successful deployment of 350+ physical devices and 500+ digital lines

  • Pre-deployment: Responsibilities included determining all critical data and exporting it from the PRI system, converting the data into a functional format for the new SIP system, and importing / configuring the data within the new system.
    • Personnel phone configuration
    • Digital Fax lines
    • Analog Devices (Fax, Phones, Modems, Media Gateways, etc.)
    • IVRs / Announcements
    • Voicemail Systems
    • Emergency Services configuration
  • During-deployment: Responsibilities included rerouting analog lines to the new voice gateways and deploying new phones to multiple sites around the city.
  • Post-deployment: researched and implemented multiple supporting systems, including: Call records software, compliance software, and automation software
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