Stephen Beitzell

9320 Edmonston Road #102
Greenbelt, MD 20770
240-238-4285
steve@beitzell.com

Professional Skills

Professional Accreditations

·       CompTIA Network+Ô Certification

·       Brainbench – Cisco Network Support, Network Security, Computer Technical Support

·       Cisco Certified Internetworking Engineer, Routers and Switches – Ongoing

·          Classes Completed

ü        Inter-Connecting Cisco Network Devices (ICND)

ü        Building Scalable Cisco Networks (BSCN)

ü        Building Cisco Remote Access Networks (BCRAN)

ü        Building Scalable Cisco Internetworks (BSCI)

ü        Cisco Internetwork Troubleshooting

ü        Building Cisco Multi-Layer Switching Networks (BCMSN)

·       F5 3DNS (Version 4.5) – Exam Pending

·       F5 BigIP (Version 9) – Exam Pending

Professional Experience

Dept. of Energy – Energy Information Administration                                                      Network Engineer
Washington, DC                                                                                                                                2005-Present

·          Part of a two person team responsible for the design, deployment, maintenance and up-keep of the LAN / WAN network for the Department of Energy, Energy Information Administration.

·          LAN connections for multiple buildings in the Washington, D.C. downtown area.
(1 Gig, 10/100 Mb Ethernet, 100Mb TLS)

·          WAN connections to multiple locations across the US. (T1)

·          Total approximately 700 nodes.

·          Internal high availability DHCP/DDNS (Infoblox)

·          External high availability DNS (F5 3DNS) and load balancing (F5 BigIP)

·          Firewall connectivity for internal users and external customers.  Includes network security audits of devices and PC’s as necessary.

·          VPN connectivity for remote users and point-to-point access to WAN sites through Cisco VPN concentrators and Cisco PIX firewalls.

·          Current projects:

ü        IPv6 deployment

ü        Voice over IP deployment

ü        Redesign / Redeployment of the core network

ü        Redesign / Redeployment of the user access layer

ü        Replacement / Upgrade of all WAN connections.

ü        Disaster recovery implementation.

International Business Machine (IBM)                                                        Network Infrastructure Engineer
East Fishkill, NY                                                                                                                                   1999-2005

·       First and second line problem determination of Metropolitan / Local Area Network, multi-building
manufacturing facility.  This includes physical break/fix of TCP/IP, NetBEUI, Token Ring, Ethernet, Gigabit Ethernet, ATM, FDDI, and Aironet/Cisco wireless on Cisco Switches and Routers, Cisco IOS based firewalls (5xx, 26xx), Alcatel (Xylan) channel banks, Nortel/Bay Networks routers, Nortel VPN concentrators (Client), IBM shared media hubs, and Lancast shared media and fiber media devices.

·       Configure and repair Windows based networks and troubleshoot connectivity issues.

·       Assist in the design and deployment of a Cisco Gigabit Ethernet Backbone infrastructure and a Cisco Ethernet Client Access infrastructure for the facility including routing and switching devices and backbone and end-user cabling (Single mode fiber and Cat 5 copper).

·       Assistance in planning, design and deployment of upgrades and new installations to the network using tools such as Visio, and Visual NetDesign.

·       Responsible for ensuring network and end user compliance to all company business guidelines and security policies.

·       Network monitoring and security using tools such as Tivoli NetView, and Multi-Router Traffic Grabber (MRTG) with customized PERL scripts.

·       Provide 24 by 7 network support to the manufacturing facility.

CENTURY 21^Ò Mennen Realtors                                                           Information Technology Coordinator
Lafayette, IN                                                                                                                                         1996-1999

·          Coordinate technology between office staff and realtors to insure smooth workflow throughout the day

Install and maintain telephony, networking, and stand-alone PC devices.

Education

Purdue University                                                                        West Lafayette, IN.                1995-1999

Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Technology/Telecommunications Networking. Major GPA 3.1, Overall GPA 2.64.