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GA G E FO G L E M A N
43540 Corte Ayala (337) 250-3827
Temecula, CA 92592 Gage.fogleman@gmail.com
N E T W O R K E N G I N E E R
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Network Engineer with a CCNP-R&S, and working on CCIE R&S. Has 7 years of experience with
network architecture and design,. A resourceful worker who thinks out of the box to resolve tough and
sometimes obscure problems. Always enjoys teaching co-workers, and working on challenging tasks.
CORE COMPETENCIES
• Network Design
• Network Security
• Network Analysis
• Troubleshooting Expertise
• Analytical Expertise
• Problem Resolution
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Sempra Energy
Network Engineer
2015 – Present
Responsible for multiple projects including a data center migration, a headquarters move, and
redesigning multiple DMVPN (Dynamic Multipoint Virtual Private Network) infrastructures. Also day
to day troubleshooting with users, or other technicians to get issues resolved in a timely and efficient
manner.
Selected Accomplishments
• Migrated the Sempra Energy data center from the headquarters building to a colocation site.
• Helped design the plan and migrate the headquarters building for Sempra Energy to a new
location.
• Worked extensively with ASRs and Nexus switches.
• Managed a large DMVPN network with over 80 remote locations.
• Redesigned and implemented a DMVPN infrastructure for over 30 sites.
• Worked with a team of Network Engineers to accomplish common goals and stay on schedule.
• Troubleshot network issues daily to keep the network up with as little interruption in service as
possible.
43540 Corte Ayala, Temecula, Ca, 92592 ~ Tel: (337) 250-3827 ~ gage.fogleman@.gmail.com
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• Worked with Mexico to improve and maintain the current infrastructure for over 30 remote sites.
• Worked closely with management and network architect to adhere to company change policies
and standards.
• Completed daily tickets to remediate issues that users where having.
• Worked extensively with OSPF and BGP on a daily basis.
Kaiser Permanente
Senior Network Engineer
2014 – 2015
Responsible for overseeing production network changes to numerous sites around the county in the
Kaiser network. Worked closely with Verizon and WWT (World Wide Technology) to insure changes
and upgrades were finished within time restraints, and did not interrupt network connectivity for affected
users.
Selected Accomplishments
• Worked closely with Verizon upgrading current MPLS architecture to increase bandwidth of
remote sites around the country.
• Fine-tuned and configured OSPF to avoid outages during changes.
• Oversaw numerous Data Center changes on the Kaiser network.
• Helped troubleshoot issues with BGP and OSPF.
• Oversaw changes, upgrades, and modifications to enterprise networks with over 48,000 network
devices.
• Sent daily reports to management documenting planned network changes.
• Documented existing network infrastructure deployments for reference by management.
• Monitored and documented network changes for management review.
• Helped troubleshoot Aruba issues in production network.
• Validated and took part in facility upgrades on production devices.
• Oversaw multiple projects to fine tune OSPF on a production network.
• Used Net Scout to analyze bandwidth issues occurring at WAN edge.
Marine Corps
Network Engineer/Network Administrator
2009 - 2014
Responsible for maintaining numerous WAN/LAN links to provide over 99.8% network up-time over a
period of 5760 hours. Maintained and upgraded the 1st
Marine Division Headquarters NOC for 8
months. Worked closely with system engineers to keep LAN flowing smoothly, and also handled
numerous Tier1 and Tier2 issues.
43540 Corte Ayala, Temecula, Ca, 92592 ~ Tel: (337) 250-3827 ~ gage.fogleman@.gmail.com
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Selected Accomplishments
• Redesigned multiple Local Area Networks (LAN)/Wide Area Network (WAN) projects to
increase user efficiency.
• Managed user availability for 40,000 users resulting in uninterrupted network up-time for over
5760 hours.
• Enhanced network performance in high impact and high visibility environment while keeping
user connectivity.
• Designed and implemented end-to-end primary and redundant links over a WAN.
• Implemented DMVPN, to ensure end user connectivity and redundancy.
• Configured and fine tune Enhanced Interior Gateway Routing Protocol (EIGRP) using route-
maps and distribute lists to prevent suboptimal routing.
• Troubleshot and corrected routing issues within EIGRP network to continue user connectivity.
• Designed and implemented a BGP deployment with the use of route-maps.
• Managed and supported monthly/weekly cryptographic key change out to keep secure network
connectivity.
• Managed for, designed, and operated Multiple LANs that supported over forty-thousand users.
• Provided daily network analysis of links/connections via SolarWinds monitoring software to
track and monitored network equipment up-time.
• Implemented Port-Channeling at Layer 2 for increased bandwidth at network congestion points.
• Designed, implemented, and deployed Voice over Internet Protocol networks with collaboration
of Voice team.
• Revised and Implemented security procedure for physical network access for local site.
• Implemented and supported Policy Base Routing.
• Performed hardware installs/upgrades for defective equipment parts.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
• OS: Cisco IOS, Cisco NXOS Fort IOS, Windows XP/Vista/7, Windows Server 2003/2008,
VMware, vSphere.
• Network Management Tools: Cisco NCM, SolarWinds, WireShark, PuTTY, Retina.
• Network Hardware: Cisco Routers (3800, 2600 Series, ASRs,), Cisco Catalyst Switches, and
Juniper SRX, FortiGate Firewalls, Cisco ASA, Palo Alto Firewalls, and Nexus Switches.
• Routing Protocols: EIGRP, OSPF, RIP (v2), BGP, Frame Relay, VLAN/PVLAN, Spanning Tree
Protocol, ACLs, VPN / IPSec, and DMVPN.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite including, Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint,
Visio, Remedy, and, Lotus Notes.
CERTIFICATIONS & AWARDS
43540 Corte Ayala, Temecula, Ca, 92592 ~ Tel: (337) 250-3827 ~ gage.fogleman@.gmail.com
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Certificate: Cisco Certified Network Associate – 2010
Certificate: Cisco Certified Network Professional – 2014
Certificate: Cisco Certified Network Associate Voice – 2014
Multiple U.S. Military Personal Achievement Medals and Personal Awards: 2009 - 2014
43540 Corte Ayala, Temecula, Ca, 92592 ~ Tel: (337) 250-3827 ~ gage.fogleman@.gmail.com