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WARREN SULLIVAN
Network engineer
Mobile: 0408 195 046 | Email: warrensullivan1@outlook.com | LinkedIn Profile
9 White Fig Place | Thornlands | QLD | 4164
Overview
Possessing strong business and IT understanding, and excellent organisational skills
have enabled me to successfully design and implement several infrastructure solutions
for various organisations. As an IT professional with over 10 years of experience, my
successful project completion is facilitated by an in-depth knowledge of IT Networking
infrastructure, an ability to foresee and identify potential issues, as well as skills to
rapidly build and maintain rapport with clients. I am very passionate about networking
and have a very strong work ethic.
Background/Career Objective
I am a certified and experienced Network Engineer with a stable employment history
that includes 10 years in the Australian Defence Force and almost 3 years with the
Public Trustee of Queensland. During this period, I have established a solid reputation
as a reliable and conscientious communications specialist who can work
independently and provide strong leadership to personnel. Although I appreciate
and continue to enjoy my current employment with the Public Trustee, I am now
ready for a fresh challenge. I am confident that I have acquired a broad knowledge
and skills that I can impart to others. My referees will confirm that I am an innovative
and capable employee with specialist knowledge and skills. I am seeking long-term
employment that motivates me through ongoing challenges, opportunities of learning
and professional development, and the availability of a career pathway.
Personality Snapshot
I am an approachable person, who has an engaging yet relaxed communication
style that breaks down barriers and encourages mutual respect. I have a healthy
sense of humour appropriate to the workplace. At the same time however, I am
passionate about what I do and set extremely high standards of excellence for myself
and the team. I am a natural leader who enjoys working with others, and
encouraging others to achieve to the best of their ability. I highly value and enjoy
professional development and education. This attitude is reflected in my self-initiated,
self-funded training to become a CCNP. My work and career is important to me as is
my supportive, loving family. I am a committed father that relishes time with my four
sons.

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Formal/Informal Training
- Cisco Contact Centre Express (CCX) – Administration
- Cisco Unified Call Manager (CUCM) – Administration
- HP Wireless – Design, Configuration and Administration
- Palo Alto PANOS 5.0/6.0 – Configuration and Administration
- Fortigate Firewalls – Configuration and Administration
- Scrutinizer v12 Netflow Analyser – Design, Configuration and Administration
- Solar winds NPM and Netflow collector – Configuration and Administration
- MobileIron MDM – Configuration and Administration
Certification progression plan
My Professional development plan is to obtain Cisco Security, Wireless and Voice
certifications to an associate level then pursue Cisco security to a professional level (CCNP
Security), then attain the coveted CCIE Routing and switching certification. From there I
may branch to other vendors or pursue a specialty at the CCIE level. My PD plan is as
follows;
- CCNA Security – Exam Pending – June 2015
- CCNA Wireless Exam – September 2015
- CCNA Voice Exam – December 2015
- CCNP Security – 5 exams – June 2016
- CCIE R+S Written – Dec 2016
- CCIE Lab – Certification – Dec 2017
Skills Summary
Industry Certifications
CCENT Cisco Certified Entry Network Technician
CCNA Cisco Certified Network Assosiate
CCNP R+S Cisco Certified Network Professional – Routing and Switching
PAN ACE Palo Alto Networks - Accredited Configuration Engineer
Network Technology Proficiency
Quality of Service RADIUS – Windows 2008 R2
Internet Protocol Security 3G/4G Wireless
Dynamic Multipoint Virtual Private Networking Virtual Routing + Forwarding
Interior Gateway Protocols - OSPF|EIGRP|RIPv2 Multi Protocol Label Switching
Exterior Gateway Protocols - BGP|ISIS Policy Based Routing
NHRP | HSRP| VRRP| GLBP DNS | DHCP
Port Aggregation - PAGP | LACP | Etherchannel IPv6 - IGP | BGP | Migration
Wired and Wireless Security – 802.1x Virtual Switch System | NSF/SSO
Spanning Tree Protocol – CST|RSTP|MST Wireless Infrastructure

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Other Skills
MRTG | Splunk | NPM | Scrutinizer | Flowalyzer Network Project Management
CWDM Level 3 Technical Support
MRTG People Management
SPLUNK Project Management
ITSM Vendor Communication
SCOM / SCSM 2012 Infrastructure Design
Written Communication Lync Administration
Troubleshooting Network architecture design
Soft Skills
Strong Work Ethic and Passion Mentoring/Knowledge Transfer
Positive Attitude Time Management/Prioritisation
Excellent Communication Skills Ability to Work Independently
Methodical Problem-Solving Skills Team Player
Self-Confidence Ability to Accept and Learn From Criticism
Flexibility/Adaptability Work Well Under Pressure
Platform exposure
Cisco Routing 1900 | 2900 | 3900 | 7200
Cisco Switching 2960 | 3560 | 3750 | 4500X | 4900M | 6500
HP Switching 2600 | 2900 |5400 | 6200 | 6600
Dell Switching M8024-k | Power-connect | Force10
Firewall
Palo Alto PA-XXX and Panorama
Fortigate 620B and VM | Fortianalyser |
Fortimanager
Wireless
HP MSM 760 Access Controllers
HP MSM 430 AP
Cisco WLC 2500 Series
Cisco 3501i AP

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Date Company Job Position
April 2012 - Present Public Trustee of Queensland Network Engineer
April 2010 – April 2012
Department of Defence -
136th Signal Squadron
Specialist Communications
Team leader
Nov 2009 – April 2010
Department of Defence -
Special Air Service Regiment
Special Forces
Communications Engineer
Dec 2006 – Nov 2009
Department of Defence -
1st Joint Support Unit
Specialist Communications
Engineer
Aug 2003 – Dec 2006
Department of Defence -
1st Combat Support Regiment
Specialist Communications
Operator
Nov 2001 – Aug 2003
Department of Defence -
Defence Force School of Signals
Information Systems
Trainee
Employment History
Public Trustee of Queensland www.pt.qld.gov.au/
Role: Network Engineer (Permanent)
My role in the Public Trustee is to Design, plan, implement and maintain the medium sized
network supporting 600 staff in 18 regional offices throughout Queensland. I am toprovide
advice and solutions to Management on communication matters and areas of concern.
I am engaged in a permanent role as the sole network engineer. I was responsible for the
design and implemented a new Redundant Secure WAN and LAN solution for the
organisation migrating existing end-of-life routing and switching hardware to new a Cisco
solution.
Major Projects:
 Replaced 32 End-Of-Life Cisco Routers with new Cisco Hardware and designed
and implemented a secured redundant routing solution, Dynamic Multipoint
Virtual Private Network.
 Designed and implemented Cisco Switched solution, including 4500X Virtual
Switched System in the Core with Layer 3 routing to 4900M Switches in redundant
Data centres, and replacing 100+ end-of-life HP Access Switches with Cisco
Flexstacks in 18 regional offices across Queensland.
 Designed and implemented the migration of all WAN connections from a Layer 2
VPLS Product to a Layer 3 IPVPN Solution.
 Designed and implemented a HP Controlled Wireless access solution in Head
office and 17 remote sites for 600 staff.
 Designed and implemented an automatic failover 3G Backup solution for 17
remote offices across Queensland
 Designed and implemented an end to end QOS solution carrying voice, rich video
content and critical business applications.
 Designed and configured Scrutinizer Netflow network monitor solution for network
traffic visibility.
 Designed and Implemented 802.1x solutions for wired and wireless connections in
head office leveraging Windows 2008 R2 NPS.
test
Career Summary

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Department of Defence - Army www.defence.gov.au
Role: Specialist Communications Engineer (Permanent)
Engaged on a full time basis I began my defence force career with 18 months of
intensive full time training at the Defence Force School of Signals in Simpson
barracks, McLeod, Victoria.
In 2003 I was posted to the 1st Combat Support Regiment in Darwin as a junior
communications specialist. During this posting I deployed to Baghdad, IRAQ, with
Security Detachment Baghdad. My responsibilities included, but were not limited to;
 Design, configuration and maintenance of multiple Secure HF, VHF and UHF
Communications suites with full “hot/cold” physical redundancy capabilities.
 Provide and maintain secure satellite link to Head office in Australia for the
Secure Email platform, Mercury.
 Manage and maintain over 200 physical cryptographic devices and
manage type 1 encryption keying material.
 On call Commanders signals operator for “outside the wire” operations
 Maintain 24/7 Secure Satellite communication links to Australia
In 2006 i was posted to the 1st Joint Support Unit in Brisbane, during this period I was
deployed to various locations to provide a full featured Secure Communications
suite to the Commander of the 1st Division, General Ash Power, for this I received a
Divisional Commanders commendation and a promotion to the rank of Corporal.
My responsibilities included, but were not limited to;
 Manage the teams readiness, 2 hours notice to move 24/7
 Rapidly deploy the following systems and services within 60mins via Satellite
bearer;
o Defence Restricted Network
o Defence Secret Network
o Polycom Video conferencing suite
o Mercury messaging suite
o Secure Satellite communication links
o Battlefield Communications System
 Test new “off the shelf” communication solutions
 Ultimate responsibility for the successful deployment of these services in a
timely manner to support the command and control of the 1st division assets
on the ground.
In 2009 I was posted to the Special Air Service Regiment in Swanbourne, WA.
Selection for this elite posting is by invitation only and involves a rigorous selection
process that spans 8 weeks on campus full time.
The role of a special forces Communications operator is to provide tactical
elements of the Special Forces community with the necessary communication
systems to facilitate successful missions. Unfortunately I am unable to provide
specific detail of my roles, responsibilities and equipment utilized due to the bindings
of the official secrecy act, but I can offer an overview of equipment and
technologies that I was responsible for during my time in the regiment. They include
but are not limited to;
 Design, Implement and maintain the following systems in extreme
environments;
o Counter Terrorism Specialty Communication suite.

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o Secure Mobile Long Range HF Communications suite
o Secure Mobile Line-of-sight VHF Communications suite
o Secure Mobile UHF Satellite Communications suite
o Secure Mobile GSM handsets
o Secure Data Backup and transfer solution utilizing Cisco networking
equipment
o Secure covert surveillance and reconnaissance equipment
Due to unforeseen family circumstances I was compassionately posted in 2010 to
the 136th Signal Squadron in Brisbane. This facility is a Network Operations Centre
for assets deployed in Operational environments such as the Middle Eastern area of
operations. My responsibilities included, but were not limited to;
 Communications cenre shift supervisor
 Present daily communication briefs to the Officer Command and his staff on
the previous 24hours activity.
 Implementation of secure communication circuits to support operational
units located in Operational environments.
 Manage and process operationally sensitive material.
 Provide advice to management on current issues and provide
recommendations on potential solutions
 Cisco router and switch maintenance including EOL hardware replacement
and scheduled IOS upgrades.
 Frame-relay circuit implementation
 Provide advice and training on Cisco hardware and technologies
Referees
Available on request