Brad Harrell has over 5 years of experience in networking including managing large fiber networks for the Georgia Department of Transportation. He is proficient with Cisco technologies like IOS, switches, routers, SDN, and Cisco Prime Infrastructure which he uses to automate configuration, monitoring, and updates. He has a bachelor's degree in information security and is CCNA certified working towards his CCNP.

1. Joseph “Brad” Harrell
1294 Belmont Avenue, Smyrna GA  (404) 405-7180  brad816am@gmail.com
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 CCNA Certified workinginaCiscoEnterprise Networkenvironment,workingtowardsCCNPcertification;also
Network+certified
 PersonallyimplementedanSDN environmentatGDOTthroughthe use of CiscoAPICandCiscoPrime
Infrastructureservers
 Manageda layer3,10g fibernetworkspanningthestate of Georgiaforthe GDOTincluding multiplehubstations
withovertenthousandhostdevices
 Proficientskillsandhandsonexperience inautomatingnetworkmanagementmonitoring,updatesand
configurationschangeswiththe useCiscoPrimeInfrastructure3.1ina large enterpriseimplementation.
 StrongTCP/IPIKE,IPSec,OSPF,EIGRP skillswithareasof expertise inroutingandswitching,withafocusonSDN
andWAN technologies
 WorksDailywithCiscoASA,CiscoNexus 7k,Cisco3750X, Cisco-2960 CiscoPrimeInfrastructure 3.1, Aerohive
WirelessControllers,WindowsDHCP andDNSservers,Site toSiteVPNconfiguration,DesignSecurityPolicies
 CombiningEnterpriselevel Datacenters.
 Bachelor’sDegreeinInformationSecuritySystems,AssociatesDegreein InformationTechnology
 Quicklearnerandmasternewtechnologies.Workswellingroupsorteamsbutcanbe veryindependent;and
proficientinarange of computersystems,languages,toolsandtestingmethodologies
 StrongSpeaking/InterpersonalSkill
Experience using the following platforms/applications
 CiscoIOS, ASA 5550 5520 5505, CiscoPIX 501, Cisco3750G-X, Cisco-3560, C-2960 Switches,Cisco 1931 Router,
Cisco1841 Nexus7k , Cisco819 4g ISR,Cisco IE 4k HardenedSwitch, CiscoPrime Infrastructure 3.1, CiscoAPIC
Server, Wireshark, ASDM,Fiddler, CiscoAccesspoints andController,Aerohive AccesspointsandController,
CiscoVOIPcall manager, EMCO NetworkingMonitorApplication,VISIO, NMS(NetworkMonitoringSystems),
SolarWinds, WindowsServer2008-2012, WindowsDHCP &DNS, Linux,PythonScriptingMSSQL Server2008,
WhatsUpGoldServer,APCUPSbatterybackup.
Certifications
 Cisco CCNA  Network + Comptia
Education

2. Educationand Certification
Universityof Phoenix,Phoenix AZ
B.S.,InformationTechnology/ InformationSecuritySystems,2012
A.S.S.,InformationTechnology,2010
CiscoCCNPin progress(anticipatedcompletion fall 2016)
CiscoCCNA,2013
Network+ CompTIA,2012
Employment
 Calance Consulting,AtlantaGeorgia
 NetworkEngineerthrough Calance,at GeorgiaDepartmentof Transportation (November2015 –August2016)
NetworkEngineerconsultantwiththe GeorgiaDepartmentof Transportation(GDOT) forthe NavigatorTraffic
and Highway System. MainjobprioritiesincludemaintainingaLayer 3, 10g capable dark fibernetworkthat
traversesacrossthe state of Georgia covering100’s of miles.Thisfiber system,akaNavigatorisresponsiblefor
the highwaycameras,signs,lane changinggates,trafficlightsetc.Thisdatafeedsintoappssuchas 511 and
newsagenciesfortrafficreportingupdates,etc.
Routedtrafficforthese devicesthroughahubnetworkconsistingof 3750x fiberswitches,Nexus7k, CiscoIE
4000 HardenedSwitchesinanISPstyle environment. Connectedremote locations withCisco819 4g Hardened
RoutersinstalledinOutdoorlocations. 4gservicesusedextensivelytoconnectourremote networksvia4g
across Verizon’sPrivateMPLS. Usedmultiple OSPFareastosegregate andmanage the highwaynetwork with
heavyimplementationof multicastinordertoroute thousandsof videostreamsfromhighwayandintersection
cameras.
Was personallyresponsibleforconfiguringandmanagingafleetof over1400, 819 routers,100 Cisco3750x, and
variousothernetworkdevices primarilywiththe use of CiscoPrime Infrastructure. WithCiscoPrime,Isetup
monitoringandalertpoliciesbasedoff of aseriousof SNMPtraps, monitoringchecks,netflow aswell asother
data sources.Thisdata providedalotof insightintohow datatraversedthe network andallowedustosee
where improvementsinnetworkflow,managementetc.couldbe improvedupon.WithPrime,Icreateddevice
groupsto manage and pushdevice configurationandimage updates,aswell asaudits,configurationbackups,
and networkhealthforeachdevice onthe network;makingnetworkautomationapartof our ITS network.
A recentsuccessful project of mine reducedthe time takentoconfigure batches of 200 routersfrom1 month
downto 4 days.I personally builtandmanagedstandaloneCiscoPrime Infrastructure andCiscoAPICservers
bringinganSDN approachto networkmanagement.Throughthe use of ahandcraftedPythonscript I wasable
to automate the processforgenerating200 unique configurationsforeachrouterina matterof 2 seconds
basedupondata pulledfromapre filledexcel/csvfile.Thisdataisthenuploadedintothe APICserver.New
Cisco819’s are thenpoweredon,pluggedintoaswitchwhichisconfiguredwithDHCPoption43 to contact the
APICserver.Once the routerscheckin,theystart pullingtheirrespective unique configurationsfromAPIC,then
are addedto CiscoPrime formanagementinthe field.Once deployed inthe field,Icreatedafleetmanagement
processfor updatingall routersatonce,viaCisco Prime Infrastructure.OthernetworkdevicessuchasCisco
3750 switchesaswell asothervariousCiscoroutersand switcheswere alsobroughtunderthisumbrellastyle of
networkmanagement.
Technical Environment
Cisco 819 4g Routers,Cisco3750X switches,CiscoIE4k Switches, 1941 Routers,Nexus7k, ASA 5540, 100’s miles
of Dark fiber, CiscoPrime Infrastructure, CiscoAPICserver,Solarwinds,Wireshark,OSPF,Multicast,DHCP, VLAN
Management,4g WAN services,TCP/IP.

3.  GreenwayHealth,Atlanta,GA/Carrollton,GA (October2012 to 10/28/2015t)
 NetworkEngineer(January2014 to 10-28-2015)
 NetworkAnalyst(October2012 to December2013)
CiscoNetworkEngineerresponsibleforthe design,implementationandmaintenance inan8 node CiscoMPLS
basedWAN,2 Enterprise LevelDatacenters(one inQTS),and6 office buildingsall ina CiscobasedNetwork inan
organizationwith500+ users/employees.Responsible fortroubleshootingcomplexnetworkissuesinvolving
3,000 +VPN IPSecVPN connectionstocustomersandvendors, andaddressingthe routing issues thatarise with
this. Provide the implementationand maintenance of over1,800 NAT-TVPN connectionstocustomerpremises.
StrongVPN skills withanemphasis indealingandanalyzingIKEphase 1and 2 of the VPN negotiationprocess.
CiscoequipmentusedonadailybasisincludesASA 5550 5520 5505,5540 CiscoNEXUS 5548, Catalyst3750, C-
3560, C-2960 Switches,Cisco3900 Router,CiscoWirelessAccessPoints aswell asWindowsActive Directory,
WindowsDNSandDHCP servers. UsingWiresharktodiagnose VOIPandroutingissuesacrossourenterprise
WAN environment. ImplementingQOS(Qualityof Service) inordertooptimizenetworkperformance. Wireless
networkdesign,implementationandsupportof over100+ Cisco Wirelessaccesspointsandover50 Aerohive
Wirelessaccesspoints.
Receivedthe RookieAwardfornewEmployeeof the yearat Service Conference 2013. Experienceusingnetwork
monitoringapplicationsas well asindepthnetworkanalysisandtroubleshooting usingavarietyof networking
monitoringapplicationsincludingSolarWinds,What’supServer,EMCOMonitorand Logicalls. Knowledge and
experience introuble shootingSSLandcertificationissues Regularuse of networkanalysistoolssuchas
Wireshark andFiddlertotroubleshootnetworkissuesimpactingapplicationperformance. Dailyexperience
creatingand maintainingPPTPconnectionstoremote locations. Intermediateexperience-usingSQLtocreate
and run SQL queriesinordertoupdate andview tableswithinthe PrimeSuitelocal database. Throughthe use of
SQL I have mainstreamedprocessesthatpreviouslytookupto15 minutestocomplete downtoabout10
seconds throughautomationandscripting.Adviseandconsulttechniciansonhow toproperlyconfigure their
local LAN in orderto enhance local networkperformance. Documentnetworkchanges,andcreating/editing
VISIOdocumentstorepresentcurrentnetworktopology.Workcloselywithothernetworkengineersand
vendorsindiscussingandplanninghowtoexchange databetweenouropposingnetworks.Actingasa mentor
to lowertierNetworkAnalystsandassistingthemintroubleshootingcustomernetworkissues. Documentand
track cases throughonline SalesForce ticketingsystem.
Recentprojectsinclude designingandrestructuringourcorporate wirelessnetwork.Subnettingoutanew
managementnetwork,routingthroughourMPLS andcreatingnew firewall rulestofiltertrafficthrough.
Recentlybuiltanentire remote officenetworkinfrastructurefromthe groundupincluding15 wirelessaccess
points,2 firewalls,6Catalyst3750, and one DHCP/DNSserver,aswell asan MPLS routerconnectingintoour
Corporate MPLS circuit.Most recently designed andbuildatemporarynetworksupportinga3000+ person
Corporate Conference.
 Technical Environment-CiscoASA 5505/5520/5540/5550 Firewalls,PIX501 Firewall CiscoVPN Concentrator,
Nexus5548, Catalyst3750 Switch,Catalyst3560 Switch,Catalyst2960 Switches,Cisco3900 Router,Cisco
WirelessControllerandAccessPoints,Aerohive ControllerandAccessPoints,PaloAltoContentFilter,
Netstumbler, SolarWindsMonitoring, What’sUPMonitoringServer,APSUPSsystems,Wireshark,Microsoft
Visio,EMCOMonitoringSever,WindowsServer2003/2008, WindowsSQL Server,TCP/IP,SSLVPN concentrator
 WiproBPO/Verizon(4/2012-10/2012)
 Tier2 DSL NetworkTechnician
Tier2 NetworkTechnicianproviding networkassistance introubleshootingbusinesslevel DSLissueswith
extensive networkprobingandanalysis toVerizonBusinesscustomers.Dailyactivitiesinclude running DSL/POTS
line testingandanalyzingthe results, troubleshootnoroute,nosync,and intermittenttrafficissues. Utilize
VerizonHighSpeednetworktestingtools totestCustomerNetworkconnectionsfromthe lastmile tothe D-

4. SLAMas well asto the DMARC location.Provided RemoteDesktopAccessTroubleshootingcustomernetworks
inorder to resolve local networkissuesforbusinesscustomersfromthe CPE(CustomerPremise Equipment) to
POS(Pointof Sale) machinesandcomputersonsite. Utilizedcustomersupportskillsincommunicatingnetwork
analysisreportstocustomersaswell asprovidingresolutionsinatimelymanner.
Technical Environment -VerizonPOTSlineAnalyzer,VerizonBandwidthAnalyzer,LastMile Analyzer, and
VerizonTicketingsystem