Summary:
I am a strategic, detail-oriented, energetic, experienced senior platform lead engineer having managed enterprise environments of F5 Networks BigIP deployments and solutions. My field of experience is diverse spanning 20+ years. I have lead teams of engineers providing business solutions, participate in both architecture and engineering roles, modernize platform infrastructure, standardize processes, and presented senior leadership with attainable objectives and key results.
Skills:
F5 Networks, LTM, GTM, DNS, APM, Viprion, rSeries, Vcmp, BIG-IQ, AWS, Compute, Storage, Network, Public Cloud, Python, Bash, Linux, Agile, Scrum, Kanban, JIRA, Confluence, Product Owner, ServiceNow, Microsoft, Visio, Critical Thinker, Individual Contributor, Troubleshooting, Debugging, Incident Resolution, Security, Audits, Project Management, Solution Engineering, Solution Architect, Ability to travel.
Qualification Highlights:
- Consult and influence platform engineering and architectural governance standards.
- Engineered and deployed multi-data center enterprise platform infrastructure.
- Delivered hundreds of complex highly resilient application solutions.
- Influence best practice skills for more consistent change management and application standards.
- Manage a diverse team of contractors and employees.
- Broad skill set of associated infrastructure services and concepts; networking protocols, authentication mechanisms, encryption methods, security concepts, provisioning, high availability, load balancing, topology models, performance testing, functional testing, DNS, Proxy and Firewalls, AWS cloud.
Work Experience:
WorldTech IT
ADC Engineer - Customer Engagements
April 2024 - September 2025
- Platform upgrades, migrations and deployments.
- Application modifications and remediations.
- Provide troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
Capital One Financial
Senior Lead Platform Engineer - Enterprise Engineering.
January 2014 - April 2024
- Subject matter expert for F5 Networks platform services
- Delivered architectural and engineered solutions for application delivery.
- Evangelized next generation hardware and software solutions.
- Manage internal team workflow.
- Provide troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
- Analyzed platform vulnerabilities and deployed remediation actions.
- Provide mentorship, collaboration and training to junior engineers.
- Call upon for operational support 24x7x365
Verizon Business Services
Lead Consulting Engineer - Managed Network Security Services
Contracted to Capital One Financial.
September 2011 - January 2014
- Subject matter expert for F5 Networks platform services.
- Supported Enterprise infrastructure services
- Participated in routine troubleshooting engagements.
- Provide project management skills to deliver new customer requested services
- Provided operational support 24x7x365
Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Network Services
Enterprise Network Services - Technology Consultant III.
Contracted to Bank of America
July 2010 - September 2011
- Subject matter expert for F5 Networks platform services.
- Deployed new LTM and GTM solutions.
- Participated in routine troubleshooting engagements.
- Provided routine maintenance, monitoring, instability remediation, migration and on-call critical application support.
- Provided operational support 24x7x365
Tek Systems, Richmond, VA |
Enterprise Network Services - Technology Consultant III.
March 2007 - July 2010
- Subject matter expert for F5 Networks platform services.
- Deployed new LTM and GTM solutions.
Education:
- Associate in Applied Science, Computer Technologies - Magna Cum Laude
- F5 Networks BIG-IP – F5-CA, BIG-IP : Expires 08/31/2026
- F5 Networks BIG-IP – F5-CTS, BIG-IP DNS : Expires 08/31/2026
- F5 Networks BIG-IP – F5-CTS, BIG-IP LTM : Expires 09/16/2027
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect Associate: Expires 01/22/2027
- Scrum Alliance Certified Scrum Product Owner
- VersionOne - Agile Scrum & Kanban training
- Microsoft MCP Certified: expired
- Cisco CCNA Certified: expired
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