Network Planning Engineer Current

Insight Global · contracted to L3Harris Technologies

Oct 2025 – PresentMelbourne, FL

• Serve as floor coach for the FTI engineering team, adapting to the floor's needs day to day: guiding and unblocking fellow engineers, assigning and prioritizing work, and serving as an escalation point for complex issues.
• Plan, design, and optimize secure, resilient network solutions for the FAA Telecommunications Infrastructure (FTI) program, the backbone carrying mission-critical communications for air traffic control across the national airspace.
• Engineer routing and transport across OSPF, BGP, and EIGRP, along with MPLS and VPN/IPsec, supporting both modern and legacy telecom technologies.
• Lead network upgrades, migrations, and integration of new technologies in compliance with FAA and L3Harris standards, coordinating rollouts to minimize service disruption.
• Perform root cause analysis on complex, multi-vendor (Cisco and Juniper) network issues, developing mitigation strategies to strengthen reliability.
• Conduct risk assessments across network infrastructure and maintain documentation, network diagrams, and compliance records supporting evolving FAA requirements.

Network Administrator

Apex Systems · contracted to Leidos

Nov 2024 – Oct 2025Key West, FL

• Engineered and administered the enterprise network for Naval Base Key West, managing Cisco and Brocade (ICX/FCX) switches, improving overall network reliability by 5%.
• Strengthened network security by implementing and maintaining 802.1X and MAC authentication protocols and configuring RADIUS server infrastructure for secure user access.
• Optimized ticket resolution efficiency by 30% using HP Service Manager to monitor, document, and rapidly resolve network issues.
• Led technical training sessions to mentor junior administrators, establishing best practices in network troubleshooting, security monitoring, and operational procedures.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to plan and execute system upgrades and network expansions, ensuring minimal service disruption during technology rollouts.

Network Installation Technician

WhiteSky Communications

Apr 2024 – Oct 2024Miami, FL

• Engineered and deployed network hardware across 12 multi-dwelling properties, boosting system performance and capacity by 40%.
• Functioned as a key field engineer, conducting on-site design discussions and site surveys to recommend network optimizations and cost-effective solutions.
• Minimized downtime for hundreds of users by rapidly troubleshooting complex connectivity outages alongside the network team.
• Streamlined network configuration by optimizing VLAN allocation and standardizing wireless access point (WAP) installations to precise execution standards.

Information Technology Specialist

CourseCareers

Feb 2024 – Apr 2024Miami, FL

• Designed and deployed virtualized environments using VMware, VirtualBox, and Hyper-V to emulate diverse IT landscapes for helpdesk and system administration scenarios.
• Built hands-on learning environments requiring practical troubleshooting, system optimization, and network management.

Satellite Internet Network Installer

Expedition Communications

Dec 2023 – Feb 2024Miami, FL

• Designed and established high-availability, redundant network systems integrated with proprietary infrastructure, consistently meeting or exceeding SLA requirements.
• Achieved a 20% reduction in operational costs through proactive maintenance and connectivity best practices.
• Coordinated with vendors and internal teams to schedule and execute hardware rollouts with minimal service disruption.

Satellite and Communications Chief

United States Marine Corps

Jan 2016 – Feb 2024Oceanside, CA

• Led, trained, and mentored technical teams of up to 45 Marines, overseeing daily operations, performance evaluations, and professional development.
• Engineered and deployed secure Wide Area Network (WAN) solutions via satellite, managing the end-to-end lifecycle for 7+ live operations from site survey to encrypted data services.
• Managed a communications and IT equipment inventory valued at over $15,000,000, ensuring peak operational readiness.
• Delivered technical training to hundreds of Marines on satellite systems, network protocols (VLANs, routing, switching), Linux command line, and RF theory.
• Established a centralized satellite communications hub for the network operations center (NOC), connecting multiple bases and supporting 23+ successful missions.
• Authored standard operating procedures for new TDMA equipment, enabling teams to operate with greater autonomy.