Donovan Paracuelles

Experience

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  Air National Guard 111th Air Support Operations Center

  Dec 2003 - Dec 2006

  Communication-Computer System Control Technician

  • Trained to build, configure, and monitor highly secured Department of Defense communication-computer systems utilizing laptops, servers, encryption devices, multiplexers, Cisco routers and switches. • Involved in military exercises building and testing networks in war time environments. • Held a high level top secret security clearance.

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  TAC Worldwide Companies (Client Company Bluecurrent)

  May 2005 - Dec 2005

  Lead PC Technician

  • Team lead for the Boeing PC upgrade project within the Puget Sound, WA area. • Organized nightly deployments of desktops, monitors, and port replicators at user’s desk side.• Installed and tested Microsoft windows operations systems and software applications.

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  National Communications Services, Inc.

  Dec 2005 - Jul 2011

  Network Engineer

  • Provided break/fix network operations support for over 400+ Microsoft labs located in the Puget Sound, WA region and Beijing, China. • Configured, and deployed a variety of Cisco routers, switches and HP ProCurve devices. • Troubleshoot and resolved performance and network connectivity to corporate and lab environments. • Replaced faulty or failed Cisco routers and switches.• Utilized Solarwinds network monitoring software to analyze and troubleshoot network performance.• Used MS Excel and Visio. Show less

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  Prowess Consulting LLC

  Jul 2011 - Dec 2016

  Network Design and Deployment Engineer

  • Duties include, but are not limited to; design, configure and deploy lab and corporate networks on Microsoft in Puget Sound, WA and North America. • Design, configure and install corporate and wireless networks for new and remodeled Microsoft sites. • Configure corporate VPN/IPSEC tunnels for offsite Microsoft Executive events. • Design and build-out networks for Microsoft computer labs. • Configure and deploy Aruba wireless controllers and Access Points.• Assist with end-of-life and wireless network building upgrades. • Provide network support for lab migrations.• Configure/modify switchport interfaces to support the requirements of lab servers.• Worked closely with lab manager and lab technicians to ensure optimal network performance. • Worked with engineering team to ensure deployment and configuration standards are met.• Assist in troubleshooting and resolving networking issues. • Install pilot networking devices for testing.• Create DHCP scopes and reservations.• Utilized network management tools such as NMtools, Men&Mice, HPNA, ITSM and ServiceNow.• Used Aruba Airwave Network Management tool to monitor the corporate wireless infrastructure. Show less

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  Tata Consultancy Services

  Dec 2016 - Dec 2020

  Senior Network Engineer

  Currently working as a vendor at Microsoft under the Core Service Engineering and Operations team deploying corporate wired and wireless networks in the CO+I data centers across North American and Latin America. Including working on hardware refresh and code upgrade projects and supporting and configuring corporate VPN tunnels for offsite Keynote events.

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  Aptly Technology Corporations

  Dec 2020 - now

  Senior Network Engineer