Jason Smith

Experience

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  Habitat for Humanity International

  May 1992 - May 1993

  Construction Manager
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  Westinghouse Electric Company

  Jan 1996 - Jan 1998

  Network Analyst
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  First Union National Bank

  Jan 1998 - Jan 2000

  • Designed and installed large scale LAN/WAN projects in a multiprotocol environment including TCP/IP. IPX/SPX, SNA, LAT and MOP according to network standards.• Worked closely with customers to determine needs and provide solutions consistent with corporate standards.• Installed Cisco routers and switches, Nortel hubs, CSU/DSUs, TN3270 gateways and 3x74 gateways and controllers.• Led initiative to evaluate, test and install first Foundry Layer 4 load balancers in First Union Network in support of Citrix remote access server farm. Show less • Designed, planned and implemented SNA Gateway solutions throughout enterprise footprint.• Acted as liaison with infrastructure planners to leverage opportunities and coordinate cross-enterprise solutions.• Led team responsible for deployment and disaster recovery plan of Microsoft SNA servers to facilitate TN3270 access to First Union mainframe for 30,000+ employees across the enterprise footprint.• Managed name resolution services across multiple disparate systems including multiple DNS name spaces and WINS environments.• Designed and implemented new DNS architecture providing enterprise name resolution services. Show less

  • Network Engineer

    Jan 1999 - Jan 2000

  • Technical Analyst

    Jan 1998 - Jan 1999
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  Wells Fargo

  Jan 2000 - Jul 2009

  • Led effort to in‐source lab services reducing TCO significantly.• Technical lead for team of eight data and voice engineers responsible for testing and certification of all hardware and software prior to deployment in the Wachovia network.• Lead testing and certification efforts for multiple technologies.• Developed innovative testing strategies to reduce TCO and increase time to market includingpartnerships with internal Cisco labs (Safe Harbor) and virtual environments for both Cisco and Juniper.• Develop service catalog and manage operating level agreements with internal partners.• Lead efforts to expand partnerships and transition the traditionally network centric lab to a technology focused lab for Wachovia. Show less • Developed innovative WAN design reducing TCO year over year.• Provided technical expertise and design skills toward development of enterprise VoIP environment specifically contributing to the overall architecture and design.• Participated in strategic vision, design and architectural decisions all aspects of the Wachovia global enterprise network.• Lead Architect responsible for overall architecture, strategic direction service placement for the Distribution layer of the Wachovia Information Network.• Lead Architect for various network services including QoS, IP addressing, and SNAsw.• Provided consulting and 4th tier support for production support and implementation organizations.• Member of Strategy Team responsible for reviewing and approving all Project Architectures.• Led effort to redesign B2B environment between external vendors including the Federal Reserve. Show less

  • IT Leader, V.P. Network Testing and Certification

    Jan 2006 - Jul 2009

  • Network Architect

    Jan 2000 - Jan 2006
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  Hendrick Automotive Group

  Sept 2009 - Apr 2010

  Network Architect
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  Apex Systems

  Apr 2010 - Apr 2011

  Wells Fargo - Network Architect
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  Lowe's Companies, Inc.

  Apr 2011 - Aug 2011

  Network Engineer
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  Cisco

  Aug 2011 - now

   Lead Software Strategy, Hardware/Software Lifecycle Management, PSIRT evaluation and FieldNotice program for large multinational enterprise. Collaborate and develop automation strategies and implementations to multiple Fortune 50companies. Lead creation and dissemination of automation technical collateral, intellectual capital,documentation and knowledge transfer Provide technical expertise and escalation support in documenting and resolving technical problems. Provide leadership capabilities and insight for creation and sharing of intellectual capital, influencesthe Engineering team to improve products, actively mentors and develops others. Show less

  • Customer Delivery Architect

    Oct 2022 - now

  • Consulting Engineer

    Aug 2011 - Oct 2022
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  Virginia Western Community College

  Aug 2023 - now

  Adjunct Assistant Professor