Gary Cummings

Experience

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  M-TEK (Formerly Molytek, Inc)

  Jan 1985 - Jan 1987

  Electronics Technician M-TEK

  ★Componenet-level electronics troubleshooting and repair of industrial Process Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) equipment and devices.★ Formal On-Site Classroom SCADA Field Trainer for Fortune 500 Customer Technicians

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  Ericsson

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2004

  Technical Support Engineer / Technical Account Manager ERICSSON

  ★Level 2 Technical Support Engineer for Fortune 100 companies & USGOV★Level 3 Technical Support Engineer for Fortune 100 companies & USGOV★Technical Account Manager for Tier 1 international exchange carrier; Voice & Data Service Provider including ATM hardware switch orders, also ATM switch OS bug & general hard and software upgrade project management & deliverables

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  Xerox

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2006

  Senior Network Engineer XEROX

  ★Senior Network Engineer on dozens of accounts servicing network and server equipment in ACS, one of the largest data center east of the Mississippi★Including ether and fiber cabling, installation and servicing of Cisco, Juniper, Dell, HP, and IBM in raised floor rack data center environment. ★Configuration, maintenance, hardware upgrades, rack and stack installations and upgrades of server router switch and firewall OS. ★Adding customer services by upgrading links, wics, and configuring services throughout network path of routers switches and firewalls. ★Troubleshooting and turn-up of new services and terminations on 66 and 110 blocks for T1's and coax for DS3s SM MM Fiber patch Show less

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  Thermo Fisher Scientific

  Jan 2006 - Jan 2009

  Senior Global Network Engineer THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC

  ★Cisco Team leader maintained 500 site Global hub & spoke F/R Network. ★Managed site router switch and link capacities & upgraded as required. ★Managed rollout and execution of conversion from Global hub and spoke ATM/Frame Relay Network to Global MPLS network including implementing consolidation of voice video and data via COS/QOS. ★Monitored IDS & IPS security & implemented appropriate firewall rules

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  DQE Communications LLC

  Jan 2009 - Jan 2011

  Senior Network Engineer DQE Communications

  ★Performed planning design and execution of local Pittsburgh area wireless provider back-haul Ethernet over Sonet network servicing over 300 cell tower sites in and around Greater Pittsburgh.★Configured, installed, and maintained Juniper and Cisco Routers, Switches, and Firewalls in the MPLS core, Fujitsu Fiber Mux at the DACS CO location, and Atrica fiber edge switches at each cel site for backhauling 4g data traffic back to DACS at CO. ★Managed Met-Net's optical network to provide carrier-class Ethernet services for converged mission critical enterprise operations, such as Internet, VoIP, IPTV, Disaster Recovery, and other applications requiring differentiated quality of service over a common infrastructure. Show less

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  Nokia

  Jan 2011 - Jan 2013

  Senior Network Engineer NOKIA / ALCATEL-LUCENT

  ★Provided 24/7 coverage availability for troubleshooting, advising, and consulting on mission critical systems, achieving 100% virtual uptime. ★Served as Technical Account Manager for Century Link National Network. ★Developed RFPs for Network projects and Network support initiatives. ★During my tenure, I achieved 99.999 network availability as the team lead and key point of contact for Fortune 500 inter-exchange Carrier network consisting of ATM, IP, SONET, DSL, and Management Systems. Show less

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  Williams

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2015

  Senior Network & Telecommunications Engineer WILLIAMS ENERGY

  ★Installed wireless scada telemetry consisting of LTE, VSAT, Microwave, 900MHZ WLAN, and Cisco Wireless Aps with tunneled vlans for a remote gas well and processing sites throughout the Ohio Valley. ★Configured and installed Cisco LTE routers and designed, wired and installed custom built panels. ★Performed network maintenance and upgrades for pre-existing and recently established offices within the Williams Energy Ohio Valley footprint.

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  SSI

  Jan 2015 - Jan 2017

  Senior Network Engineer PNC BANK

  ★PNC BANK 2,800 site SDN Project completed.★Technically managing and assisting Field Engineers in performng conversions of 2,800 Financial Institution retail branches to Viptela SDN based wan infrastructure.★Riverhead Steelhead Wan Accelerators, Cisco Switches, and Cypress LTE Modems. ★Very proficient with Cisco, Viptela SDN Technology. See: http://viptela.com/

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  Apex Systems

  Jan 2017 - Nov 2018

  Senior Network Engineer BNY MELLON BANK

  ★Performing Customer connectivity via new circuits, VPN Tunnels and Third Party Transport.Performing network moves, adds, changes, disaster recovery exercises, troubleshooting.★Nokia SDN implementation ongoing while maintaining BAU Networking. Network upgrade with with Cisco Nexus Switches. ★Currently learning Python and Ansible to automate network configuration changes and perform network device upgrades and queries. ★Enrolled in AWS, Azure, Google Cloud certification programs via Cloud Academy Show less

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  National Energy Technology Laboratory

  Dec 2018 - Jan 2021

  Sr. Network Specialist

  ★Network Installation Operations and Maintenance★Cisco VOIP Installation Operations and Maintenance★Disaster Recovery Preparation and Execution★IOS Upgrades on routers and switches★New equipment Evaluation, Recommendation, & Implementation

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  Presidio

  Jan 2021 - Nov 2023

  Senior Network Consultant PNC BANK

  ★Senior Network Engineering Consultant leading team performing over 800 bank branch network equipment replacements consisting of Viptela, Cisco, Opengear, Audio-code, Dual-Write, Security, Adrenaline devices on triple-homed wan via MPLS, Broadband and LTE. ★Recalled by PNC to integrate new Bank Branch Acquisitions due to past proficiency and success during prior engagement

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  TRIUMPH

  Jan 2023 - Jan 2024

  Sr. Network Engineer SDWAN

  Project completed. Cisco Catalyst SDWAN (Formerly Viptela) Network - Built and implemented SDWAN for Triumph Group