Michael Blunt CCIEx3

Experience

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  Highwinds

  Apr 2007 - Sept 2007

  NOC Technical Support

  Responsible for providing support for technical issues via tickets, emails and phone in a Windows/Linux NOC. Responsible for rebooting servers, firewall, installing computers and installing servers whenever needed. Responsible for monitoring the Network via NetMon and Nagios to assign issues to the correct engineer. This involved meeting Service Level Agreements on a daily basis.

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  Calence

  May 2007 - Sept 2007

  Network Technician

  Primary responsibilities included the initial level of support for Managed Services clients. This required High Levels of support while meeting SLA’s. Required to log into routers, switches and firewalls via putty, a telnet/ssh client, to perform initial troubleshooting for network issues and communication issues. Utilized Netcool to monitor all alarms and process them accordingly.

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  Cox Communications

  Sept 2007 - Nov 2013

  Network Engineer III

  Configures and test networking equipment as required (3400/3750 Cisco switches, Cisco ASR-9K, 7609 Cisco routers, 2430 IAD’s, AS5400 Voice Switches, Juniper MX-80, Fujitsu 4020/4100/4500, Nortel Access Nodes, Cisco ONS 15454/15310/15600). Works extensively with BGP, OSPF, MPLS, MLS, and SONET. Interacts with Sales Engineers, Project Engineers, Access Engineers and customers to meet turn up/install dates for new service. Works with all network service operation departments to troubleshoot outages and networking issues. Implements training manuals and performs document editing. Show less

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  Cisco Systems

  Dec 2013 - Sept 2016

  NCE IV

  Leads advanced planning, design and implementation deliverables-both setting expectations and managing customer technical interactions with other resources, partners, or other virtual team members. Provides customer solutions across Enterprise and Service Provider technologies/devices such as MPLS, LAN/WAN, VPLS, IOS-XR, ASR9K, N7K, CRS-1/3/X, BGP, OSPF, L2VPN/L3VPN, Multicast, ISIS, EIGRP, Spanning-Tree, etc. Some customer engagements include:o LLD, Configuration and Testing Review – Manulifeo CRS-X Migration Lead – Verizon Wirelesso ML1000 to ASR9K Migration Lead – Charter Communicationso Network Design SME – Teramacho CRS-X to N7K L3 Functionality Testing – Verizon WirelessServes as a SME on the Service Provider GDC team. Leads technical virtual teams at the GDC level.Mentor other engineers, helping them attain certifications and/or learn how to successfully complete new deliverables. Deliver at least one formal advanced training per quarter suitable for inclusion in Services' Academy website.Serves as a SME on the Cisco Global Certifications team for CCNP Routing & Switching and CCIE Routing & Switching. Show less

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  NetCraftsmen, now BlueAlly

  Sept 2016 - now

  • Senior Solutions Architect

    Jul 2023 - now

  • Architect & Practice Lead

    Jan 2020 - Jun 2023

  • Network Architect

    Feb 2018 - Jan 2020

  • Team Lead/Senior Engineer

    Sept 2016 - Jan 2018