Professional Profile Company Experience & Biography SixNet Consulting Group SixNet Consulting Group, LLC Michel Thomatis, CCIE #6778 March 12, 2007
Overview 10 Years of Networking & System Experience Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert (CCIE) #6778 Other Credentials Include: CCNP, CCNA, MCSE (NT/2000/2003), Oracle, and CISSP Network Architecture, Deployment, Support, to Leadership Roles Experience from SOHO to Large Enterprise network size companies Industry experience from Government, Financial, Medical, Technology type companies, and more Industry Experience Financial Services The following reflects the experience and involvement (Design, Deployment, & Support) for Financial Services company type networks: Network Architecture, Technical Lead, and Operational Support roles. Network Size from SOHO (5 users) to Medium/Large (with 1,500 users) with 30+ remote locations and International sites (India, China, and London). Network design, Implementation, Support, & Documentation of enterprise solutions consisting of: Routing and Switching within LAN Campus and WAN (30 locations plus International locations). IP Telephony Solutions with Cisco Technologies (CallManager, Unity, QoS, Multicast, IP Phone services, and more). Data Center Networking and Load Balancing services for Server Farms and E Commerce On Line Banking infrastructures with high security requirements. Remote Access Solutions involving Client IPSec and SSL VPN access. IP Multicast services for Multimedia, IP Telephony, and Applications. Security Infrastructure involving firewall upgrade/migrations. Network Management and Monitoring solutions. Internet Perimeter and BGP multi homing implementation for redundancy requirements. Centralized Wireless Network Infrastructure with WPA/TKIP level security with roaming capabilities. Disaster Recovery for Network Connectivity, planning, and testing. Active member of many company migration projects and Disaster Recovery planning. Provide SOHO out of box solution to include IP Telephony (CallManager Express, Cisco Unity Express for Voicemail), Routing/Switching, Firewall/Security, and SSL VPN services.
Government The following reflects the experience and involvement (Design, Deployment, & Support) for US Government company type networks: Network Architecture, Technical Lead, and Operational Support roles. Network Size consist of a large campus site with over 10,000+ users in over 500 buildings for the Department of Energy (DOE) Backbone network. Network design, Implementation, Support, & Documentation of enterprise solutions consisting of: Routing and Switching with LAN Campus Backbone network connecting to over 500+ buildings, which includes Homeland Security, High Performance computing, Nuclear and Laser experimentation. Advanced network architecture involving VRF lite, VLANs, and High Performing Firewalls with VLAN filtering capabilities for segmenting different restricted Government networks. IPv6 and 10Gigabit Ethernet design and deployment into production. IP Telephony Solutions with Cisco Technologies (CallManager, Unity, QoS, Multicast, IP Phone services, Exchange 2007 Unified Messaging, and SIP). Data Center Networking for Large Server Farm environments. Network Management and Monitoring solutions. Remote Access Solutions involving Client IPSec and SSL VPN access. IP Multicast services for Multimedia and IP Telephony services. Security Infrastructures with Firewalls and Admission Control (Cisco Clean Access). Internet Perimeter and BGP multi homing implementation for redundancy requirements. Centralized Wireless Network Infrastructure with WPA/TKIP level security with roaming capabilities. Established network documentation and standards for DoE. Best Practice implementation. Network training of staff members of Cisco networking and technologies. Health & Life Sciences (Medical, Bio Tech, etc) The following reflects the experience and involvement (Design, Deployment, & Support) for Health and Life Science company type networks: Network Architecture, Deployment, and Operational Support roles. Small Medium Business (SMB) Network Sizes consisting of 300 users with 5+ remote locations with International presence in Africa (Kenya, Mali, etc). Network design, Implementation, Support, & Documentation of various solutions consisting of: Best Practices for Routing and Switching environments.
IP Telephony Solutions with Cisco technologies (Cisco CallManager, Cisco Unity) and Third Party Telephony solutions (Asterisk PBX) integration with SIP, ISDN PRI, FXO, and FXS technologies. Remote Access services via client IPSec VPN access. Security Implementation and changes on existing network. Troubleshooting and Support. Network Management and Monitoring. Advanced security using DMVPN (dynamic VPN tunnels between locations). Documentation, Standards, and Network Diagrams. Cisco IP Telephony training with Management staff. High level Network Design for International/Global networks. Network Assessments with detailed documentation, which outlines the current infrastructure and recommended changes. Software Development & Technology The following reflects the experience and involvement (Design, Deployment, & Support) for Software and Technology company type networks: Security implementation and best practices. Training to staff. Remote support & configuration. Troubleshooting. Technical Advising. Network Architecture and Technical Advising. Data Center networking with Load Balancing services for E Commerce Technology companies. Internet E Commerce The following reflects the experience and involvement (Design, Deployment, & Support) for Internet & E Commerce company type networks: Network Architecture, Deployment, and Operational Support roles. Medium Network size consisting of 500 users with 5,000+ web clients with 5+ Data Center locations including International presence in London. Network design, Implementation, Support, & Documentation of various solutions consisting of: Routing and Switching infrastructure. High Bandwidth Performing networking (Cisco GSR, Catalyst 6500, Gigabit Technology). Data Center Networking and Load Balancing services for Server Farms and E Commerce infrastructures with high redundancy requirements.
IP Multicast services for Multimedia and Applications. Security Infrastructure implementation and support. Internet Perimeter and BGP multi homing implementation for redundancy requirements. Global Load Balancing for Disaster Recovery, Proximity, and Redundancy. Best practices and standards. Network training with support and management staff. Service Provider The following reflects the experience and involvement (Design, Deployment, & Support) for Service Provider company type networks: Network Design, Team Lead, and Operational Support roles. Enterprise Service Provider with over 10 + Data Center locations with 1,000+ clients including Google, Microsoft Hotmail, Ask, and ebay. Network design, Implementation, Support, & Documentation of various solutions consisting of: Routing and Switching configuration and support for customers. Network Management and Monitoring. Data Center networking with high redundancy requirements. Security Infrastructure implementation and support. Internet Perimeter and BGP implementation to customers. Troubleshooting. Best practices and standards. Network Training with support and management staff. Technology Experience Technology: IP Routing Protocols (EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, RIP, Static) Layer 2 Switching (Spanning Tree, VTP, Trunking, VLANs) Security (Access Controls, Control/Data Plane protection) Quality of Service (QoS) Routed Protocols: IPv4, IPv6 Wide Area Networks (WANs): T1, Frame Relay, ATM, PPP, ISDN BRI/PRI Virtual Private Networks (IPSec VPN, SSL VPN, PPTP, MPLS VPN) Ethernet Technologies (Ethernet up to 10Gigabit Ethernet) IP Multicast: PIM, IGMP/MLD, MSDP, Auto RP/Bootstrap Advanced Protocols: VRF lite, MSDP, MPLS VPN IP Cisco Express Forwarding (CEF)
Best Practice configuration (Layer 2 Switching, Layer 3 Routing, General) IP Telephony Application (CallManager, Unity, CME, CUE) IP Telephony Protocols (MGCP, H.323, SIP, PRI) IP Telephony Analog/Digital Signaling (FXO, FXS, PRI) Network Security: Cisco NAC, 802.1x Other: NAT, HSRP/GLBP, IP SLA, and more! Hardware Cisco Hardware (Routing, Switching, Security products) Cisco ISR Routers (800, 1800, 2800, and 3800 series) Cisco Catalyst Series (6500, 4500, 3750, 3560 series) Cisco Catalyst Supervisor Engine, Line Cards, and Service Modules Cisco IOS Routers (Cisco 7200, 2600XM) Cisco Legacy Router Hardware (Cisco 7500, 4000, 3600, 2500, 1600) Cisco Legacy Switch Hardware (Cisco 5000, 4000, 3550, 2900XL, 3500XL) Cisco Firewall (Cisco PIX 500 Series, Cisco ASA 5500 Series, Cisco ACE & FWSM modules) Load Balancers: Cisco CSS (with SSL Accel Module) Juniper Firewalls (NetScreen 25/50, 100, 204, 500, 5200 Series) Network Management Solutions: Manage Engine, Opsware, NetQoS Home Services: Linksys, Netgear Wireless: Cisco, Aruba, Linksys Cisco NAC (Clean Access), Cisco MARS Other: Cisco ACS, VPN Concentrators, Aventail SSL VPN Asterisk Open Source PBX Projects & Solutions Local Area Network (LAN) Campus Wide Area Network (WAN) Remote Access (SSL VPN, IPSec VPN, DUN) Security Infrastructure Wireless Standalone Messaging IP Telephony Data Center / Content Switching (Load Balancing) Network Infrastructures (Layer2, Layer 3) E Commerce (Online Banking services) Internet Perimeter and DMZ Disaster Recovery Documentation and Standards Network Management
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