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      <title>Kevin, How would you describe what you did at George Mason University?</title>
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      <description>Graduate Transcripts
Current GPA: 4.0/4.0


Digital Communication System - A+ (Spring 2006)

Modern Telecommunication - A  (Spring 2006)

Internet Protocols - A  (Spring 2006)

Voice Over IP - A  (Spring 2006)

IP routing Protocol Lab - A  (Fall 2006)

Border Gateway Protocol Routing - A  (Fall 2006)

System Engineering for Telecom Management - A  (Fall 2006)

Advanced Secure Networking - A (Spring 2007)

Interior Gateway Protocol - A+ (Spring 2007)

Telecommunications Seminar - In progress

Independent Study - In progress</description>
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      <title>Kevin, How would you describe what you did at AOL?</title>
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      <description>* Part of a very skillful and experienced network engineering team, responsible for AOL's world-class streaming media network infrastructure, massive web cache complex, Internet Operations, and Core Services.
* Design scalable network solutions and policies for AOL's international portals. (network architecture and deployment) 
* Configure, install, upgrade and maintain Cisco routers and switches, Juniper routers, and Foundry Networks L2/L4 switches.
* Leading the switch consolidation project to get streaming host on new switches and freeing ports on other switches or decommissioning legacy switches thus improving efficiency of the entire system.
* Designed and implemented standardized template for Juniper's M-series and Cisco - 7600 &amp; 2600 series, to check our devices daily for consistent configuration to avoid any configuration errors. 
* Exposed to large scale, multi-vendor network topologies.
* Participated in engineering reviews, staff meetings, and other activities, which increased my network understanding of the issues and challenges facing both a content provider and a Tier-1 ISP.
* Applied the latest description standard on all our routers interfaces.
* Build and maintain Visio documentation database of network topology. 
* Perform off hour maintenances and configuration changes during maintenance windows for different international sites.


Technical Skills
Networking:
* Protocols - IP, TCP, UDP, HSRP, VRRP, VIP, ARP, DNS.
* Routing Protocol - BGP4, OSPF, EIGRP, IGRP, RIP, IS-IS.
* Vendor Knowledge - Cisco systems, Juniper networks, Foundry networks.
* Network Hardware - Cisco 7600/2600, Juniper M series, Foundry SI 400/450.
* Network security - VPN, IPsec, Access Lists, SSH.
* Miscellaneous - FastE, copper/fiber GigE.
* Operating Systems - Cisco IOS, JUNOS, Mac OS X, Windows XP/Vista, UNIX.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2007 13:26:01 GMT</pubDate>
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      <title>Kevin, What kind of job are you looking for?</title>
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      <description>I am a results-driven team player with proven leadership and problem solving skills. The combination of my Master's degree, Tier 1 service provider and content provider experience makes me equally comfortable and qualified for a Network Engineering environment. I will be graduating in December 2007 with my Masters of Science in Telecommunication and Advanced Network Protocol for Telecommunication (ANPT) certificate from George Mason University. I have maintained a perfect 4.0 GPA throughout my masters.</description>
      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Sep 2007 13:30:17 GMT</pubDate>
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