Tony Costa
Albuquerque, NM
currently: Job hunting
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How would you describe your dream job in 10 words or less?
CCIE with Voice over IP, Data Center, Routing & Switching, and Telecom experience. I have architected, designed, and implemented networks and data centers for some of the most demanding enterprises and service providers in the US and Europe. I ensure success of projects with superior written and verbal communication skills - I've co-authored three books on Cisco technology. I deliver solutions integrating multiple technologies using professional project management skills.... 
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Work history
Sr. Network Architect
How would you describe your time at Confidential?
??? P&L responsibility for Professional Services practice for a $100 Million per year Cisco Silver Partner.
??? Manage and develop professional services staff.
??? Develop project plans to meet customer requirements.
??? Manage Cisco, F5, Dell, and HP relationships, partner certifications, and audits.
??? Negotiate and subcontract personnel for project delivery.
??? Apply Project Management disciplines to deliver projects on-time and within budget.
??? Configure Cisco equipment for security, campus switching, VPN access, VoIP, and Wireless LAN.
??? Develop RFP responses with focus on customer satisfaction and profitability.
??? Assist Cisco Advanced Services on TAS delivery of ICM deployment for multiple FEMA sites.
??? Provide on-going training to sales and professional services staff members.
??? Customers include US Department of Energy, US Department of Homeland Security, US Coast Guard, FEMA, TSA, Honeywell, and NASA....
Senior Network Architect / Technical Marketing Engineer
How would you describe your time at Cisco Systems?
Senior Network Architect / Technical Marketing Engineer - Nexus 5020
??? Supported EMC Certification of Nexus 5020 FCoE Switch.
??? Assisted EMC E-Lab personnel in test setup and documentation.
??? Authored Nexus 5020 Cookbook for EMC sales engineers.
??? Demonstrated Nexus 5020 at EMC World in Las Vegas.
??? Created FCoE demo for Hewlett Packard with Nexus 5020, MS Windows, Red Hat Linux, and VMWare.
??? Supported Nexus 5020 trials for First American Title, Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch, ViNet.
??? Architected Nexus 5020 FCoE designs for ViNet and Wells Fargo.
??? Created marketing collateral for Nexus 5020
Senior Network Architect / Technical Marketing Engineer - Campus Switching Services Technology Group
??? Provided presale technical assistance for Catalyst 6500, 4900M, and 4500 Ethernet Switching products to customers and sales teams.
??? Supported VSS and VPLS capable (67xx) blades for campus and Metro Ethernet switching environments. Supported services modules including FWSM and ACE.
??? Designed switching implementation for the United Nations based on Catalyst 4500-E series.
??? Reviewed and approved QoS and PoE configurations for campus and Metro Ethernet switching designs.
??? Provided escalation for TAC engineers on Catalyst 6500 and 4500/4900M including a case for Bloomberg involving 10G DOM polling link-flaps between Catalyst 6500 and Juniper M-320 router.
??? Created technical training material and delivered training to customers and sales teams.
??? Produced and conducted world-wide technical marketing road-shows to launch new switching products, modules, and software features including Catalyst 6500 VSS.
??? Created marketing collateral for product launches.
??? Reviewed and approved designs for campus Ethernet/PoE and VoIP switched networks.
??? Presented Routing Protocol and switching topics at ???Cisco Live??? Networkers conferences.
Network Architect / Technical Leader - Advanced Services
??? Designed Data Center IP Storage solutions for Merrill Lynch and MPLS Based Global Routing Architecture for MasterCard.
??? Created VPLS 10G Ethernet Architecture for Merrill Lynch.
??? Designed GSR 12400 based MPLS Global WAN for American Express replacement of ATM infrastructure.
??? Led ITIL audit of Wells Fargo WAN/LAN and data center networks.
??? Designed Global infrastructure for EDS Next Generation SAN Architecture.
??? Trained Cisco TAC personnel in San Jose, Sydney, and Brussels.
??? Trained partner support engineers around the world.
??? Created Assurance Process to review customer designs during product limited availability sales period.
??? The Assurance Process resulted in no CAP cases on supported products for its duration.
??? Teamed with Consulting Engineers and TAC to create the Cisco Certified Design Expert (CCDE) certification.
Network Architect / Consulting System Engineer
??? Specialized in pre-sales assistance to Service Provider customers for VoIP, Core Routing (BGP, OSPF, MPLS-VPN), Campus Ethernet, SONET, DWDM, and Metro Ethernet Services.
??? Led a team to integrate Altiga Networks acquisition.
??? Certified as Project Management Professional (PMP) by the Project Management Institute, May 2004....
Professional Services Consultant
How would you describe your time at Lucent Technologies?
??? Contracted to MCI/Worldcom Hyperstream Network Engineering Group.
??? Designed and implemented Hyperstream Frame Relay service for large enterprises including Ford, Carlson-Wagonlit, and Edward-James Investment.
??? Planned migration of Hyperstream to GSR based MPLS-VPN. Contracted to EDS Network Engineering.
??? Designed MPLS-VPN infrastructure to replace mixed FR and ATM transport networks for enterprise customers....
Technical Instructor / Network Consultant
How would you describe your time at CCTI & Mentor Technologies?
??? Cisco Certified Systems Instructor (CCSI).
??? Provided network consulting and training for Cisco Systems Voice, Router, Switch, and ATM products.
??? Delivered Cisco authorized courses.
??? Delivered new hire training to Cisco Systems Engineers in San Jose and Washington, DC.
??? Provided design and troubleshooting services for voice and data network customers.
??? Co-author of Cisco Router Configuration Answers, CCNP Cisco Internetwork Troubleshooting 4.0 Study Guide, and CCNP Cisco LAN Switch Configuration Study Guide published by Syngres Press....
Presale and Postsale Systems Engineer
How would you describe your time at ComputerLand of New Mexico?
??? Designed, installed and maintained servers and networks for customers throughout New Mexico.
??? Specialized in Sun servers and workstations.
??? Installed Cisco VoIP routers for Fujitsu PBX Tie Line replacement.
Data Systems Officer - IT Development Manager
How would you describe your time at US Marines - Captain?
??? Managed Development Engineering teams producing and maintaining personnel, supply, and communication systems.
??? Supervised 35 Marine and contract developers in S/370 data center.
Education
MS Electrical Engineering
How would you describe your time at Naval Postgraduate School, ...?
Less Thesis - transferred for Gulf War
BS Electrical Engineering
BE Energy and Power Systems Engineering
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