Damion La Maison

CMR 480 Box 2928, APO AE 09128

Phone: (+49) 7159-4208-246
E-mail: dl7f04ce@westpost.net

SUMMARY
Network Engineer with 14 years of classified and unclassified LAN/WAN network ex
perience. Extensive knowledge in computer network troubleshooting, engineering,
security, administration, management, and analysis. Outstanding management an
d leadership qualities with excellent communication and presentation skills. We
ll-diversified understanding of networks and an innate ability to master evolvin
g Information Technologies Operations, Project Development, and Telecommunicatio
ns Networks.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
SAIC, Stuttgart, Germany
Senior Network Engineer II
January 2008 to Present
Maintain, operate, and engineer robust DoD in Europe IP classified and unclassi
fied network backbone in an ISP environment that consist of Juniper and Cisco s
ervice provider routers.
Maintain OOB administration network which consists of dialup, layer 3 VPNs, and
COOP capabilities for CONUS and Pacific theaters
Maintain and operated 6 Cisco Call Manager Clusters for military warfighter thro
ughout Europe, Africa, Afghanistan, and South West Asia.
Configure and sustain QoS policies using Cisco MQC which adhere to defined SLA,
VoIP, and video polices
Provision and operate 24 MacAfee Secure Sidewinder firewalls providing secure ne
tworks via Unix CLI and GUI interfaces
Configure and load various Type 1 encryption devices for ATM, SONET, and IP trun
ks
General Dynamics, Ramstein, Germany
Combat Information System Liaison October 2005 t
o December 2008
Integration Engineer for Air Force overarching IT program which consist of insta
lling and upgrading network management tools, defense tools and infrastructure a
t US States in Europe (USAFE) bases
Installed, upgraded, and provided tier 2 support for USAFEas 45,000 user network
Assisted and facilitated implementation of Air Force largest network redesign in
history which consisted of Air Force Intranet and network consolidation
Troubleshot and maintained network security posture for CITS provided firewalls
, Blue Coat web proxy server, and network servers
Administrated USAFEas Cisco Dynamic Multipoint VPN network
Provided tier 2 support for USAFE enterprise classified and unclassified VoIP
network
Northrop Grumman, NOSC Ramstein, Germany
Classified Senior Systems Engineer
March 2005 to October 2005
Lead engineer over approximately 500 USAFE classified boundary devices which inc
luded external routers, internal Routers, Packeteer Packet Shaper, and TACLANE I
P Encryptors
- Maintained configuration and optimized of WAN and LAN routing protocols which
included BGP and OSPF
Maintained and operated USAFE NOSC classified and unclassified HP OpenView and C
isco Works for device management, Air Force mandated compliance, hardware invent
ories, and network status
Lead engineer for USAFE VPN Intranet project which will facilitate a true USAFE
Active Directory environment and stage USAFE for future Air Force projects
Engineered QoS solutions with Packetshaper, and native Cisco router Priority/Cus
tom Queuing methods for GCCS, USAFE, and Secure VOIP customers over SIPRNet WAN
circuits to optimize throughput and efficient use of bandwidth
Maintained, troubleshot., and installed U.S. Air Forcesa first classified VoIP
network consisting of 300 Cisco VOIP hard and soft phones and 2 Cisco Call Manag
ers clusters
Subject Matter Expert for USAFE NOSCas 12 Distributed Sniffers which provide in
depth packet analysis for USAFE major bases and their VPNd remote sites
Maintained, configured, and resolve user trouble tickets for USAFEas 25 Sidewind
er 5.2 firewalls
Provided continuous training for USAFE NOSC personnel on new USAFE new initiativ
es
U.S. Air Force, Enterprise Infrastructure Technician
NOSC, Ramstein, Germany
August 2001 to February 2005
Administered 45,000 user network distributed across the European Theater
Network monitoring solution composed of 12 globally distributed HP Openview NNM
collections stations and a management station
Network configuration solution composed of centralized Ciscoworks 2000 RWAN soft
ware
Systems monitoring solution comprised of NetIQas AppManager server and approxima
tely 500 distributed server agents
System supports status and configuration monitoring of 24 globally distributed n
etworks supporting approximately 40,000 users and 500 servers
Installed, configured and maintained administrative control of more than $1.2 mi
llion worth of equipment consisting of 36 Sidewinder Firewalls, over 200 Cisco r
outers switches, and 5 VPN Concentrators
Performed day-to-day operations maintained 12 Network Associates Distributed Sni
ffers using remote administration capabilities
Configured and maintain Ciscoworks 2000, HP Openview 6.2, and Blue Coat Proxy Se
rver throughout the European Theater
Engineered and implemented Cisco Dynamic Multipoint VPN solution for 10 bases, w
hich drastically reduced Total Cost of Ownership for the US Air Force

U.S. Air Force, Theater Deployable Communications Technician

Langley AFB, VA July 1999 to November 2001
Configured and installed Air Force deployable communications packaged that stand
ardized and replaced legacy Air Force deployed communications
Responsible for provisioning and installation of WAN circuits utilizing NET Pro
mina 400 statistical multiplexer, OSPF LAN network consisting of Cisco routers a
nd switches, Pargain modems, Motorola Network Encryption Systems, and Voice comm
unications via RedCom Voice Switches and Cisco Call Manager VOIP technology.
Troubleshot and corrected network deficiencies for regional and distant end user
s.
Instructed classes on programming and network integration of Promina 800 and 400
nodes.
Coordinated with various agencies such as DISA and NOSC on circuit activation as
well as deactivation. Created and updated hundreds of circuit history folders a
nd diagrams. Worked with variations of local telephone companies such as: Cox co
mmunications, MCI, and AT&T on bringing in leased lines for base T-1 circuits.
U.S. Air Force, Communications Computer System Control Specialist
Pentagon, VA Jul
y 1996 to July 1999
Provided network WAN support services for the daily operations for the Pentagona
s 20,000 users and Worldwide DoD communication.
- This included circuits for the President, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and various D
oD agencies
Responsible for troubleshooting, maintaining, and installing circuits in 5 diffe
rent network facilities for the PENNET and DISA network.
Managed and maintained Pentagonas (PENNET) Red and Black IDNX network nodes.
Initiated creation of Standard Operating Procedures for the Pentagon Air Force T
ech Control which ensured reference
material for the proper troubleshooting methods in this facility.
Worked in various facilities, monitoring & troubleshooting voice and data traffi
c (DS-0 to DS-3) via microwave, satellite, fiber optics and local and wide area
networks (LAN/WAN), which included secure, encrypted and multiplexed traffic.
EDUCATION
Pursuing Bacheloras Degree in Computer Information Technology with the Universit
y of Maryland
- 6 classes remaining towards BS
Community College of the Associates Degree U.S.Air Force, 2002
Airman Leadership School, U.S. Air Force, August 2000
CERTIFICATIONS
Certified Information Systems Security Professional 2009
Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP), 2003
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA), 2001
Microsoft Certified Professional Windows 2000 Pro, 2001
Microsoft Certified Professional Windows 2000 Server, 2001

TRAINING
Implementing Cisco IOS Unified Communications
TACLANE(R)-Micro/TACLANE-GigE IP Encryptor Training
HP OpenView Introduction to Administration
HP OpenView Advanced Administration and Implementation
Ciscoworks 2000
Net IQ End 2 End
Net IQ Apmanager
Cisco Dynamic Multipoint VPN Design and Troubleshooting
Permit Gate VPN
Sidewinder Firewall 5.2 Essentials
Sidewinder Firewall 5.2 Advance
Building Multilayer Switch
Building Cisco Multilayer Switch Networks
CCNP Building Scalable Networks
CCNP Remote Access
Windows 2000 Professional Administration and Implementation
Windows 2000 Server Administration and Implementation
Troubleshooting with the Sniffer Portable Network Analyzer
Ethernet Network Analysis and Troubleshooting with Sniffer
Cisco ATM
Cisco Academy I, II, and III
Sidewinder 5.2 (Basic & Advanced)
Infrastructure Technology Systems
CiscoWorks2000
HP OpenView
Fundamentals of UNIX with Shell Programming
UNIX Shell Programming
System Administration of UNIX
Advance UNIX Tools
Cisco ONS SONET 15454 Turn Up, Test, Provisioning, Basic ML and Operation Traini
ng

SECURITY CLEARANCE
Top Secret / SCI - SSBI Periodic Review 1997 to Present