Peter Lawrence

300 Main Street Bethesda, MD 20201 (213) 343-8977 peter.lawrence@gmail.com

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE Nortel Networks, Bethesda, MD

Network Engineer, 2005 Present

Planned, managed and successfully rolled out $200k network build out capable of supporting 800 users on 10 separate networks on one backbone using non routable VLANS

Responsible for setting a significantly more efficient system for laptop and computer builds for up to 10 client networks within the Automotive Industry decreasing set up time from two weeks to one hour

Automated network configurations and instituted remote access across 5 domestic and 3 international locations, ensuring timely triage of issues that may occur via secure VPN

Increased bandwidth three fold at all locations using VPNs over the internet resulting in over $30k per month in cost savings Morgan Smith Financial Services, Bethesda, MD IT Network Analyst, 2001 2005

Managed the health and maintenance of the network, including all servers, switches, routers, and equipment, for a multinational law firm with offices in Maryland and Virginia - supporting up to 2,000 users

Created network redundancy by reconfiguring servers and switches to operate smarter, resulting in network reliability to increase from 70% to 99.9%.

Instituted HP ProCurve Manager, Hardware Alarm, SNMP monitoring, and HP System Insight Management on all new HP servers to monitor network systems, enhance problem detection capacity and provide remote upgrade capability reducing network downtime from 20% to 1%

Heading project aimed to upgrade existing UPS (uninterruptible power system) to larger capacity and battery run time servers in order to meet expected business growth

Oversaw all aspects of a successful $1.1mm data center renovation, including plan and layout development and subcontractor coordination

Provided technology expertise during strategic planning and represented technology requirements on various Planning Committees Integrated Communication Solutions, Rockville, MD Technical Development Manager, 1999 2001

Managed delivery of technical support to clients in North America, Latin America, Asia, and Western Europe

Led teams in the development and installation of voice products, providing complete lifecycle report

Provided engineering and technical subject matter expertise on circuit switched, dedicated and VoIP products to large corporate clients

Contributed effective support for service delivery, provisioning, maintenance, network operations centers, capacity management, billing and customer service divisions

Selected to provide key consultation located in Tokyo due to my proven track record of successfully releasing products to market Peter Lawrence Resume Page 2 of 2
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE CONTINUED Verizon, Arlington, VA

Operations Manager, 1995 1999

Managed engineering operations to meet voice, data and video needs in support of Virginias High Technology Park, including 8 central office technicians and 10 field engineers

Oversaw fiber restoration, hot cuts, fiber cuts repair, and maintained more than 200 POPs and 3 nodes

Planned and oversaw installation, maintenance, troubleshooting and upgrades for global telecommunications company - meeting 99% of target deadlines, budget and performance standards and achieving a 98% time delivery rate

Provided operations management of Marylands Technology Park telecommunication facilities, resulting in the highest audit scores ever received from the corporate audit team
US Army, Various Posts Worldwide

Manager of Telecommunications/Data Installation: US Army Security Group, 1980 1995

Managed the installation, upgrade, repair and maintenance of all telecommunications and automated data processing systems, including the supervision of 20 Army personnel and contract staff

Received the highest Inspector General grade in 10 years for operation for excellence in audits of equipment, circuits and software in a Japan facility

Led critical technical projects and operations on assignments in diverse locations and circumstances, including military hostilities and other crisis situations

Successfully managed 50 projects in one year compared to an Army average of 25 projects, earning a Army Commendation Medal EDUCATIONUniversity of Maryland at College Park, College Park, MD Bachelor of Science in Computer Science, 1980

GPA: 3.8/4.0

Minor in Mathematics
Army Technical Training Center, Fort Bragg, North Carolina

Certified Technician
TECHNICAL SKILLS Networking Protocols: Bell System, TCP/IP, LAN/WAN, T1, T3, OC-3, OC-12, OC-48,

OC-192, Frame Relay, FDDI, 10BaseT, VolP Hardware: Modems, Copper/Fiber Coaxial cable, US Government Cryptological equipment (8 models), Cisco routers, Cisco security devices (PIX and ASA product lines) Operating Systems: Windows 2003, Windows 2000, Windows XP Software Applications: MS Office, Argent Management Software
CONTINUED EDUATION

CISCO CCNA/CCDA

HP Building Proactive Networks

HP Routing Switch Essentials

Microsoft Windows 2000 System Administration

Argent Software Network Monitoring

Microsoft Windows 2003 Active Directory System Administration

Total Quality Management

Bridges & Routers NT-C14

Fiber Optic Communications

Fiber Optic Engineering Design &

Specifications

UPS AC Power Distribution & HVAC