SHAWN M KLEINART
11985 E Cornell Cir, Aurora, CO  80014-3151
Phone: 720.810.3629
Email: resume@kleinart.net

 

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS

Network Operations Center (NOC) Experience             Detail-Oriented
Network Administration                                                     Dedicated Professional
Network Security Experience                                            Leadership Experience
Network Abuse Investigations                                          Strong Communication Skills
Cisco IOS & IOS-XR Administration                              Professional Experience with Law Enforcement
UNIX User Experience                                                       Experience with many Cisco switch & router platforms.

TCP/IP  Network Experience with: Cisco IOS, BGP, OSPF, ISIS, VLAN, STP, QoS, VoIP, Multicast (SSM & ASM/RP), RIP,  ACL’s, IPv6, HSRP and more!  Limited MPLS and Juniper experience.

 

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Comcast                                  Greenwood Village, CO                     (03/2009 – present)
Senior Network Engineer  (Backbone Operations)
Senior operations engineer for the Comcast Backbone’s - CBONE and IBONE (Internet Backbone, AS7922).  Review, approve, coordinate and implement major scheduled maintenance projects.  Troubleshoot and repair all router & routing events, including high-profile, advanced and escalated issues. Work closely with architect engineers. Author and review operational processes, technical documentation. Author and present technical training. On call duty, overtime and ability to work all hours of the day or night.  Some travel. Coordinate with peers, customers and vendors to complete projects or troubleshoot network events.  Work closely with vendors on complex issues, and implementation of patches and other workarounds.  Ability to resolve network faults under stressful conditions and within SLA period.  Audit network for anomalies and inconsistencies.  Maintain network on a daily basis, ensure a greater than 99.999 operational uptime.  Complete projects within deadlines.

Comcast                                  Greenwood Village, CO                     (06/2006 – 02/2009)
Network Engineer II
Responsible for the operational administration of and the review/generation/application of configuration (logical & physical) changes within Comcast CRAN’s (Converged [video, voice & data] Regional Area Networks) and the Comcast Backbone.  Establish operational processes and guidelines.  Work with other engineering teams and assist in maintaining a national production configuration & design template.  Advanced troubleshooting skills and knowledge of all network layers.  Advanced BGP & OSPF understanding and knowledge of the Comcast CRAN design and topologies.  The Comcast CRAN’s and Backbone consist of  > 25 AS’s (nation-wide) and are engineered using OSPF, ISIS, RIP, DSCP & QoS, IPv4, IPv6, multicast, Cisco IOS & IOS-XR, T1, DS3, OC-3 through OC-768, Gigabit & TenGigabit Ethernet, DOCSIS, DHCP, ACL’s, VLAN’s, TACACS+, Radius, HSRP, VRRP, SNMP and more!  Ability to work in a fast-paced and high-stress environment.  On-call responsibilities.  Ability to work overtime.

Comcast                                  Greenwood Village, CO                     (04/2004 – 05/2006)
Senior Network Analyst
IP network administration and monitoring. Responsible for the availability of the Comcast IP network - including Internet ,VoIP and VoD (Video on Demand) services. Perform advanced troubleshooting on network faults. Coordinate with on-site technicians to resolve physical faults. Communicate with local markets, upstream provider or vendors as applicable. Familiar with network equipment from many vendors, including Cisco, Arris, Motorola, ADC, Foundry, F5 and others. Complete scheduled maintenance activities. Point of contact for technical implementation of legal compliance cases.  Receive escalations from other technicians.

Comcast / AT&T Broadband St. Paul, MN & Englewood, CO        (07/2000 – 03/2004)
Internet Security Coordinator / Specialist
Responsible for the integrity/security of the cable modem network and policy enforcement. Monitor network abuse trends, security vulnerabilities and analyze the associated risks. Investigate network abuse/security incidents, documenting investigation and actions taken. Ensure incident resolution via use of customer service and organization skills. Coordinate incident response with multiple parties, such as engineering, legal, customer support and others. Respond to and process legal requests, such a subpoenas and court orders. Perform basic data forensics analysis (using EnCase). Use extensive verbal and written communications.
Projects & Accomplishments:  Internet abuse/security website lead – security awareness project.  Managed project to generate automated phone messages to customers in response to an abuse/security incident, improving productivity and reducing operational costs.  Contributed to the initial draft and subsequent revisions of the Acceptable Use Policy.  Coordinated development of many abuse department processes.  Direct contact for Internet legal compliance (subpoenas, court orders, etc).  National magazine interview: CED Magazine - Nov 2002, wireless network (“WiFi”) security.  Served on an employee recognition committee.  Team lead for information system attack simulation drill; used to analyze incident response & processes, business impact and disaster recovery.

 

AT&T Broadband / MediaOne                      Roseville, MN             (09/1999 – 07/2000)
Network Operations Center (NOC) Analyst
Monitored the Minnesota HFC (Hybrid Fiber Coax) two-way cable plant for performance problems and service interruptions. Responsible for all services provided over the network, such as analog/digital TV, cable modem and digital telephone services. Developed processes and used network surveillance tools to analyze the cable plant. Dispatched and directed technicians on repairs of network faults. Coordinated communication of maintenance and outage activities with various departments within and outside the company. Maintained documentation of all activities performed on the network. Analyzed reports for trends of network faults.


MediaOne                   St. Paul, MN                                                   (11/1998 – 09/1999)
Customer Care Professional
Customer service focus. Full service support – billing, sales and technical support. Involved in the beta launch of one-way cable modem services in Minnesota. Effective lead technician.

 

EDUCATION and CERTIFICATIONS
10 years of professional experience within national ISP environment.  5 years  network security.

CISSP (Certified Information Systems Security Professional) # 68470   [expires 06/2010]
Cisco CCNA (640-802)    [expires 06/2011]   verification:  396284285672ISBJ
Cisco BGP    (642-661)    (passed 10/20/2008)  - towards CCIP
Cisco ID:  CSC11095402

Experience with Cisco Series:  800, 1700, 2500, 2600, 2900, 3500, 3600, 3750, 3800, 4000, 5500, 6000/6500, 7600 (Sup2 & Sup720), 7200 (VXR and non), 7500, 10k, 12000 (GSR) and CRS-1 (including multi-chassis).

Training Courses Attended:
- CACCI [Colorado Association of Computer Crime Investigators]                         Jan 2002                               40 hours
- CFCA Annual Meeting  [Communications Fraud Control Association]                Jun 2002               24 hours
- Learning Tree: Implementing Cisco Multilayer Switched Networks                       Dec 2003               40 hours
- Intense School course: CISSP Boot Camp                                                                  Nov 2004              50 hours
- Various AT&T Broadband / Comcast / vendor training sessions                            2004-2008            200+ hours
- Cisco CRS-1 (Carrier Routing System) Essentials / IOS-XR                                     April 2006             40 hours
- NANOG43 (North American Network Operators Group)                                          June 2008             24 hours
- Configuring BGP on Cisco Routers v3.2                                                                      July 2008              40 hours
- Implementing Cisco Quality of Service (QoS) 2.2                                                      Sept 2008              40 hours

References available upon request.


Last Updated: 03 May 2009
Source:  http://resume.kleinart.net