Christopher Normand

About Christopher Normand

Over 25 years of information technology experience with both a managerial and senior level technical background. A strong focus on creating successful solutions and a broad range of technical skills. Ability to be extremely technical but also able to interact with senior level management, create and implement repeatable processes, create budgets, manage other employees, and project manage solutions. Familiar with auditing practices and compliance such as SOX and Visa CISP (PCI).Specialties: Extensive experience with most types of Cisco routers, switches, access points, Nexus switches, FEX, IOS, NXOS, DMVPN, EIGRP, HSRP, NAT, SNAT, STP, VTP, VLANs, MPLS, BGP, SNMP, VPC, FCoE, SAN, FCIP, IVR (inter-vsan routing), Cisco AVVIDCisco ASA and FTD Firewalls, site-to-site VPNs, SSL and IPSEC VPNs, ACS, ISE, WSAs, Citrix CAGs, ACLs, wireless security

Experience

1. Cisco Solution Architect

   Dynamix Group

   Jun 2011 — Present · Charlotte, NC, US

   Second Cisco architect that was hired to start and build a Cisco partner business. In the past 13 years we have been very successful in growing our existing customer base as well as gaining new customers. I am responsible for pre-sales, design and configuration, and deployment of solutions both hands on and managing teams of engineers. While at Dynamix, I have designed and deployed large data centers focusing around all flavors of Cisco Nexus switches including 2k, 3k, 5ks, 7ks, and 9ks. These designs are utilizing VPC, FCoE (multihop), native FC, zoning and SAN administration, FIP snooping, NPV and NPIV, IVR, FCIP, ISE, UCS, OTV, VXLAN, ACI, etc. between multiple data centers. These designs have driven cost efficiency by unifying the LAN/SAN fabrics from both a hardware procurement cost and an ongoing maintenance cost as well as redefining the disaster recovery plan for the company. These solutions offer DR in live customer data centers vs. the older methodology of a cold site only to be used during a disaster.I span almost all verticals including retail, finance, healthcare, manufacturing, etc. and work with all levels from the CIO down to the help desk. My goal is to work closely with customers to create long term solutions including overall strategy, road-mapping, budgeting, and planning for 5+ years out.

Education

• University of Maine

  BS, Business Administration; Finance

  1991 — 1996

Skills

• Vpn
• Switches
• Disaster Recovery
• Routers
• Network Administration
• Bgp
• Cisco Technologies
• Routing
• Cisco Nexus
• Wireless Security
• San
• Troubleshooting
• Networking
• Security
• Cisco Ios
• Wan
• Windows Server
• Eigrp
• Voip
• Cisco Routers
• Data Center
• Mpls
• Firewalls
• Ccnp