Eric Knope

About Eric Knope

Experienced Network Engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the information…

Experience

1. Senior Network Engineer

   Sierra-Cedar

   Mar 2012 — Present · Alpharetta, GA, US

   Setup, configure, and maintain company networking infrastructure: Juniper SSGs, ScreenOS, SRX, Secure Pulse, Cisco 6500, FWSM, Nexus 5k, routers, switches, ASAs, F5 BigIP, Fortigate, Dell and HP chassis including Cisco 3130s and Dell 8024s, networking hardware clusters• Work with clients to identify the required connectivity then implement it allowing access to our datacenter via private links such as Ethernet circuits and/or site-to-site VPNs• Networking related projects including: firewall migrations to newer hardware as well as to other vendor platforms, auditing/cleanup of firewalls, implementing F5 load balance services• Architect, Implement, and test DR scenarios with clients to ensure redundancy in the event of an outage• Extensive familiarity with and regularly execute: change window/maintenance procedure, creation and renewal of certificates through certificate authority, DNS functionality and changes, network troubleshooting, high level data center tasks, server chassis tasks, IP/subnet architecture/management• Experience with network relate software such as: Wireshark, SolarWinds, IPAM, NCM, Splunk, etc.

Education

• Kennesaw State University

  Management Information Systems

  1997 — 2000

Skills

• Active Directory
• Network Administration
• Vpn
• Troubleshooting
• Servers
• Technical Support
• Hardware
• Microsoft Exchange
• Switches
• Ccna
• Networking
• Software Documentation
• Blackberry Enterprise Server
• Microsoft Certified Professional
• Help Desk Support
• Cisco Technologies
• Windows Server
• Network Security
• Disaster Recovery
• Information Technology
• Network Engineering
• Security
• Cisco Routers
• Firewalls
• Routers