Frank Simmons

About Frank Simmons

IT professional with nearly 5 years of progressive experience in designing, implementing, managing and secure network infrastructures across enterprise and military environments. Strong background in routing, switching, and troubleshooting complex WAN/LAN environments, with hands-on experience using Cisco, Azure, Avaya, Ubiquiti UniFi, and Aruba technologies. Adept at enhancing, improving, scaling, and securing mission critical systems. Skilled in project planning, team leadership, and delivering innovative solutions to optimize IT operations.

Experience

1. IT Specialist (Network)

   Air National Guard

   Dec 2020 — Present · US

   Spearheads the design, installation, and maintenance of secure base-wide LAN/WAN infrastructure by implementing hardened configurations, validating control compliance, and ensuring continuity of operations for users.• Directed secure wireless modernization initiatives, applying DoD security requirements, enforcing access control policies, and documenting configuration baselines for Ubiquiti UniFi and Aruba Wireless refresh projects.• Manages COMSEC operations as with 100% audit success, enforcing strict access controls, incident-handling procedures, and compliance with cryptographic accountability regulations.• Oversaw secure migration of legacy network infrastructure to modern platforms, enforcing configuration baselines, validating security controls, and documenting changes for ATO packages.• Directed secure deployment of core routing capabilities, ensuring configurations met DoD security requirements, were documented for audits, and aligned with risk management directives.• Authors detailed security and operational SOPs used for audit readiness, incident response efficiency, and consistent implementation of NIST-aligned processes across the organization.• Implemented Cisco Smart Licensing, centralizing device licensing to enhance device compliance, asset tracking, and audit readiness.• Serves as liaison between technical teams and leadership, translating security risks, documenting compliance gaps, and contributing to governance decisions affecting mission systems.

Education

• Western Governors University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Information Technology