Ryan Clark

About Ryan Clark

Accomplished information technology professional and leader with 20+ years of experience in network & systems design, sales, engineering, automation, and operations applicable to multiple verticals/industries. Ability to lead and execute comprehensive plans for improving network and technology performance while at the same time lowering total cost of ownership and increasing business agility for my customers. Selected Core Competencies:Product Knowledge; Relationship Management; Strategic Prospecting; Visionary Planning & Execution; Global Operations Leadership; Project Management; Operational Readiness; Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery; Team Building & Leadership; Cisco Network Architecture, Design, Implementation Technical Skills/Experience:SDN; SD-Access; SD-WAN; SASE; VXLAN; Private Cloud; Network Automation; AI & Cognitive Solutions; IoT; Cybersecurity; NGFWs; Cloud Computing; Cloud Security; IDS; IPS; Malware Detection; Endpoint Security; Containers; Edge and Industrial Computing; Hyperconverged Infrastructure; Workload Security; SaaS; IaaS; DevOps; Wireless; 5G; Wi-Fi 6; VPN; Routing Protocols; IPv6; LAN Switching; Unified Communications; Video Conferencing; Virtualization; Application Analysis; Network Tools; Remote Access; Network Reporting; High-Availability Networking & Systems; Network Security & Compliance; Disaster Recovery;

Experience

1. Solutions Engineer Sales - Texas Gulf Coast Select

   Cisco

   Mar 2019 — Present · Houston, TX, US

   Customer facing, pre-sales systems architect role supporting mid-enterprise corporations primarily in the energy sector but other industries as well. Act as technical advisor for the entire Cisco products portfolio (Data Center, Routing, Switching, Collaboration, Wireless, IoT, Security, etc.) assisting customers with design, architecture, and platform selection. Help identify and propose Cisco solutions based on customer use cases to address specific technical requirements and business objectives.

Education

• University of Houston-Downtown

  BBA Computer Information Systems

Skills

• Incident Handling
• Sniffer
• Infrastructure
• Technical Training
• Data Center
• Bgp
• Nexus
• Telecommunications
• Network Engineering
• Eigrp
• Network Management Software
• Data Center Relocation
• Wan
• Cisco Technologies
• Network Architecture
• Staff Training
• Escalation Management
• Ospf
• Network Administration
• Staff Mentoring
• Ccie
• Disaster Recovery
• Firewalls
• Cloud Computing
• Data Center Architecture
• Networking
• Vendor Relations
• Network Design
• Vpn
• Checkpoint
• Content Switching
• Routers
• Wireless Networking
• Switches
• IT Service Management
• Routing Protocols
• Change Management
• Network Security
• Vendor Management
• Cisco Nexus