Résumé

Work Experience

Altria / Richmond, VA – September 2021 to Present
Network Architect/Engineer

  • Supporting design/build efforts in alignment with various OpCo requests
  • Working with Customers to identify network requirements for new manufacturing equipment, develop solutions, and implement an architecture consistent with industry best practices and company policies
  • Establishing a new Operational Technology (OT) network, i.e. Levels 0 through 3 in the Converged Plantwide Ethernet Architecture (CPwE)—which includes the Purdue Enterprise Reference Architecture (PERA), ISA 95, and IEC-62443—for a large-scale facility
    • Designing a logical network architecture initially consisting of 80+ VLANs for the segregation of various types of communications (e.g., Produced/Consumed, I/O, HMI, etc.)
    • Designing the physical layer which initially consists of two (2) core-layer switches with access to a new Server Farm, four (4) distribution-layer switches, and nineteen (19) access-layer switches in a redundant star topology with access to the Client’s Enterprise network through a DMZ. Core-layer and Server Farm switches consist of Cisco’s Nexus 9000 platform, while distribution- and access-layer switches consist of Cisco’s Catalyst 9000 platform
    • Designing and installing infrastructure (e.g., fiber-optic and Ethernet cabling, racks, power, etc.) to support the new OT network
    • Supporting the migration of existing unmanaged networks which initially consists of 500+ Nodes to the new OT network by managing static IP address assignments, switch port assignments, and patch cabling connections

Progressive Design, Inc. / Richmond, VA – March 2011 to September 2021
Senior Electrical Engineer

  • Writing multi-discipline Scopes of Work and Design Basis documents for proper description and accurate representations of project work, responsibilities, concerns, and standards
  • Developing multi-discipline estimates and proposals for multiple Fortune 200 companies at various levels of precision, e.g., 50% (Project Planning / FEL-1), 30% (ROM / FEL-2), and 10% (Capital-Grade / FEL-3)
  • Designing Main Distribution Frames (MDF), Intermediate Distribution Frames (IDF), general purpose Information Technology Equipment Rooms (ITER), and OSP/WAN/LAN fiber-optic cable routing per BICSI (002, 568, 607, etc.) and NFPA (70, 75, 76, etc.) for the optimization of Clients’ telecommunications and networking needs on both large- and small-scale facilities
  • Wireless surveying of the IEEE 802.11 (a/b/g/n/ac) standard with Fluke Networks’ AirMagnet and Ekahau software suites (Planner, Passive, Active AP, and Active IPERF surveys)
    • Generate detailed reports and technical analyses on Clients’ wireless networks, including suggested placement of Wireless Access Points (WAPs) and channel configurations
    • Designing WAP Location Plans to provide quality signal coverage in an array of different environments, g., manufacturing centers, warehouses, maintenance shops, multi-storied office complexes, and clean rooms (ISO 14644-1)
  • Coordinating and collaborating with Clients’ third-party IT Vendors to define and schedule changes to the network.
  • Designing elementary diagrams, power interconnection diagrams, connection diagrams, riser diagrams, instrumentation location plans, panel layouts, conduit plans, cable schedules, loop sheets, grounding plans, lightning protection plans, single-line diagrams, MCC elevation layouts, equipment arrangements, for a variety of Client-preferred systems (e.g., DeltaV, Modicon, Experion, Rockwell, and Foxboro)
  • Specifying instrumentation (e.g., process transmitters, sensors, and switches), electrical equipment (e.g., panelboards, MCCs, circuit breakers, fuses, and UPS systems), and network equipment (e.g., patch panels, fiber optic cable, wireless access points, and switches)
  • Project Management for 30+ simultaneous efforts, each ranging from ±$10k to $600k+; i.e., maintaining schedules, arranging meetings, tracking budgets, assigning resources, etc.
  • Construction Management Support; e. assisting construction teams by answering questions, assessing situations, coordinating resources, and directing the process on site
  • Executing and managing Turn-Key projects—with $4MM+ budgets—from start to finish; i.e., engineering and design, obtaining and awarding bids, permitting, construction, start-up and commissioning, and close-out services

Education

Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering – May 2009

  • Clemson University, Clemson, South Carolina
  • GPA: 3.33; President’s List (One Semester), Dean’s List (Three Semesters)

Licenses & Certifications

Professional Engineer

  • KY Board of Engineers & Land Surveyors (BOELS), License No. 34069 – September 2018
  • NC Board of Examiners for Engineers & Surveyors (BELS), License No. 046531 – April 2018
  • TN Department of Commerce & Insurance (DCI), License No. 121208 – April 2018
  • VA Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation (DPOR), License No. 0402056997 – May 2017

Network+ (CompTIA) – July 2023

Key Skills

  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Autodesk Revit
  • Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook)
  • Microsoft Project
  • Microsoft Visio
  • NetScout (formerly Fluke Networks) AirMagnet Survey PRO
  • Ekahau Site Survey

Languages

  • English (CEFR C2)
  • Spanish (CEFR B1)
  • French (CEFR A2)