About Me
Hi there! I am a Senior Network Engineer with over 5 years of experience in designing and implementing network solutions that actually work, plus 12 years in IT, which has taught me a lot about keeping systems running smoothly. I have taken on many different roles over the years, which means I have seen alot of “stuff”, from the mildly confusing to the completely chaotic, and I have made it through all of it.
When I am not building reliable and scalable networks or automating boring tasks, I am managing life with my twins, who make even the most complex network issues feel easy in comparison. I am also a big fan of poker, because what is life without a little strategy and risk, and tennis, where I try to serve as well as I do in my work. I also have a homelab where I experiment with new technology, because some hobbies are just too technical to not enjoy. If I am not solving problems or testing new tools, you can probably find me writing about my homelab tech experiments on my blog.
Skills & Expertise
Networking
- Cisco
- Fortinet
- SD-WAN
- Routing
- Switching
- BGP/OSPF
- Aruba
Security
- Firewalls
- IDS/IPS
- Zero Trust
- VPN
Automation
- Python
- Ansible
- Vmware VRO/VRA
- In progress with Terraform and CI/CD
Cloud
- AWS
- Azure
- Docker