Paul Frommeyer

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Complete Resume

Networking and Telecommunications Experience

• Vast knowledge of TCP/IP network design and architecture, with particular emphasis on routing protocol design and configuration. Familiar with all TCP/IP routing protocols in all environments. Experienced in design, installation, and troubleshooting of same.

• Global Intranet design and architecture for multiplatform, multiprotocol connectivity with legacy and cutting edge technologies.

• Extensive experience with Cisco Systems IOS routers and Catalyst switches.

• Specialization in Transparent and Native LAN metropolitan Ethernet service technologies with ATM, Ethernet, and mixed transport environments for business and residential services. Familiar with SONET and SDH standards and technologies, fiber optic multiplexor technologies and equipment, WDM and DWDM, optical routing technology, ADM technologies. Extensive knowledge of metropolitan Ethernet service definition and differentiation for business and residential services.

• Extensive experience with multilayer Ethernet switching technologies for Cisco, Nortel, Lucent and Cabletron products. 10 megabit through 10 gigabit technologies, including sophisticated Ethernet backbone designs achieving 80+ gigabits/sec throughput for web hosting and high speed data center demands using 802.3ad aggregation and 10GE technologies.

• Familiar with all physical Ethernet technologies including fibre optic, thicknet, thinnet and twisted-pair. Bridging, subnetting, tap installation, TDR usage, high speed network (100BASE-T) cable specification and troubleshooting, etc.

• TCP/IP protocol suite. All major networks and operating systems. Bridging, routing, DNS/BIND, SMTP, Telnet, FTP, LPD, PPTP, IPSec. Mac OS X, FreeBSD, NetBSD.

• Internet backbone design and architecture, including EGP (BGP4) topology management, IGP management and troubleshooting, and complex inter-provider policy engineering as well as QOS/COS configuration and troubleshooting, Diff-Serv and Class-based Queueing architecture and design as well as RSVP and other client QOS technologies.

• Additionally experienced in multicast network design and architecture with all major multicast protocols including PIM (sparse and dense), MOSPF, DVMRP and IGMP v1 and v2.

• Service Provider multiservice backbone design and architecture for voice, data, and video integration with diverse products from many vendors using legacy and emerging technologies from SS7 and VOIP to unified messaging and tiered frame relay and ATM services.

• ATM network architecture and design, including MPLS and MPLS/VPN technologies for all AALs, primarily on Cisco/Stratacom equipment but also familiar with Lucent and Nortel products.

• PBX (Siemens Saturn, some IBX, some Meridian, some Aspect ACD, some AT&T G3) and key system installation and configuration. Familiar with switch programming, station configuration, call routing methodologies.

• In-depth experience with inside plant and CPE equipment, including optimal building distribution methodologies and equipment, frame technology, IW standards and specification, termination technology, fibre distribution technology and HVAC and electrical specifications including EIA/TIA, IEEE, and NEC building and electrical standards.

• Familiar with Voice Over IP technologies, including MGCP, SGCP, and SIP gateway protocols, SS7 gateway configuration and operation, and extant compression technologies including G.723/4 et. al. as well as major encoding technologies including µLaw, aLaw, and PCM. Extensive familiarity with station interaction, CAC, and legacy line signalling from previous telecom work.

• Experienced with wireless networking technologies (802.11a/b/g) including installation and administration of Linksys, NetGear and AirPort equipment.

• Data-over-cable backbone design and architecture for all aspects of service from O/E and MSO systems to backbone and inter-provider connectivity including caching and multicast engineering.

• Content Networking design and architecture including caching, server load balancing, Layer 7 content routing, and content transformation and recomposition. Inventor of NetDestiny IntelliServ privacy firewall software. Familiar with Peer-to-Peer (P2P), Content Delivery Networking (CDN), and Content Publishing technologies and systems.

• Token ring design and installation with particular emphasis on AS/400 connectivity.

• Extensive AppleTalk experience with EtherTalk and LocalTalk, including bridging and routing multiple zones with StarControllers, FastPaths, NetBridges, Cisco routers, NRC Multigate, Apple Internet Router.

• LAN/WAN connectivity installation and troubleshooting from DS-0 to OC-48 including Frame Relay, POS, and ATM including ATM interworking.

• AppleShare fileserver and printserver management for AppleTalk environments.

• SNMP, including network management station installation and operation, construction of custom SNMP poll and trap management systems using Perl and C.

• SNA network installation for AS/400, System/38 and 3090-series. TokenRing, Ethernet, SDLC point-to-point, bridging over multiprotocol internet.

• QuickMail custodianship, including Star Nine gateways.

• Extensive DECnet experience including LAT for DECservers, Xyplex MAXservers, VMS. Bridging, routing, configuration of large-scale, global DECnet networks with Phase IV, Phase V and DDCMP protocols.

• Remote access including terminal servers, modems, AAA (TACACS and RADIUS), and ISDN.

• RS232C and most if not all of its variants.

• Modems: asynch, synch, from Bell 103 through V.34 to HDLC and V.25bis.

System Administration and Development Experience

• Unix systems administration, programming, and networking for Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, Solaris, SunOS 3.X and 4.X, MacOS X, NCR Tower, Xenix, SGI/IRIX, Ultrix 2.X and 3.X, AT&T 3B/X, Gould, Concurrent, Alliant, and Convex systems. Installation and configuration of most major Unix systems and application packages (Sendmail, BIND, Apache, MySQL, PHP, PERL, etc), as well as disk management, expansion, capacity planning, upgrading, etc.

• Unix systems programming in PERL, sh, csh, Sendmail, make, awk, troff, ditroff, for termcap, UUCP, graphics display device drivers, kernel configuration, and UART/USART devices. Extensive applications programming in C. Extensive applications porting experience between BSD and SYS V operating systems. Some experience in PostScript driver and translator programming. Extensive experience correcting bugs or performing customer modifications in software distributions to allow successful or nonstandard installations.

• Postmaster experience with installation, configuration, and troubleshooting of UUCP, Sendmail, MH, pine, elm and standard Unix mail utilities.

• Apple Macintosh systems management and power usage. Familiar with major DTP, word processing and spreadsheet packages esp. Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop and Word in addition to major telecommunications packages. Familiar with Carbon and Cocoa architectures under OS X including preferences, library management, and overall operating system architecture. Network management appears above.

• Familiar with Windows 95/98/2000/NT/XP for IBM-PC and compatibles, some Novell NetWare, MS Networking. Limited MS Exchange and .Net experience.

• OpenVMS systems management of VAX-11/785, 11/8650, 6000 series and MicroVAX II systems under 4.X and 5.X. Additional work with 8000, 4000 and 7000 series VAXen. (Currently restoring a personal VAX 6350 mainframe system to operability)

• OpenVMS systems programming for VAXcluster networking, automation of systems management tasks, performance monitoring and system software installation in DCL, C, Pascal, MACRO, FORTRAN, COBOL, and BASIC. Extensive DCL and C programming experience.

• IBM System/370 and 370/3083 CMS and MVS under OS/2. Fair knowledge of JCL. Assembler, Xedit and channel programming. Limited CICS, COBOL, FORTRAN and ACF2 experience.

• PDP-11 MACRO-11 realtime programming including device drivers.

• Apple ][, Apple //e and Apple //c programming experience for accounting, database and system utilities in BASIC, Apple DOS, 6502 assembler and dBase II/III.

• MS-DOS graphics applications programming including animation, text rasterization, genlock interfacing and data compression for CGA, EGA, and VGA displays. C and 80X86 assembler with some Winsock experience.

• TRS-80 Model II applications programming of full Accounts Payable/ Receivable/ General Ledger system in Business Basic.

Work Experience

November 2002–October 2004: Senior Network Engineer, Deskey Integrated Branding. Acted as project lead for major redesign and upgrade of all Deskey network facilities. Architected and deployed 6Gb/s intranet backbone using Cisco Catalyst technology. Overall project manager for construction of new data center facilities to house 10TB SAN. Responsible for Internet service upgrade to 10Mb/s metropolitan LAN service. Performed triage and documentation of existing Tadiran PBX system. Responsible for installation and troubleshooting of VoIP, VoFR, VPN, wireless, and dial-in services. Upgraded and maintained FreeBSD, and NetBSD servers including external and internal BIND/DNS servers. Performed design and installation of 802.11b/g wireless network along with attendant improvements in firewall and VPN passthrough technology. Generated extensive documentation on systems and networks.

March 2000–August 2002: Founder and Chief Technology Officer, NetDestiny, Inc. Inventor of NetDestiny’s primary product, IntelliServ privacy firewall software. Responsibilities included assisting with capital generation, generation of investor, marketing, and training collateral, assisting in definition of corporate mission and vision, determining market engagement strategies for product development, marketing, and sales activities, defining customer support strategy, and assisting in customer engagement with pre-sales activities and technical publications. Also responsible for competitive analysis, interim generation of competitive collateral, and interim architecture and technology training for new hires. Provided ongoing evolution and development of IntelliServ architecture and products in cooperation with Development Engineering. Also provided interim Development Engineering and Information Technology management; responsible for management of Development Engineering group and all IS, Facilities, and Security operations. Oversaw corporate dissolution and attendant legal and financial matters.

July 1997–February 2000: Senior Internet Consultant, Cisco Systems, Inc. Provided architectural and engineering leadership for major Service Provider customer design initiatives and product and technology solutions. Responsible for assisting in closure of major Service Provider opportunities with Tier 1, RBOC, and IXC customers. Helped close over $2 billion in business during tenure in this position. Customers included all major Service Providers in the U.S. Significant portions of the domestic U.S. Internet have been implemented with the designs and procedures recommended during this period. Responsible for generation of solutions architecture collateral for use by sales force and Cisco business units in the areas of Transparent LAN Services, Internet Backbone Architecture, Optical Transport, and Multiservice Networking. Acted as liason between customers, sales force and marketing and engineering staff within Service Provider line of business. Helped spearhead Cisco’s entry into the Content Networking market. Responsible for driving Content Networking product development, providing architectural and design specifications to content networking product groups, recommending acquisition opportunities to Business Development group, reviewing and generating Content Networking marketing collateral, and participating in numerous roadshows and other customer engagement activities for Content Networking and multilayer LAN switching. Responsible for training of Service Provider sales force in leader-led initiatives, generation of training support collateral, and assisting with creating and structuring major training initiatives. Led technical initiatives for the development and enhancement of multiservice ATM switching products, terabit routing products, gigabit ethernet LAN switching products, integrated analog and ISDN RAS products, multiservice branch office products, QOS technologies, optical networking technologies, and TDM transport products and technologies. Assisted in creation and review of CCIE exams for IP routing. Assisted in generation of marketing collateral for terabit routing and Content Networking.

May 1995–June 1997: Systems Engineer, Cisco Systems, Inc. Provided pre and post sales support for Western and Midwestern Internet Service Providers with Cisco products. Assisted in design, configuration, and troubleshooting of local, regional, and carrier Internet services including ATM, Frame Relay, DS-3, and ISDN. Provided design and troubleshooting expertise for BGP4, OSPF, IS-IS and PIM routing infrastructure. Managed escalations to core engineering group, delivered additional engineering and consulting resources as required to resolve customer issues. Participated in internal and vendor product specifications and design reviews.

July 1993–May 1995: Senior Computer Networking Consultant affiliated with Campbell-Marrich, Inc. Provided comprehensive network engineering expertise to diverse firms for the design, installation, and troubleshooting of multivendor, multiplatform internetworks requiring extensive systems integration of major operating systems and protocols. Major clients included Sony and General Magic. Major projects included real-time control network design for DirecTV DBS system, major infrastructure upgrades, and planning, specification, and implementation of new networks and connectivity as part of corporate relocation. Extensive work with Cisco routers and TCP/IP, AppleTalk, DECnet, and SNA protocols.

April 1991–June 1993: Senior Telecom Systems Engineer with Apple Computer, Inc. Primary responsibility for IS&T network TCP/IP connectivity, including DNS, associated MacTCP installation and configuration issues, and mainframe connectivity for VAX, AS/400 and Tandem platforms. Responsible for planning and implementation of enterprise wide connectivity solutions for TCP/IP, AppleTalk, DECnet, SNA and EXPAND in LAN and WAN environments with associated multiprotocol global internetwork engineering. Major projects included:

· Sole author of extensive Perl network management system for global Cisco router network.

· Design and implementation of domestic Cisco router network

· Design of global TCP/IP standards for all IS&T networks

· Design and implementation of Apple Customer Support network.

· Participation in VITAL Infrastructure design and planning.

· Telecom engineering representation on Telecommuting Task Force.

· Participation in alpha and beta testing of AppleTalk Remote Access software.

· Participation in alpha and beta testing of AppleTalk Internet Router 3.0 software.

· Member of Apple-IP IETF working group.

· Campus network design consulting for Harvard Business School.

· Successful phased implementation of network services to Napa Data Center and Austin Customer Assistance Center.

· Establishment of Internet connectivity for IS&T network.

· Extension of IS&T network services to remote distribution sites.

· General SMTP E-mail guru and gateway technologist.

· Revision of TCP/IP MacIP (KIP) service delivery for greater reliability.

· Project lead for specification of corporate dial-in modem standards.

· Project lead for installation of FDDI VAX network.

· Project lead for implementation of Cisco router software upgrades.

· Lead engineer for networking solutions at all Austin sites.

· Lead engineer for design and implementation of all IS&T DNS services.

· Lead engineer for specification and deployment of multivendor network management workstations

· Assisted with development of information security policies for IS&T network connectivity

· Assisted with specification and standardization of network infrastructure components including routers, switches, hubs, development of building wiring standards in accordance with EIA/TIA standards.

· Assisted with design and implementation of domestic SNA and DECnet networks

July 1990—April 1991: Consultant with Volt Technical Services; on contract with Apple Computer, Inc. as LAN Engineer. Responsible for installation, configuration and testing of corporate TCP/IP connectivity solutions. Performed systems analysis of multivendor E-mail network (QuickMail, Microsoft Mail, SMTP) and corporate AppleTalk internet. Additional responsibilities included DNS address management for IS&T domains and systems administration of A/UX systems throughout the network infrastructure. Also responsible for planning and implementation of numerous enterprise wide connectivity solutions for TCP/IP, AppleTalk and DECnet.

December 1988—July 1990: Senior Computer Resources Analyst, Cirrus Logic Inc. Responsible for systems administration of internetwork of 300+ Sun, VAX, Macintosh, and PC workstations, network management of mixed media TCP/IP, DECnet, and AppleTalk LANs and WANs, system configuration and installation, telecommunications specifications and management for 4000+ station inside plant analog/digital voice-data system in multicampus environment. Noteworthy accomplishments included:

· Development of rapid configuration procedures for Sun workstations and fileservers which resulted in a 70% reduction of person-hours of installation.

· Design and implementation of campus-wide 802.3 fibre-optic LAN and network segmentation via routers, bridges, and gateways.

· Standardizing, coordinating and troubleshooting campus telecommunications system consisting of Siemens Saturn IIE PBX, Centigram voicemail system, nine and twelve pair station cabling, message waiting light systems, RS232 data cabling and twisted pair network distribution.

· Project leader for successful telecommunications installation in 2 new buildings, including networking, PBX, and 1A2 key systems.

· Project leader for successful company-wide SunOS 4.X operating system upgrade.

· Design and implementation of Xyplex terminal servers to provide network service for Basic-4 MIS system, 19200 baud modem pool, and TCP/IP compatibility across campus WAN.

· Installation of WAN utilizing T1 and DS0 circuits in conjunction with Cisco routers to provide multicampus connectivity.

April 1988-December 1988: Manager of Computer Operations, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Cincinnati. Responsible for all system management, operation, capacity planning and policy determination for departmental systems. Range of duties included all previous work experience, as well as acting in an advisory capacity for various University departments, extensive planning for future departmental needs, and supervision of support staff the number of which varied with the personnel budget. Outstanding accomplishments included:

· Introduction and integration of Macintosh computers and development of comprehensive AppleTalk/TCP-IP/DECnet LAN.

· Establishment of departmental LAN, WAN, and DDN access via baseband and broadband mixed-media 802.3 and 56Kb DDS.

· Development of standard operating procedures, audit trails, and clear communications paths for Computer Operations at the internal, departmental, and University levels.

July 1987-April 1988: Unix Systems Administrator, Comware, Inc. Performed Unix systems administration and systems engineering on NCR Tower, SCO, AT&T, and other Unix/Xenix systems. Also responsible for extensive systems engineering and connectivity solutions for IBM-PC and compatible computers, UUCP, Ethernet and other networking environments. Additionally worked in MS-DOS and Unix contract applications and systems programming for U.S. Government (including U.S. Air Force and U.S. Navy), IBM, Triad and TRW.

November 1987-February 1988: Part-time Sales Representative for Cincinnati Computer Store, Inc. Specialized in Macintosh product line with emphasis on Mac-to-VAX connectivity solutions and DTP.

Sept. 1986-May 1987: System administrator/technician, Department of Computer Science, Ball State University. Responsible for system administration and operation of VAX-11/785 running VMS and 4.3 BSD Unix. Performed site preparation, operating system and software installation, user authorization and account maintenance, system performance monitoring and tuning, and system crash recovery.

May 1986-May 1987: Undergraduate teaching assistant, Department of Computer Science, Ball State University. Taught undergraduate and graduate computer courses. Selected for position based on demonstration of advanced ability and good verbal and communication skills.

Sept. 1984-Sept. 1985: Senior computer lab assistant, College of Business, Ball State University. Implemented microcomputer lab, responsible for equipment security and assisting students with system problems.

Education and Training

• Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE #1829, currently inactive)

• Completion of DECUS VAXcluster Systems Management course.

• Completion of Digital Equipment Corp. Systems Management I training course.

• Four-year B.S. in Computer Science and Philosophy from Ball State University (Muncie, IN) with University (3.5 GPA), Computer Science (3.5 GPA), and Philosophy (3.95 GPA) honors. Outstanding graduate, Department of Philosophy.

— Special studies in microprocessor technology, computer graphics, C software engineering, operating systems, and systems administration including design of a graphic map analysis package, construction of microcomputer circuitry, and in-depth analysis of the VAX/VMS and Unix operating systems.

— Honors study at Westminster College, Oxford University, England in Philosophy and Theology.

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