STEVEN
B. PADGETT
(770) 517-9790
OBJECTIVE
Work in a challenging technical management position in networking or computer security where I can apply my leadership and expertise to help the company grow.
SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS
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Experience
includes ten years in a broad, highly technical background with four years in
management of a technical department.
Experience has been primarily concentrated on networking and security as
well as interpersonal skills. Skills
also include computing/operating systems, application development, as well as
project leadership.
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Detail
oriented, strong written and oral communication skills, self-motivated, high
energy level, aggressive, proficient in time management.
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Currently
hold the Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert (CCIE) certification, commonly
recognized as the highest level of technical networking certification in the
industry.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
BellSouth Corporation - Atlanta GA
Primary provider of voice and
data services throughout the southeast.
Senior Manager, Network Provisioning & Internet
Security November 2004 Present
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Hands-on,
technical management experience of:
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Six network
analysts providing Internet connectivity, web proxy services, content networking,
internal and external DNS, and connectivity to the BellSouth corporate network
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Fourteen
security analysts managing corporate and customer firewalls, SecurID two-factor
authentication, network and server security, intrusion detection, and perimeter
control for BellSouth Internet Services
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Accountable
for resource allocation planning and work entry processes
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Responsible
for the deployment of the
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Directly
accountable for a $1.7 million maintenance budget
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Responsible
for the management of a class B IP subnet (139.76.0.0) with geographic
diversity and connectivity to multiple Internet backbone providers
Senior Network Engineer July 2003 November 2004
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Responsible
for detailed network designs and provisioning of routers, switches, load
balancers, SSL accelerators, proxies, and other network equipment
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Lead network
engineer responsible for the build-out of the
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In
2003, personally responsible for saving BellSouth over $2 million by finding
new uses for surplus equipment
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Constructed
and controlled a pair of mid-sized labs used for testing solutions and training
employees
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Developed
monitoring software to check health of networking equipment and maintain
backups of configurations
Network and Security Operations, Team Lead February 2001 July 2003
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Supported
network and security equipment in BellSouth and BellSouth.net datacenters
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Directly
responsible for routers, switches, load balancers, firewalls, intrusion
detection systems, proxies, DNS, and departmental servers
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Provided
assistance with design and engineering of the network and security solutions
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Initiated
and taught technical training sessions for other team members on a variety of
topics
Avana Communications - Atlanta GA
Providing Internet access and
long-distance services for home and business users.
Director of Technology and Information
Systems January 1999 February 2001
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Organized,
directed, and developed the technical departments while the company grew from
less than a half-million dollars in revenue and ten employees to a
multi-million dollar company with over 200 employees.
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Directed
the systems group, the networking group, the IT support group, and the
application development group
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Responsible
for development of CRM software that provided interfaces to wholesalers,
accounting, and customers
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Awarded
the first place ranking in reliability from CNET for ISPs in the
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Successfully
integrated technical departments of two mid-sized companies that were obtained
through acquisitions. Both mergers ultimately resulted in reduced operations
cost supporting a larger customer base
Senior Systems and Networks Engineer January 1997 December 1997
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Provided
top-tier engineering and operations support for the network and servers. Maintained Internet services for 5,000 users,
including web, email, news, dial-in servers, routers, and WAN links.
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Designed
and implemented a complete systems overhaul, resulting in an overall 5x speed
improvement and significant increase in system uptime as well as reduced
administrative and support costs
Cisco Systems, Inc - Raleigh , NC
Market leader in networking
equipment routers, switches, firewalls, and load-balancers
Customer Support Co-Op,
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Supported
the Cisco Technical Assistance Center (TAC) by using Cisco equipment in the lab
to re-create customer problems and find solutions in the Access (dialup) group,
Network Management group, and the Multiservices (VoIP) group
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Dramatically
increased lab productivity and reduced idle lab equipment by designing and
implementing an intranet-based lab checkout system, where engineers could
reserve lab equipment online.
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Significantly
increased co-op productivity by
designing and implementing a queue-based case system for the co-ops, where TAC
members could enter requests for lab setups online
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Worked
as an intern, obtaining college credit at Georgia Tech
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Designed
and implemented an intranet resume-tracking program for HR to electronically
monitor and dispatch potential resumes to the different departments; was in use
at many of Ciscos sites by the end of 1998.
The Link, LLC - Montgomery , AL
Internet Service Provider
Systems and Network Administrator February 1996 October 1996
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Worked
as the sole system administrator at this startup ISP
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Performed
all system, network, and various engineering duties to keep the systems
operational and to provide new features for the customer base
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Participated
the rapid expansion of the company as it grew from 50 customers to 500
customers in just four months
TECHNICAL EXPERIENCE
Network
Technologies TCP/IP, Ethernet (10/100/1000), ATM, Token Ring,
FDDI, Frame-Relay, IP multicast, OSPF, RIP/RIPv2, BGP, ISDN, MPLS, IPSec, QoS,
VoIP (and many other protocols and technologies)
Network
Management CiscoWorks 2000, CiscoSecure ACS, RSA SecurID, Network
Analysis Module (NAM), Sniffer Pro, Ethereal, tcpdump, snoop, Netcool
Network Products Extremely wide range of Cisco products. Routers (800 series 12000 series); Switches
(Catalyst 1900s 6500s), Load balancers and Content Delivery (CSS, CSM, GSS,
ACNS, SSL), Firewalls (PIX, FWSM). Also,
have significant experience with Juniper routers, Checkpoint Firewalls, 3Com
switches, Nortel/Bay routers, F5 load balancers, Network Appliance proxies
Systems
Products Sun servers, Dell and Compaq servers, EMC Symmetrix,
EMC Connectrix
Operating Systems Linux, Solaris, Windows NT/2000/2003/XP Workstation & Server, Cisco IOS
Programming Languages Perl, C, Java, C++, JavaScript, HTML, Smalltalk, LISP, Pascal, ksh, PHP, Visual Basic, VB Script, SQL, Web programming commonly done in Perl, PHP, and VB
Phone
Systems Lucent Definity Prologix, Lucent Merlin Legend,
Lucent Partner
PROFESSIONAL
CERTIFICATIONS
Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert - CCIE #12685 Routing & Switching
COMMUNITY & PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
GSU Graduate Business Association, Vice President of Technology 2004-2005
Hands-On-Atlanta Volunteer, Task Force for the Homeless, 2004
High Technology Crime Investigation Association Member, 2004-2005
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Masters in Business Administration Graduated: May 2005
Concentration in Management
Georgia Institute of Technology GPA: 3.78/4.00
B.S. in Computer Science Summa Cum Laude
Specialization in Networking Graduated: December 2002
Senior
Research Project: Web Server Path Selection Using Lowest Latency to Client
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