TELEMACHUS MINH LUU
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QUALIFICATIONS PROFILE
Experienced and ambitious Network Engineering Executive specialized in building scalable, robust and secure IP network infrastructures. Planned, designed, and deployed multiple headquarter offices and datacenters. Unique skill set with experience in both enterprise and internet service provider environments.
Strong understanding of business fundamentals to provide innovative and cost-saving solutions for employers and clients. Consistently follows a methodology based on 1) assessing needs, 2) gathering requirements 3) designing and testing primary and alternative solutions, 4) implementing optimal designs, and 5) ensuring 100% satisfaction of final delivery.
Current focus is on further developing product management skills with an emphasis on security and network-centric products and services. Experience launching services based on cutting edge technologies such as DDOS mitigation, carrier-grade server load balancing, carrier-grade firewalls, content delivery networks, and grid virtualization.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Operating
Systems: NT
3.51, NT 4.0, Windows 2000, Linux, FreeBSD, and Solaris
Routers: Cisco 1700, 2500, 2600,
3600, 4000, 7200, 7500, and Cisco 12000; and Foundry BigIron
Switches: Cisco 1900, 2900, 3500,
4000, 5500 + RSM, 6500 + MSFC; and Foundry FastIron
Routing
Technologies:
BGP, OSPF, EIGRP, RIP, HSRP, VRRP, Route redistribution
Switching
Technologies:
STP, VTP, 802.1q, MLS
Firewalls: Juniper Netscreen, Checkpoint,
Cisco PIX/ASA, IPtables, IPchains, IPfw, RSA ACE/Server
VPN/Extranet: Checkpoint VPN-1,
FreeS/WAN, uRoam FirePass, Neoteris IVE, Safeweb Tsunami
Load
Balancers:
F5 BigIP, Radware WSD, Cisco LocalDirector
430; and Foundry ServerIron
Intrusion
Detection and Prevention: Cisco Netranger 4230, Cisco 6000 IDS Blade, and Cisco Secure Policy
Manager, Riverhead Guard and Detector, NetZentry CleanTraffic
Voice
over IP:
Cisco Call Manager, Cisco Unity, and NetIQ VoIP Manager, MCS / ICS devices,
MGCP, H.323
EDUCATION
University of California ,
Berkeley Berkeley , CA
Bachelor
of Arts in Economics December
1998
Santa Clara University’s Leavey School of Business Santa
Clara, CA
Candidate
for MBA with concentration in finance June
2007
CERTIFICATIONS
CCNP
– Cisco Certified Network Professional
CCDP
– Cisco Certified Design Professional
MCSE
– Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer NT 4.0
REFERENCES
AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST
EXPERIENCE
ServePath
LLC www.servepath.com San
Francisco, CA
Network
Engineering Manager / Senior Architect February
2004 - Present
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Designed and managed two fully redundant datacenter networks utilizing
BGP, OSPF, and HSRP supporting over 3000 dedicated server and colocation
customers
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Principal contributor of documentation and implementation of
network-wide security policies and practices
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Implemented and managed Riverhead dDOS (distributed
denial of service) detection and mitigation system based on BGP announcement
diversion and capable of handling over 1 million packets per second attacks
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Managed public peering at PAIX Palo Alto with over 50 different service
providers saving nearly $4,000 a month in paid transit overages
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Product development functions: Technical expertise in security and
internetworking technologies with the ability to translate business requirements
into product requirements
o
Proposed a centralized high availability solution with MRR of over $12,000/month
o
Proposed a centralized ddos mitigation service with MRR of over $5,000/month
o
Proposing a centralized firewall service with forecasted MRR of
$25,000/month
·
Sales engineer functions: Work closely with sales to balance market and
customer requirements with technical feasibility
Epicentric, Inc. www.epicentric.com
Senior
Network Engineer / Lead Mar
2001 – Mar 2003
·
Designed and implemented a
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Planned, designed, and managed an end-to-end Cisco AVVID VoIP solution
utilizing Catalyst 6509/4006/35xx switches, Cisco 7507/7204vxr/3604 routers,
Cisco vg200, MCS 7835, and ICS 7750
·
Implemented a fully redundant VPN solution using Checkpoint FW-1/VPN-1
and RSA ACE Server
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Implemented a complete network monitoring system using Mrtg, Syslog,
NetIQ, Netsaint, Ethereal/Sniffer/Tcpdump, Saint/Nmap, and Cisco Secure Policy
Manager
·
Managed the complete relocation of Epicentric’s headquarters, branch
offices, and colocation facility
eLine, Inc. www.eline.com
Network Engineer / Manager Jan
2000 – Feb 2001
·
Managed a team of 3 administrators that provided network and systems
design and support for the company and its numerous clients. Lead installation engineer for all network
projects
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Primary EIGRP and OSPF administrator responsible for all internal and
client-side IGP and routing policy implementation
·
Designed, implemented, and maintained network security devices such as
Checkpoint FW-1/VPN, Cisco PIX, Ipchains, FreeS/WAN, and Microsoft Proxy
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Provided 24/7 uptime to all production services using F5 BigIP and
Cisco LocalDirector 430 load balancers
·
Performed quarterly budgeting, tracked monthly expenditures, created
project work plans, managed project development, and maintained project billing
spreadsheets
Zeus
Consulting www.zeusconsulting.net San Francisco,
CA
Independent Consultant May
1995 – Dec 1999
·
Independent consultant assisting small businesses with secure, highly
available, web infrastructure design.
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Designed, implemented, and maintained Microsoft, Linux, and Cisco based
servers and devices.
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Clients include: www.teteas.com, www.metrocopy.net, www.knncompany.com, www.renttech.com, etc
The Used Computer Store www.usedcomputerstore.net Berkeley, CA
Store
Manager and Senior Technician May
1995 – May 1999
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Responsible for the activities of 7 employees: Overlooking sales
totaling over $1.7 million dollars annually
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Assembled, configured, and repaired network-based PC-based white-box
systems