Dean Carter

Possessing developed skills that have been gained through establishing and developing full IT projects, networks and infrastructures 
from initial conception to completion. Experience covers customer liaison, design, testing to successful implementation within budget, 
scope, timescales and process limitations. Extensive LAN, Hardware, Software experience. Working cross-functionally within a customer 
focused, multi-site environment, maintaining the delivery of IT services and technology projects. Up-to-date on IT developments. Now 
looking for a new and challenging position, one which will make best use of my existing skills and experience and also further my 
development
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• Routing (Layer 3) technologies:-IPv4  addressing & subnetting. Hands on exposure on routing protocol such as EIGRP, OSPF and BGP. Exposure on static and default routing

• LAN switching technologies: - Switch administration & troubleshooting, Implement and troubleshoot VLAN, Trunking, Ether channel, STP, Chassis Virtualization VSS stack wise technologies, Securing Switch access (Port Security and Best Practices) LAPC, PAGP.

• VPN Technologies & Services: - Hands on experience on IPsec over GRE, MPLS, MPLS L3 VPNs, and awareness of DMVPN implementation and troubleshooting. Configuration and verification of First-hop redundancy protocols such as HSRP, VRRP & NTP, SNMP, NAT, DHCP

• Device Security: - Awareness and exposure on Cisco ACS and AAA with TACACS+ on network devices.

• Network Management Tools :- Exposure on Solar Winds, PRTG 

• LLD Implementation: - Small to medium sized network designing\redesigning and providing improvements on existing network. MS Visio Proficiency. High Level Design (HLD), Low level designing (LLD).

• Multi-Vendor- Hands major networking components & hardware components comprises of Cisco Routers, Catalyst , chassis based, Nexus Switches, Juniper, CheckPoint, Palo Alto, F5, SD-WAN 

• CCNA               (Cisco Certified Network Associate)
• CCNP               (Cisco Certified Network Professional)

Swansea Institute of Higher Education (University of Wales)

2006 – 2008 BSc (Hons) Computer Networks 

2004 – 2006 HND Computer Networks