Richard L.

Giguere
17 Timber Cove Drive
Campbell, CA. 95008
408 340-8181
Senior Network/Server/Security Engineer with over 15 years experience in design,
implementation, and diagnostics of networks, LAN/WAN, security, and servers.
Demonstrated success in planning, designing, implementing and supporting $MM ent
erprise-wide, mission-critical network infrastructures and collocations for dive
rse clients. Specialize in cost reduction through technology.
* Consistent record of achievement in project management and consultative engag
ements, dramatically improving IT infrastructure operating stability, efficiency
and profitability.
* In-depth, hands-on knowledge and experience of security, integration, routing
architectures, server based data systems, disaster recovery, VPN establishment,
firewalls, and load balancing.
* Strong team leader and mentor, able to foster a positive, harmonious work env
ironment and promote a spirit of teamwork.
* Innovative thinker, skilled at working smart with existing resources and tech
nologies. Excel at providing aggressive solutions while reducing business costs.

KEY COMPETENCIES
Network & Security Engineering
Hands-on
Project Management
$MM Budget Development
Strategic Planning
Re-engineering & Cost Reduction
Disaster Recovery
Pre/Post Sales Engineer
Marketing
C Level Presentations
Vendor Management
Corporate Standardization
Licensing Management
TECHNICAL SKILLS
Networking: LAN, WAN, SAN/NAS, SSL/IPSec VPN, VLANâ s, VTP, IIS Site Server, Cisco 75
00, 4500, 2500 Routers, Cisco Catalyst Switches, Cisco ASA devices, SNMP, Checkp
oint, VMWare ESX Server, Netscreen, Cisco PIX, F-5 load balancers, Netscaler,, C
itrix Metaframe Enterprise, Packeteer, Exabyte, WINS, DHCP, CiscoWorks, Network
General Sniffer, Etherpeek NX, Spectrum, RMON traps, Syslog servers, Netprowler.
Protocols:TCP/IP, ISDN, HSRP, BGP, EIGRP, OSPF, RSTP, 3DES, Frame WAN circuits,
T1, T3, 1000baseFX/ TX, 100baseT, Citrix ICA.
PROFESSIONAL
CERTIFICATIONS
CCNA - Cisco Certified Network Associate, 2010
CCENT -Cisco Certified Entry Network Technician
CNE - Certified Novell Engineer, 1995
CNA - Certified Novell Administrator
CCSE - HP/Compaq Server Engineer
PROFESSIONAL
EXPERIENCE
BAE Systems. Santa Clara, CA.
06/2008 * Present
Senior Lead Network Analyst
Responsible for senior level evaluation, design, implementation, project managem
ent, diagnosis, and operations of enterprise global defense based organization.
Senior staff responsibility across diverse service towers, including WAN, securi
ty, and facility operations.
* Personally designed and implemented information technology services of newly
constructed, three hundred thousand square foot engineering facility. Implemente
d telepresence services, multi-level network connectivity, security, VOIP, and V
LAN architecture for federally mandated security and threat compliance.
* Designed and implemented multiple remote site and armed services locations fo
r product testing and operations. Developed security mechanisms for offsite and
remote locations. Sites included fiber cable channeling (single mode), infrastru
cture design and implementation of routing, switching, and security VLANâ s, security
system access and availability, and out of band management for system diagnosti
cs and recovery.
* Interoperated with multiple departments to systematically coordinate the expa
nsion and contraction of established campus and stand alone facilities based on
business requirements.
* Established and maintained vendor relations regarding service contracts, such
as Cisco Smartnet maintenance, Polycom Systems, Providea, and Informacast syste
ms.
* Primary contributor to various technology evaluation and forecasting meetings
. Work across service towers to develop technology and tools standardization for
enterprise systems.
ExperTech Computer Specialists, Inc. Tampa, Fl.03/2004 * 04/2008
Senior Networking/Server/Security Engineer
Founded successful company as Chief Technologist to deliver design, networking,
security, integration and consulting services to diverse small to medium sized c
orporations.
* Personally designed, implemented, diagnosed and maintained corporate infrastr
uctures, servers, VPN, and security systems to provide reliability, redundancy,
diagnostics and maintenance to corporate LAN/WAN systems.
* Provide server optimization, backup and fault tolerance designs and implement
ations.
Key Accomplishments:
* Hands On design and implementation of routers, servers, security systems such
as Trend Micro, VPNâ s, email and DNS systems.
* Specialize in security and IDS/IPS, implementation and maintenance of corpora
te mail systems, Windows Server 2003 active directory integration, diagnosis, an
d maintenance. Primary objectives of reliability, redundancy, throughput/access,
and recovery/backup architectures.
Uptime Networking, Inc. Santa Cruz, CA
05/2002 * 03/2004
Senior Networking/Server/Security Engineer
Design,implementation, and diagnostic responsibility delivering network, securit
y, integration and consulting services to corporate clients.
* Responsibilities include design, implementation, reliability, redundancy, dia
gnosis and maintenance of corporate LAN/WAN systems.
* Provide server optimization, backup and fault tolerance design.
* Hands On design and implementation of routers, servers, security systems such
as Trend Micro, VPNâ s, email and DNS systems.
Key Accomplishments:
* Provide professional services expertise in corporate LAN/WAN systems. Securit
y assessments, VPN establishment, firewalls, packet level diagnostics and load b
alancing.
Scheduling.Com, Los Gatos, CA
03/2001 * 04/2002
Senior Networking/Server/Security Engineer
Designed, evaluated and implemented all major collocation and corporate infrastr
ucture systems to provide high redundancy, scalability and reliability to this c
ritical medical ASP model.
* Developed project plans and ROI justification.
* Managed relationships with Qwest, Equinix and data center hosting.
* Hands On design and implementation of routers, servers, security systems, loa
d balancers, VPNâ s, email and DNS systems.
Key Accomplishments:
* Redesigned and implemented core data center technology, migrating collocation
and increasing ASP site availability from 67% to 99.99%.
* Improved client/server processing 40% by building a load balanced, redundant,
highly secure application server farm.
* Ensured system availability nationwide, by constructing a 24x7 site and clien
t side monitoring and response division.
* Diagnosed and solved critical WAN problems on the TCP/IP level, increasing pr
oductivity for hospital operations.
* Reduced reoccurring monthly WAN channel charges and increased reliability and
security by redesigning ISDN failover circuits and migrating VPN to DSL.
Surfmonkey.Com, Inc., Campbell, CA
12/1998 * 02/2001
Senior Networking/Server/Security Engineer
Design and implement all major collocation and corporate infrastructure systems
for company providing safe Internet browsing for children.
* Oversaw $2-3MM budget and operations of 5 LAN/WAN engineers, telecom, applica
tion and desktop services.
* Supplied Level 4 recovery of critical systems.
Key Accomplishments:
* Directed implementation of redundant load balanced content site of 3rd larges
t Website in market space.
* Hands On design and implementation of routers, servers, security systems, loa
d balancers, VPNâ s, email and DNS systems.
* Oversaw corporate expansion to multiple floor occupancy as well as LAN upgrad
e to 100baseT.
* Efforts resulted in 99.998% availability of site services.
Western Digital Corporation, Santa Clara, CA. 10/1996 * 11/1998
Senior Manager, Information Services
Charged with establishing, designing and implementing LAN/WAN infrastructure upg
rade and migration from legacy contention systems to chassis switches systems. D
irected a $4MM infrastructure budget and team of network engineering, desktop se
rvices and telecom personnel.
Key Accomplishments:
* Led development of new construction of 200,000-foot class 10 technology facil
ity, including infrastructure, telecom and data center operations.
* Converted all existing production, user and manufacturing devices to dynamic
WINS and DHCP in a 1000 -node environment.
* Instituted product, procedures and scripting to support MAN rollout of 1000 W
indows 3.11 to Windows 95 refresh, inclusive of hardware standardization and pla
tform adherence.
* Hands On design and implementation of routers, servers, security systems, loa
d balancers, VPNâ s, email and DNS systems.
Intelnet/Intellicom, Inc., Campbell, CA
1994 * 09/1996
Senior Networking/Server/Security Engineer
Supplied comprehensive multi-platform network engineering support, design, LAN/W
AN integration, and remote access for corporate clients. Directed internal techn
ician division.
Key Accomplishment:
* Provided growth path operations, new installation, service support and emerge
ncy service.
* Hands On design and implementation of routers, servers, security systems, loa
d balancers, VPNâ s, email and DNS systems.
Power Systems, Inc., San Jose, CA
1985 * 1993
President/CEO
Founded commercial service, equipment and chemical manufacturing company from in
itial planning through corporate purchase. Managed 80 direct and indirect employ
ees.
Key Accomplishment:
* Successful company generated $8MM annually, with an aggressive market buyout
of over 50%.
EDUCATION
Masters Technology, Santa Clara, CA
B.S., Computer Programming and Systems Administration, 06/1997
Major: Computer Science; Minor: Applied Mathematics
West Valley College, Saratoga, CA
Business Administration