Gary Rico Nolan

206-914-2817 | garyriconolan@gmail.com | www.linkedin.com/in/garyriconolan

I am an IT professional with over 15 years of progressive network and

security experience, who takes pleasure in designing, building, deploying,
administering, and monitoring all aspects of an enterprise network. I
enjoy seeking out knowledge and skills in order to contribute to time,
cost, and efficiency improvements, through personal and teambased
efforts.

PROFESSIONAL ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Team lead for projects with budgets up to approximately $2.5 Million

Formal supervisory experience for a single site and lead experience at
multiple sites
Network Architect for multi-site interconnecting networks and core
distribution LAN
Team lead for network infrastructure re-cabling projects to move
existing CAT5e to CAT6a and Multi-Mode fiber to Single-Mode fiber
Engineer for layer 2 and 3 re-design and network segmentation
projects
Develop and document departmental standards and long term goals
Work as a cross-functional team member to solve problems and
implement changes
Experience interconnecting devices in multi-vendor environments

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Sinclair Broadcast Group
Seattle, WA
Network Engineer
June 2015 Present
Under the general direction of the Director of Networking, I am responsible for the
network infrastructure projects for Sinclair Broadcast Group and its 162
geographically diverse stations. My tasks included design, installation, on-going
maintenance, and customer support experience for the 24/7 uptime TV and radio
streams.

Effectively manage daily WAN / LAN operations for 162 stations, in 79

geographically diverse markets, including DIA, MPLS, EVPL, EPL, VPN, BGP,
OSPF, and EIGRP
Work in a multi-vendor environment Cisco, Dell, Juniper, Brocade, and
Fortinet
Manage Internet connections / subnets using BGP between multiple peers
Manage FortiGate firewall rules, NAT, and site-2-site VPN connections
using OSPF
Work with Systems Administrators to ensure network infrastructure
requirements, including iSCSI and Fiber Channel

Manage Fortinet wireless deployments, using controllers and AD

authentication
Assist with remote access for employees, ranging from client to appliance
VPNs
SNMP management for monitoring network devices and services
Deploy / configure new equipment for Sinclair Broadcast Group TV and
radio stations
Help implement and improve continuous integration and deployment
processes
Respond / resolve WAN outages in a timely manner
Provide tier 3 support to helpdesk and stations as required
Participate in 24x7 on call rotation

Brandman University
Irvine, CA
Network Communications Analyst
April 2012
June 2015
Administer Juniper SRX220, EX4200, and EX2200 network appliances
Administer Cisco 3800, 2900, 2800, 2600 series routers and 2960, 2950,
3850 series switches
Adapt and enhance existing network infrastructure to meet current and future
expectations
Implementation team lead for site moves and new site installs
Develop and improve scalable network designs based on production and lab
test results
Deploy network segmentation between campus MPLS connections using BGP
prefix lists
Work on yearly projects for internal and external network security audits
Administer day to day operations for all routers, L2/L3 switches and wireless
access points
Troubleshoot network routing protocols such as OSPF, BGP, and MPLS
Set up EtherChannel, LAG, and VCP to increase throughput and simplify
management
Maintain Centos 7 server for configuration backups, IOS and Junos images,
and Cacti monitoring
TwentyOne Gigawatts
Orange, CA
Contractor: Network Security Consultant
May 2010
April 2012
Gather information about customer networks and create implementation
plans
Conduct internal and external assessments on customer networks
Identify, troubleshoot, resolve, and document network issues
Implement new Juniper and Cisco networking equipment for clients
Perform audits, define, and enforce policy for HIPAA, FERPA, SOX and PCI
compliance
Document findings and educated business unit managers, IT development
team, and the user community about risks and security controls

Establish, maintain, and nurture relationships with clients, security

professionals, and vendors
Coordinate, design, and run hack-a-thon competitions

Lutheran High School of Orange County

Orange, CA
Director of Technology
June 2004
May 2010
Managed three direct report employees and three student workers
Conducted pre-sales meetings to gather requirements and designed solutions
based on the requirements of key stakeholders
Recognized and interviewed by Google for implementation of Google Apps
Education Edition to enhance teamwork among geographically widespread
faculty, staff, and students
Managed and directed end-to-end project plans for 1:1 Apple program
Provide Tier 3 support for network trouble tickets
Segmented wireless network from LAN network using Cisco 2960-S series
switches and configured hot spare Cisco Wireless Control Systems
Developed, implemented, and documented formal IT policies and procedures
Implemented two-factor authentication for VPN and remote workers.

Education and Professional Development

Associates of Arts in General Education (2014)
Brandman University
Bachelor of Arts, Applied Studies, Criminal Justice Digital Forensics
Minor (anticipated 2016)
Brandman University
Certification: Juniper Network Certified Associate (JNCIA-Junos)
Training: CompTIA: Security+ (SY0-301)
Training: Defcon, Bsides, and LayerOne Conferences