
President, IT Mentor Group, Inc.
Greater San Diego Area

President, IT Mentor Group, Inc.
Greater San Diego Area
Seasoned IT Professional with over 15 years of advanced technical experience and design. Unique ability to work at any level of an engagement. Can work as the Chief Technical Officer, Enterprise Architect, Senior Engineer and can even configure all the equipment if necessary.
President and owner of IT Mentor Group, Inc. specializing in Enterprise Architecture and Design for both commerical and Department of Defense clients.
IT Mentor Group, Inc. has provided critical technical expertise to solve complex networking and communication problems for the US Navy, Army, Airforce and Marines. We have employees working in numerous high profile DoD projects including: Trident Warrior, Empire Challenge, Ballistic Missile Defense, PO Sheng, JTRS, GIG, MDA and others.
Enterprise Architect and technology consultant to Fortune 100 and DoD Networks.
Industry Certifications: CCIE, CCNP, CCDP, CCSP, CISSP, N+, IAM and more...
Expertise in Enterprise Routing, Switching, Security, VPN, Firewall, MPLS, QoS, Voice Video Data. Network Management tools including What's Up Professional, Sniffers, LQoSMAN and EMC SMARTS.
Speciality in C4ISR and Navy networks. Expert in ISNS, ADNS, MPLS, QoS, Security, TACLANES, Crypto configuration, JTRS, GIG, TSAT and MDA.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
2001 — Present (8 years)
Senior Network Engineer responsible for leading numerous DoD and US Navy efforts in the area of Network and Experiment Design.
Currently in charge of integration of numerous DoD Networks and Nodes in support of Empire Challenge 07 and 08.
Empire Challenge is a United States Joint Forces Command’s (USJFCOM) experiment that integrates operations, information and technical capabilities around unmanned systems as part of the Joint Functional Concept for Battlespace Awareness.
(Computer Networking industry)
January 2000 — Present (9 years 7 months)
Lead Instructor - responsibile for creating and teaching the 2-Day CCNA Bootcamp, and a variety of other IT training courses. I have currently taught over 7,000 individuals in the IT industry. My 2-Day CCNA Bootcamp is the only one of its kind, and has a 95% success rate!
I have extensive Cisco knowledge on all of their products and more importantly, actual design, installation, and troubleshooting of REAL enterprise networks around the globe.
I have virtually every Cisco certification available including: CCIE, CCNP, CCDP, CCSP, CSS1, CSE. I am also highly certified in other industry technolgies with a security focus: CISSP, IAM, N+ and a Masters Degree in Network Security.
(Information Technology and Services industry)
January 2000 — Present (9 years 7 months)
Currently working with the US Navy as a top networking consultant. I have spent the last 9 years working with the military to bring future technologies such as MPLS, QoS, VoIP and IPv6, to the fleet. Some of the projects that I have worked on include FORCEnet, Trident Warrior 03, 04, 05, 06, 07, 08, 09 Joint Rapter 04, 05, 06, Global Information Grid, Ballistic Missile Defense, PO Sheng, Joint Tactical Radio System, MDA, and Transformational Communications.
Expert at Enterprise Network Design for both commercial and DoD networks. I have extensive experience with both shore and shipboard networks, including ISNS and ADNS configuration, optimization, troubleshooting and design.
SPAWAR Lightning Bolt Award - 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006
Trident Warrior MVP - 2006