Aaron Magruder
Principal at NonStop Networks, LLC - CCIE #21942 - Cisco Select Partner - Plan, Design & Optimize all Cisco Networks
- Location
- Kansas City, Missouri Area
- Industry
- Computer Networking
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Aaron Magruder's Overview
- Current
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- Principal / Unified Communications Consultant at NonStop Networks, LLC
- Past
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- Network Architect at American Multi-Cinema, Inc
- Lead Network Administrator at NovaStar Financial
- Specialist, Network Engineering and Administration at Allied Insurance
- Network Engineer 4 at Wells Fargo Financial
- Network Administrator at Prairie iNet
- Education
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- Indian Hills Community College
- Recommendations
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15 people have recommended Aaron
- Connections
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500+ connections
- Websites
Aaron Magruder's Summary
Aaron Magruder is the owner of NonStop Networks, LLC, a Cisco Select Partner, and primary network, security and unified communications architect. Since 1999, he has pursued continue growth in the areas of information technology including network, security, wireless and voice by obtaining the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA) in May 2000, the Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) in June 2001 and the most respected network certification in the world, Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert #21942 (CCIE) in September 2008.
Experienced in multi-tiered voice and data environments responsible for research, testing, design, documentation, configuring, installing, securing and troubleshooting.
My goal is to help businesses gain a competitive edge using technology.
Software: Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Unity Connection and Presence Server, NetFlow, Windows 95-Vista and Office, Cisco ACS: Radius & TACACS+, CiscoWorks 2000 & LMS, OpNet ITGuru & ACE, Visio, Remedy, Magic, Peregrine Service Center, Citrix, Unix, , Novell Netware 3.11 – 5, Network Sniffers, Solar Winds Orion and Cirrus, MRTG, VMWare, DNS, DHCP, WINS, Voyence
Hardware: Cisco Router (675-7500), Catalyst Switches (1900-6500), Cisco ASA (5505-5520), Cisco PIX (501-525), Cisco CSS 11503, Cisco XML Gateway, Cisco CE 565, Cisco VPN 3000 Concentrator, Blue Coat SG Proxy, Symantec Enterprise Raptor Firewall, F5 Big-IP 520-3400 and 3DNS, F5 Firepass, Expand Network Accelerators (1810-6810), Peribit Accelerators, Cisco Aironet 350 and 1200 AP's, Cisco IGX, Terminal servers,, Motorola 6560 and 6520 routers, Riverbed Steelhead, SilverPeak NX
Network: MPLS, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP-4, IS-IS, Cisco ACL, IDS, Policy Based Routing, Route Maps, Spanning Tree (802.1d, 802.1s and 802.1w), Trunking (802.1q and ISL), VLANs, HSRP, VRRP, GLBP, CEF, GRE Tunneling, Redundant Link Management, WCCP, PPP, SNMP, SMTP, FTP, Wireless 802.11a,b,g,n, SNA, DLSW, Frame-Relay, ATM, DSL, 802.1x, WPA/WPA2, 802.1x
Specialties
Kansas City Cisco Network Consulting
Kansas City Cisco Wireless Consulting
Kansas City Cisco Security Consulting
Kansas City Cisco Unified Communications for Small and Medium Businesses
Wireless Site Survey and Planning
Cisco Content Delivery System (CDS)
Cisco Digital Media System (DMS)
Cisco Unified Communications Manager, Business Edition & Express
WAN Acceleration
Routing, Switching, Load Balancing, Remote Access (VPN), Wireless, Disaster Recovery, Network MGMT, PCI/SOX Compliance
Aaron Magruder's Experience
Principal / Unified Communications Consultant
NonStop Networks, LLC
Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Information Technology and Services industry
October 2006 – Present (5 years 9 months)
NonStop Networks, LLC is dedicated to Cisco Unified Communications Solutions including planning, design, installation and support. Our comprehensive range of Cisco services and products include Networking, Network Management, Security, Wireless, Video, Voice Systems and Telecommunications Service (Internet, Voice, MPLS, Cellular).
We specialize in:
• Businesses looking to replacement their aging phone system or a start-up looking for their first VoIP phone system
• Companies with understaffed voice, security and network groups that need staff augmentation, looking for a reliable Cisco Partner.
• Network Managment Download Your SolarWinds Free Trial!
What makes us different?
1. We care about your business and provide personalized service. As Network Operators, Engineers and Managers we have been in your shoes and know what it takes to make you successful
2. Expert Service from Sales to Design to Implementation to Support.
3. Priced Right. We are significantly less than other companies providing CCIE Resources. We are only interested in selling you the right sized services and equipment for your project, not what will make us the most profit.
Cisco Content Delivery System (CDS) and Content Delivery Network (CDN)
Cisco Unified Communications Manager
Cisco Unified Communications Manager Express
Cisco UC500 / UC540 / UC560 / SBCS
Wireless Site Survey and Planning Tools
Riverbed WAN Acceleration
Bluecoat Proxy and MACH5
Network Architect
American Multi-Cinema, Inc
August 2007 – July 2009 (2 years)
Complete Network Redesign of Data Center and Home Office in less than 3 months
Implement Secure Internet and Extranet Environments
Carrier Contract Negotiations
Plan and Execute Data Center Migration
Provided Cost Savings of $10 Mil in Telecommunication Contract Negotiation and Major Project Network Redesign
Design and Implemented the First 8 SOX/PCI compliant theatre
Passed both SOX/PCI audits from a network and security perspective
Lead Network Administrator
NovaStar Financial
Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; NFI; Financial Services industry
April 2005 – August 2007 (2 years 5 months)
• Lead network engineering team in improvement of a 180 nodes infrastructure, including Voice over IP optimization, VPN authentication and policy management, redundant wan carrier design, static to dynamic routing migration, equipment standardization and Process Development.
• Managed vendor relationships, Product Evaluation, Contract Negotiations and Renewals
• Redesigned firewall layout and implemented stricter ingress and egress filtering
• Disaster Recovery Planning for Voice and Data Networks
• Implement network monitoring, Netflow, configuration management and network documentation
• Provide cost savings proposals to the CIO including $30k/yr in maintenance, $100k/year on Wide Area Network carrier and a $900k three year carrier contract renewal
• Provide strategic direction for Voice Services
Specialist, Network Engineering and Administration
Allied Insurance
Public Company; 10,001+ employees; Insurance industry
May 2004 – April 2005 (1 year)
• Design, document, review, install and support an entire network for 5000+ users consisting of intranet, extranet, inbound and outbound internet, DMZ and E-commerce environments.
• Implemented BGP for fault-tolerant internet connections
• Resolve complex issue involving E-commerce, DNS, global / local load balancing, inbound and outbound Internet.
Network Engineer 4
Wells Fargo Financial
Public Company; 10,001+ employees; WFC; Financial Services industry
April 2002 – May 2004 (2 years 2 months)
o Design networks to fulfill different business units requirements, capacity planning, extranet connectivity planning, high level support, work with team to provide a reliable core infrastructure for all business units
o Product Evaluation
o Capacity Planning, Cisco ACS Administration and management of Sonet Rings
Network Administrator
Prairie iNet
Public Company; 11-50 employees; Internet industry
March 2001 – October 2001 (8 months)
• Design, configuration, security and support of routers, switches, servers and other infrastructure equipment spanning 5 states
• Established technical documentation including organizing IP address layout / assignment, documentation and diagrams of network
• Suggest IOS changes; PPP T-1 connectivity support; Troubleshoot Unix based servers
• Activated new internet service and supported existing service; Telco Liaison
• Research and Development on new products
Aaron Magruder's Skills & Expertise
Aaron Magruder's Education
Indian Hills Community College
AA, Computer Systems and Networking
1997 – 1999
Aaron Magruder's Additional Information
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My family, Kansas City, Small Businesses, technology, Cisco, networking, voice
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- Honors and Awards:
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Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert R/S (CCIE) #21942
Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert Voice Written Exam (No Lab)
Cisco Sales Expert
Cisco IP Communications Express Sales Specialist
DPO EXTENSION® Sales Expert
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