Cincinnati Area
- Current
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- Senior Network Security Engineer at MedPlus
- Director of Media Ministries at Journey Church
- Past
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- Network Security Engineer at Cincinnati Bell Technology Solutions
- Network Security Engineer at GE
- Network Security Engineer at TekSystems
- Network Security Engineer Contractor at Cincinnati Bell Technology Solutions
- Sr. Network Security Engineer at The Hillman Group
- Network Security Administrator at The Kroger Co.
- Contractor at Diversified Systems, Inc.
- Network Engineer at Standard Register
- Contractor at Xerox Global Services
- Network/Telecom Administrator at The Sheakley Group of Companies
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Mike Utech’s Summary
Network security professional with over 10 years of experience and a proven track record of improving network performance and decreasing exposure while keeping costs down. Strengths including network traffic analysis, secure remote access solution implementation and firewall design, implementation and reporting. Solid documentation skills and great working relationships with peers and customers.
Mike Utech’s Experience
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Senior Network Security Engineer
MedPlus
(Public Company; DGX; Computer Software industry)
May 2009 — Present (7 months)
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Director of Media Ministries
Journey Church
(Non-Profit; Religious Institutions industry)
December 2005 — Present (4 years )
Responsible for Audio, Video and Multimedia equipment.
Coordinate A/V volunteers.
Website Administrator and Editor.
Recording, Editing, Publishing and PodCasting of services.
Creation, Editing and Scripting of Multimedia content for services.
Volunteer Position -
Network Security Engineer
Cincinnati Bell Technology Solutions
(Information Technology and Services industry)
February 2008 — February 2009 (1 year 1 month)
Responsible for multiple concurrent network build and business integration projects with a security focus. Working closely with project managers and network run team to transition completed projects.
• Lead build engineer for export control vault DMZ. Worked closely with Juniper & GE to determine final design. Quickly became Juniper subject matter expert, responsible for build of all Juniper technology – IC6000 Unified Access Control appliance, NetScreen-5200, IDP8200 & NSMxpress. Worked closely with network run team on new technology introduction process.
• Lead engineer for firewall obsolescence 2006 & 2007 projects. Total of 40 Nokia/Check Point firewall replacements, worldwide. Implemented using local site contacts, eliminating travel costs.
• Assessed SSL-VPN vendors (Juniper, F5, Cisco) for One GE Initiative. Setup lab environments and worked with vendors to assess feature sets and rate based on business requirements. Solution recommendation reduced per user cost by 50%. -
Network Security Engineer
GE
(Public Company; GE; Financial Services industry)
July 2006 — February 2009 (2 years 8 months)
Part of CBTS Professional Services team at GE.
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Network Security Engineer
TekSystems
(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)
July 2006 — February 2008 (1 year 8 months)
On contract with Cincinnati Bell Technology Solutions working at GE
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Network Security Engineer Contractor
Cincinnati Bell Technology Solutions
(Public Company; CBB; Telecommunications industry)
July 2006 — February 2008 (1 year 8 months)
On contract with Cincinnati Bell Technology Solutions working at GE
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Sr. Network Security Engineer
The Hillman Group
(Privately Held; Consumer Goods industry)
May 2006 — July 2006 (3 months)
Responsible for implementing three security focused network projects.
• Assisted in SSL-VPN vendor selection. Installed hardware and implemented policy for secure external employee portal access. Reduced company exposure to Internet.
• Implemented Cisco CS-MARS and reduced project cost by twenty-five percent.
• Redesign network core in order to securely implement Symantec Network Security IPS/IDS.
• Documented network infrastructure and performed an internal security assessment. -
Network Security Administrator
The Kroger Co.
(Public Company; KR; Retail industry)
February 2003 — April 2006 (3 years 3 months)
Network Security Administrator 2004-2006
Responsible for maintaining and creating connectivity using a number of secure methodologies for employees, contractors, vendors and other business connections.
• Participated in off site disaster recovery (DR) testing. Updated DR documents to be accurate.
• On call rotation for level-3 firewall, network security issues and other projects.
Network Engineer/Analyst 2003-2004
Responsible for creating secure connections for vendors and other business connections. Monitored internal network traffic for malicious activity and worked with server and desktop groups to eliminate infections.
Network Planning Analyst 2003
Responsible for analysis of network traffic to determine impact of application implementations and troubleshooting of existing application/network performance issues. -
Contractor
Diversified Systems, Inc.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Staffing and Recruiting industry)
February 2003 — September 2004 (1 year 8 months)
On contract to The Kroger Co. (20 months)
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Network Engineer
Standard Register
(Public Company; SR; Printing industry)
September 2002 — January 2003 (5 months)
Responsible for LAN/WAN equipment upgrade project. Configured Cisco hardware and coordinated upgrades for over twenty locations, most using local contractors that I interviewed and selected.
• Setup lab environment to evaluate wireless solution for inventory management.
• Document procedures; create scope of work and update inventory database.
• Removed unused wiring from data center floor to improve air -flow and efficiency. -
Contractor
Xerox Global Services
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; XRX; Outsourcing/Offshoring industry)
September 2002 — January 2003 (5 months)
On contract to Standard Register (4 months, 2 weeks)
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Network/Telecom Administrator
The Sheakley Group of Companies
(Privately Held; Human Resources industry)
July 1996 — June 2002 (6 years )
Telecommunications Administrator 2002
Responsible for day-to-day administration of phone systems at three locations, over 600 users and continued to be responsible for network security related equipment (firewall, VPN, intrusion detection).
• Implemented upgrade of PBX (Inter-Tel) to increase capacity and consolidate management.
• Reduced costs for VAR support by 95%.
• Assist with infrastructure conversion from Novell to Microsoft.
Network Administrator 1999-2002
Responsible for LAN/WAN support of network environment and Novell Netware servers.
• Redesigned network infrastructure to replace old hardware and improve network performance.
• Implemented Cisco PIX firewall, Novell Border Manager serve, Client VPN and PKI solution.
Network Support 1998-1999
Started company helpdesk. Phone and desk side support for 350 users.
• Improved customer support and satisfaction by exponentially increasing response time.
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