Damarcus Richards, Network Manager III

Damarcus Richards

Network Manager III

Lockheed Martin

Location
United States
Education
Bachelor's degree, Computer Networking
Experience
22 years, 6 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :22 years, 6 Months

Network Manager III at Lockheed Martin
  • Oman
  • My current job since May 2010

Network Manager III | Lockheed Martin, Thumrait, Oman May 2010 - Present

 Accountable for operating and maintaining Military/DoD environment with SIPR/NIPR/DBIDS/IPTV/VoSIP networks while providing implementation, engineering, and technical/operational support for networking equipment.
 Troubleshooting VoSIP, call manager, encryption devices, virtualized servers, and VPN equipment for connectivity issues.
 Closely working with the outside planning, comm focal point, and LAN admin to maintaining network efficiency.

Network Capacity Engineer (AT&T Contractor) at Mountain LTD
  • United States
  • April 2008 to April 2010

Network Capacity Engineer (AT&T Contractor) | Mountain LTD, Atlanta, Georgia, USA Apr 2008 - Apr 2010

 Successfully implemented project plans for peering routers while analyzing traffic data, internet growth trends, router/server capacities, and customer service demands at AT&T/BellSouth Managed Facility (BMF/SNRC) and Managed Network Services (MNS) sites.
 Proactively involved in planning timing and sizing relief including additions, upgrades and removals of routers and servers. Forecast internet layer 3 growth by developing/scheduling engineering jobs and deployment dates for internet router/server relief.

Senior Network Engineer at A Total Image
  • United States
  • September 2007 to December 2007

Senior Network Engineer | A Total Image, Atlanta, Georgia, USA Sep 2007 - Dec 2007

 Provided technical assistance to the office facility to effectively deploy PCs and routers (Broadband/Wireless) for corporate site.
 Closely worked with various network platforms to perform scheduled maintenance while troubleshooting routing protocols and VoIP services.

Principal Engineer at Transaction Network Services
  • United States
  • September 2001 to August 2007

Principal Engineer | Transaction Network Services, Reston, Virginia, USA Sep 2001 - Aug 2007

 Worked with all groups (upper and lower management) to design, test, deploy, and troubleshoot various Layer 2/3 VPN solutions with TDM and Wireless technologies through Multicast and VoIP/dynamic routing protocols in line with TNS standards.
 Provided required documentation to internal/external customers as well as working with field technicians to troubleshoot and install Cisco/non-Cisco equipment.
 Troubleshot routers for deployment - WAN/LAN protocols (HDLC, PPP, Frame Relay, ATM), including GigE, DDS, DS1, DS3, IPSEC and VPN, ISDN, SNMP, Radius, TACACS, CSU/DSU, and modem configuration.

Network Engineer II at Harris/Multimax, Quantico
  • United States
  • November 2005 to March 2007

Network Engineer II | Harris/Multimax, Quantico, Virginia and Marietta, Georgia, USA Nov 2005 - Mar 2007

 Provided technical assistance in the Mid-Atlantic Region to deploy Marine/Navy remote Cisco-powered sites.
 Worked with various groups within the WAMNET network to perform scheduled maintenance.
 Troubleshot EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, and VLAN configuration for campus switching network while serving as a third level support to WAMNET.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Computer Networking
  • at Strayer University, Marietta Campus
  • June 2010

Bachelors Degree - Computer Networking | Strayer University, Marietta Campus, USA Jun 2008 – Jun 2010

Bachelor's degree, Electronics and Computer (Computer Networking and Instrumentation)
  • at Columbus Technical College
  • June 1998

Associates Degree - Electronics and Computer (Computer Networking and Instrumentation) | Columbus Technical College, Columbus, GA, USA Sep 1996 – Jun 1998

Specialties & Skills

StakeholderBoard Member Liaison
Risk Assessment and Mitigation
Software and Hardware Integration
Project Management Systems
Strategic Planning
Training and Development
Quality Assurance and Control
Customer Requirement Analysis
Client and Vendor Management
IT Alignment with Critical Business Initiatives
Disaster Recovery Planning
Budget Allocation and Control

Languages

English
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