About

I am the network architect for a large health care provider in the Philadelphia, PA area. I’ve been involved in technology since my high school days. My first real technology job was as a System Operator for Manhattan College (Riverdale, NY) where I was responsible for managing two VAX VMS hosts, 30 IBM/RS6000s and 5 Novel NetWare v3.12 servers. I also graduated from Manhattan College with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Computer Science.

In my current job I’m primarily responsible with designing, installing and operating all LAN, WLANs, MANs and WANs for my employer. I’m also charged with all aspects of network security, from firewall design to content filtering solutions for Internet access.

I started this blog with the idea of trying to share the documentation that I’ve developed over the years working with Nortel, Cisco, Juniper, Blue Coat, HP Open View, Websense, etc. I’ve focused specifically on Nortel since there’s a void of information available on the net with respect to Nortel products.

Here’s a list of the gear that I currently work with;

Nortel Ethernet Routing Switch 8600/1600/5500/4500 Series
Cisco Catalyst 2900/3600/3700/6500 Series
Cisco 2800/3800 Series Routers
Nortel Application Switch 2216
Nortel Ethernet Switch 470/460/450
Nortel Backbone Concentrator Node Router, Access Stack Node Router, Advanced Remote Node Router
Nortel VPN Router 1700
Cisco PIX Firewall
Nortel Succession 4.5 Call Servers
Lucent VitalQIP
Check Point Firewall NX
IBM ISS Site Protector IDS/IPS
Nortel Optivity NMS
RSA Authentication Manager (SecurID)
CipherTrust IronMail Anti-Spam
Blue Coat Proxy Cache Appliance
Blue Coat Proxy Anti-Virus Appliance
Motorola Wireless LAN Switches 2000/5100/7000
Motorola Wireless Intrusion Prevention System (WIPS)
Juniper Steel-Belted Radius
Juniper SSL VPN Appliance
Websense Enterprise Security
HP Open View Network Node Manager
WildPackets OmniPeek Sniffer

I’m happy to say that the majority of our systems are problem free and run 24×7x365. We currently maintain an average of 99.99% up time or greater for the entire network, including scheduled maintenance.

Personal Notes

I’m the proud father of three beautiful girls. They are the highlight of my life and bring me more joy and love than anything else even with being the only man of the house. I keep joking the neighbors that I’ll need a shotgun and a shovel over the fireplace when they start dating, god only help me!

I enjoy playing ice hockey in the winter and watching the grass grow in the summer.

Disclaimers

The views and opinions stated on my blog are mine personally. They do not represent any prior, current or future employer. The advice and statements that I make are provided as-is with no warranty or guarantee of any kind.

Contact Information

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