Michael Bales

In a former life:

• SME for deploying and maintaining worldwide Cisco VPN infrastructure for 30+ offices and 4000+ users • worked with a worldwide team to install, manage, and update 500+ L2/L3 switches, ASAs, Fortinet Firewalls, Palo Alto firewalls, WLCs, and APs to maintain 99.9% network up-time across the company
• Designed, built, and maintain custom python based software platform, used for distributed network device configuration, verification, and deployment.
• Worked with remote technicians to install, upgrade, and repair network equipment and connectivity across the organization
• Worked with teams within the organization to deploy servers, software, and new equipment by updating VLANs, OSPF, and BGP routing and redistribution as well as firewall permit lists and ACLs • Provided level 3 networking support to end users and other teams within the company