Miguel Salazar Olivares

Network administration

Responsible for campus LAN and WLAN infrastructure, six manufacturing facilities, offices, dorms, and security cameras.

Manage centralized hardware at access, distribution, and core network switch levels, with multiple specifications depending on network requirements, such as office standards and complex environments, using load balancer traffic, security, high-speed demand, high availability, and network segmentation.

Analyze network project requirements to provide a network design, bill of materials, budget and timeline implementation.

with around 36,000 network drops distributed in the production office and data centers.

I participated in the design and development of network implementation.

Some activities made during this development were:

Coordinate the installation of UPS, HVAC, servers, and rack distribution in data centers.

Coordinate network cabling and fiber optic installation at the FSJ campus (5 facilities and 2).

dorms).

Administrate the office, manufacturing, data center, and wireless network infrastructure.

Administrate security devices for specific LAN areas (Cisco, PA Networks).

Implementing centralized network management using Cisco DNA Center.

Provide support to fix network issues and find the root cause to prevent it from happening again.

Administrative

• Organize time and assign tasks for six network engineers.

• Internal and customer network projects (work on requirements, proposals, BoM, implementations, and

sustaining)

• Network design and implementations.

• Network assistance to remote sites.

Research on technology can be applied to improve network performance and security.

• Network troubleshooting and monitoring systems.

• Coordinated project timelines and resource allocation to ensure efficiency.
• Implemented strategic initiatives to optimize operational workflows and performance.
• Mentored junior staff, fostering skill development and team collaboration.
• Facilitated regular meetings to align project goals with company objectives.
• Managed stakeholder communication to maintain project transparency and engagement.
• Established clear roles, responsibilities, expectations, timelines, and resources for team projects.
• Conducted regular meetings with staff to discuss progress, identify challenges, and develop solutions.
• Maintained up-to-date knowledge of industry trends in order to apply best practices.
• Managed team of XX employees, ensuring high productivity and quality standards were met.
• Managed budget for department, ensuring all expenses stayed within allocated funds.

• Configured network devices to optimize connectivity and performance.
• Assisted in troubleshooting network issues and implementing solutions.
• Monitored network traffic for security threats and performance issues.
• Documented network configurations and changes for future reference.
• Collaborated with team members to support system upgrades and maintenance.
• Supported users by resolving connectivity problems in a timely manner.
• Identified areas where additional bandwidth was needed by performing capacity planning activities.
• Coordinated with vendors for maintenance of various networking equipment's such as routers, switches.
• Updated firmware versions of all networking equipment's regularly in order to maintain optimum security standards.
• Configured, monitored, maintained and troubleshot LAN and WAN networks.
• Installed, configured and tested end-user systems to ensure optimal performance.
• Managed Cisco routers, switches, firewalls and wireless access points.
• Created detailed documentation of the existing network infrastructure for future reference purposes.
• Evaluated emerging technologies that could be used for improving the overall efficiency of the organization's IT infrastructure.
• Monitored performance of network devices using various tools like SolarWinds NPM and PRTG Network Monitor.
• Performed preventive maintenance of networking hardware and related software.
• Collaborated with other IT professionals to identify system needs and implement comprehensive solutions.
• Managed IP addressing and subnetting, ensuring efficient network operation and connectivity.
• Utilized network management tools for monitoring, configuration management, and issue resolution.
• Installed wiring, cabling and devices to establish, repair and improve network operations.
• Documented all facets of technology department operations, including network infrastructure, licenses and FAQs, facilitating consistent responses and team operations.

• Configured network devices to optimize connectivity and performance.
• Assisted in troubleshooting network issues and implementing solutions.
• Monitored network traffic for security threats and performance issues.
• Documented network configurations and changes for future reference.
• Collaborated with team members to support system upgrades and maintenance.
• Implemented new technologies such as VoIP, Video Conferencing in order to improve communication within the organization.
• Provided technical support for users experiencing connectivity issues or other problems related to their workstations or laptops.
• Coordinated with vendors for maintenance of various networking equipment's such as routers, switches.
• Updated firmware versions of all networking equipment's regularly in order to maintain optimum security standards.
• Configured, monitored, maintained and troubleshot LAN and WAN networks.
• Managed Cisco routers, switches, firewalls and wireless access points.
• Configured routers, switches, firewalls and other hardware to deploy and manage LAN, WAN and wireless networks.
• Corrected network faults and malfunctions to restore connectivity to individual users and entire facilities.
• Performed preventive maintenance of networking hardware and related software.
• Collaborated with other IT professionals to identify system needs and implement comprehensive solutions.
• Led the deployment of VoIP (Voice over IP) solutions to enhance communication capabilities while reducing operational costs.

• Provided technical support for network issues, ensuring minimal downtime for staff.
• Troubleshot and resolved issues with printers, scanners, and other peripherals.
• Conducted routine maintenance on servers to enhance performance and reliability.
• Documented technical procedures and created user manuals for staff reference.
• Collaborated with cross-functional teams to implement technology solutions effectively.
• Resolved hardware issues including replacing parts as necessary.
• Installed and configured hardware, software, systems, networks, printers, and scanners.
• Performed troubleshooting on networking and connectivity issues to restore connections and network access.