Vince Fortunato, President

• TS/SCI from DoD
• CCIE No. 5186 (Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert)
• Former Army Signal Corp Officer
• West Point graduate - BS Engineering Physics
• Over 11 years of experience in public and private sectors

Summary of Qualifications

CCIE with DoD TS/SCI. Ten years experience in the communications/networking field, with strong emphasis on Cisco routers and switches. Possess a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Physics from West Point with an Electrical Engineering area of concentration. CCIE and CIPT (IP Telephony) certified. Knowledge in both voice and data communications from the public sector (nonprofit, government, and DoD) as well as private enterprise (finance, legal, healthcare, etc).

Professional Experience

IT Contractor, DC Metro March, 2000 - Present
Sr. Network Engineer

Served as lead network engineer for a critical project recognized by Congress and the Homeland Security Department. Provided a network core assessment and redesign. The design included a strategic plan for reducing inconsistencies in the core, OSPF stability, and BGP recommendations for geographically separated ISP’s. Additionally, growth plans were suggested for adding additional data centers, an MPLS infrastructure, and optimizing QoS for their current VoIP and VPN design.

Provided enterprise engineering support for a large government agency. Designed a solutiuon for encryption of vital data, circumventing complex fragmentation issues within several encapsulated tunnels. Introduced circuit cost cutting measures by combining both VPN encrypted links and non-encrypted links on the same interfaces using virtual dialer interfaces. Provided preliminary ROI and vendor selection support for rolling out VoIP across 100,000 users.

Designed, configured, and installed a Cisco IP Telephony (AVVID) infrastructure for a manufacturing facility. This project included a dial-plan design, Call Manager redundancy, Unity installation, ICS-7750 configuration, and 100 IP phones configured over a 3Com switching network. It also consisted of interconnections with their factory floor loudspeaker systems and night ring.

Developed network security / DMZ assessments and recommendations for a law firm and a mortgage lending company. This project included the development of strategic security policies, detailed router and firewall designs, and penetration testing.

Provided implementation support and design for one of the largest banks in the U.S. Implementation included a seamless migration to upgrade the switching infrastructure for a distributed server environment and internal BGP convergence. Also, designed and coordinated the migration of over 3500 ATM machines from a direct FRAD network to an IP/DLSW network. The DLSW design included Cisco routers on one end, and a Tandem (Compaq) mainframe on the head-end running internal (non-Cisco) DLSW.

Designed a routing protocol conversion from IGRP to EIGRP for a 200-site HMO. Responsible for the development of a comprehensive network design and implementation plan. Major challenges included a unique summarization approach due to the current IP addressing scheme and physical location of the distribution layer routers.

Provided engineering support for a network backbone migration of a major U.S. financial institution. The project consisted of the migration from a Fast Ethernet backbone to Gigabit Ethernet and architecture upgrades of thirty Cisco 5500 Catalyst switches to 6500 Catalyst switches.

Performed various strategic and tactical assessments and designs for ASP and Web-Hosting organizations. Project scaled to multi-terabyte storage area networks.


INS, Baltimore, MD July, 1999 - March, 2000
Network Systems Engineer

Network engineering support of Bankers Trust/Alex Brown, Inc., including a DLSW design solution for enterprise IBM connectivity (SDLC, BSTUN), Catalyst switch port monitoring for trading floor LAN optimization and high-availability, and access-list manipulation for security and network additions. All major IOS features supported including EIGRP, IGRP, RIP, OSPF, STP, HSRP, DLSW, IP, IPX, AT, Frame Relay, and ATM. Extensive LAN troubleshooting for both Ethernet and Token Ring architectures.

U.S. Army, Fort Huachuca, AZ December, 1993 - July, 1999
Signal Corps Officer

Designed and optimized packet switching networks on a monthly basis for a 500 person organization. Configured and supported data packet switching nodes over wireless satellite and RF links, interconnecting various global sites with IP, BGP, and RIP protocols. Conducted training for LAN connectivity and supervised a help desk. Developed and improved a comprehensive computer security program for a 500 person organization. Improved the overall automation stature of the organization.

Served as a Detachment Commander in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Managed a communications network for a 5000 person organization in support of the Haitian and Cuban refugee relief efforts. Accountable for the health and welfare of 19 people and the only communications hub (satellite terminal and central office) serving the entire tactical communications network. Provided data and telephone communications that proved to be 98% reliable over a six month period and vital to command and control for the entire task force operation.

Platoon Leader for tactical communications company. Supervised the installation, operation, and maintenance of a central office switch, high-powered radio terminals, and a satellite terminal. Responsible for the training, discipline, evaluation, health, welfare, and morale of 33 people. Accurately accounted for the operational readiness of eight communications systems, 27 vehicles, and 15 power generation units worth over $20 million. Prepared and deployed a four person satellite team to Haiti.