It's official, I'm going independent. I know, I probably could have picked better market timing. I think we'll be getting a bump in the next month or so though and this year might turn out ok. Time will tell.
In the meantime, I need to find some contract work! I have a number of opportunities lined up but the process of lining up more work needs to start now.
If you haven't guessed from reading this blog, I'm primarily a Cisco guy focused on Core, Voice and Wireless. I've done projects as large as managing a team of engineers (and being the lead engineer) on a 30+ 6500 switch rollout (both hybrid and native mixed) to installing and fixing single T1 scale routers. A fair bit of the work I've done in the last few years has involved either voice or wireless. I've designed and assisted with the rollout of a number of multisite Cisco Voice solutions. I've performed wireless site surveys and then designed wireless solutions based on the results. Those wireless solutions have generally been LWAPP based which I also implemented. In the course of performing these wireless implementations I've converted standalone APs to LWAPP, configured Guest access with the portal and installed coverage maps in WCS.
I currently hold a CCNP and CCDA and I'm pursuing a CCVP. I have a number of partner focused certs such as:
- Express Foundation Design Specialist
- Unity Design Specialist
- Rich Media Communications Specialist.
I previously held the Wireless SE and FE certs but have not renewed them due to role requirements within Cisco's partner certification process.
So, I'm looking for interesting contract based gigs in the Metro DC area. Baltimore is great too.
More to come as things develop!