Nenad Karlovcec
Profile
Network professional with highly developed skills in the maintenance, design and architecture of IP-based networks. Leader with exceptional motivation skills used to peak individual performance from teammates. Self-starter who thrives on the challenge generated by fast paced environments and shows initiative, creativity, and determination in reaching for personal and professional goals.
Experience
Oslon IT Limited
Toronto, ON
Sr. Network Consultant
April 2015 - Present
- Proof of Concept testing – new Internet facing firewall solution UAT based on Palo Alto 7050 firewall – University of Toronto
- Palo Alto
- Firewall
- PoC
Sr. Network Consultant/Technical Lead
April 2015 - Present
- disaster recovery scenario testing, including BGP peering with ISPs and automatic recovery in case of failure – County of Wellington/IT Mission Inc.
- Cisco
- Routing
- BGP
- HSRP
Sr. Network Consultant/Technical Lead
April 2015 - Present
- replacing existing L2/L3 environment with new Cisco-based solution for switching/routing/wireless/VoIP and a Palo Alto solution for security – Dana Incorporated/IT Mission Inc.
- Cisco
- routin
- switching
- wireless
- VoIP
- Palo Alto
Sr. Network Consultant
April 2015 - Present
- network segmentation project – replacing existing L3 switches with Extreme Networks VSP appliances – Capgemini Canada – Ontario Power Generation (OPG) Security Clearance
- routing
- switching
- Extreme Networks
Sr. Network Consultant/Technical Lead
April 2015 - Present
- replacing existing security appliances with Cisco Meraki SD-WAN solution - Ontario One Call (ON1Call)/IT Mission Inc.
- Cisco Meraki
- Security
- SD-WAN
Sr. Network Consultant/Technical Lead
April 2015 - Present
- replacing existing Cisco ASA with Cisco FirePower solution – TLD GSE Group/IT Mission Inc.
- Cisco ASA
- Cisco Firepower
- Security
Sr. Network Consultant/Technical Lead
April 2015 - Present
- map[new network build – Cisco technologies:Cisco 4321 ISR, 4331 ISR, ASA 2130, Catalyst 4500X, Catalyst 3650 and Catalyst 3560 setup and configuration – Molson Coors Brewing Company/IT Mission Inc.]
- Cisco
- ISR
- Catalyst
- 3650
- 3560
- 4500X
Sr. Network Consultant/Technical Lead
April 2015 - Present
- new network build for 3 sites based on Cisco technologies; Cisco 3504/2504 WLCs in HA setup, 2800 AP series, Cisco 3850/2960 stacking configuration –Kerry Group/IT Mission Inc.
- Cisco
- WLC HA
- 2800
- 3850
- 2960
Sr. Network Consultant/Technical Lead
April 2015 - Present
- site-to-site VPN transition from policy-based to route-based tunnels, optimization, security enhancement – ON1Call/IT Mission Inc.
- VPN
- site-to-site
- tunnel
Sr. Network Consultant/Technical Lead
April 2015 - Present
- Cisco WLC HA configuration and optimization – Collingwood General Hospital/IT Mission Inc.
- Cisco
- WLC
Sr. Network Consultant/Technical Lead
April 2015 - Present
- new network build based on Cisco ISR 4431, Palo Alto PA-820 firewalls, Cisco 9400 and 9300 switches and Cisco 3504 WLC – PagerDuty/IT Mission Inc.
- complete new firewall build with security policies (application filters, antivirus, anti-spyware, vulnerability protection, URL filtering and WildFire Analysis), QoS policies, and DoS policies - PagerDuty/IT Mission Inc.
- Cisco
- 9400
- 9300
- WLC
- 3504
- Palo Alto
- PA-820
Sr. Network Consultant
April 2015 - Present
- VPN Specialist (VPN Consolidation Project) - University of Toronto
- Route-based VPN tunnel for Azure integration project implementation – University of Toronto
- VPN
- Cisco
- ASA
- Azure
Sr. Network Consultant
April 2015 - Present
- Cisco to Checkpoint FW migration (Cisco FWSM contexts to Checkpoint VSX) – Capgemini Canada
- Cisco
- Checkpoint
- VSX
- FWSM
RUGGEDCOM Specialist – Network Consultant
April 2015 - Present
- NERC CIP v.5 implementation – Capgemini Canada – Ontario Power Generation (OPG) Security Clearance
- RUGGEDCOM
- Siemens
- ROX II
- ROS
Sr. Network Consultant
April 2015 - Present
- Network Redundancy Configuration (Cisco ASA) – Ontario One Call (ON1Call) /IT Mission Inc.
- Cisco
- ASA
- network redundancy
Sr. Network Consultant
April 2015 - Present
- NERC EDS Project (Avaya) – Capgemini Canada
- Avaya
- Checkpoint
Sr. Network Consultant
April 2015 - Present
- AnyConnect Remote Access VPN configuration – Informco Inc./IT Mission Inc.
- Cisco
- ASA
- Remote Access VPN
Sr. Network Consultant
April 2015 - Present
- Cisco and Checkpoint to Fortinet FW migration – Capgemini Canada
- Cisco
- Checkpoint
- Fortinet
Sr. Network Consultant
April 2015 - Present
- VPN tunnel configuration and testing –Informco Inc./IT Mission Inc.
- Cisco
- VPN
- site-to-site
- tunnel
Sr. Network Consultant
April 2015 - Present
- Network Migration, HA/failover solution based on Cisco ASA & FireSIGHT/FirePOWER IPS – Informco Inc./IT Mission Inc.
- Cisco
- ASA
- Firepower
Network Consultant
April 2015 - Present
- Network Design and Architecture, new network install – IT Mission Inc
- Cisco
- Switching
- Routing
- Design
- Architecture
Siemens Canada Limited
Vaughan, ON
Network Consultant
October 2012 - March 2015
- Implemented designs including RUGGEDCOM products and multivendor solutions
- Developed training course curriculums, built training material and performed training activities as needed
- Worked on all RUGGEDCOM platforms with special expertise in ROXI, ROXII and ROS platforms
- Advanced knowledge of all routing and switching services available on RUGGEDCOM products
- RUGGEDCOM
- routing
- switching
Sentry Metrics Inc.
Toronto, ON
Tier2 Incident Response Analyst
May 2012 - August 2012
- security
- analysis
Ericsson Nikola Tesla Inc.
Zagreb, HR
Managed Services Engineer/Network Architect
August 2009 - February 2011
- routing
- switching
- LTE
- 4G
University Computing Centre & CARNet
Zagreb, HR
Network Engineer
March 2008 - August 2009
- routing
- switching
- security
Faculty of Graphic Arts
Zagreb, HR
System Engineer
January 2005 - October 2007
- Linux
- Debian
- Windows
University Computing Centre
Zagreb, HR
User Support Agent
April 2002 - December 2004
- user support
Education
MSc., Physics and Computer Science
University of Zagreb, Faculty of Science
Specialised in Computer Networks
- +1 416 888 2166
- +1 647 920 6290
- [email protected]
- www.oslonit.com
- linkedin.com/in/nenadkarlovcec
- Toronto, ON, Canada
Skills
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Applications
- MS Office Suite
- MS Visio
- MS Project
- Firemon & Tufin (firewall rules cleanup/optimization)
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Virtualization
- VMware vSphere/ESXi
- Citrix XenServer
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Operating Systems
- Windows workstation & server
- macOS
- Linux (Debian, Ubuntu)
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Vendors
- Cisco, Cisco Meraki
- Palo Alto
- Check Point
- Fortinet
- Citrix
- Siemens RUGGEDCOM
- HPE/Arista
- Juniper
- Dell
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Routing Technologies
- Routing Protocols (RIP, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, IS-IS)
- Static Routing
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Switching Technologies
- STP (RSTP, PVST/PVST+, MSTP)
- VLANs (802.1q), EtherChannel, L2 Security
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Network Technologies
- Ethernet
- IPv4
- IPv6
- VoIP/SIP
- trunking
- SD-WAN
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Network Hardware
- Switches (Catalyst and Nexus Series, Juniper EX Series 3200 and 4200, RUGGEDCOM ROS & ROX II Series)
- Routers (Cisco Series, RUGGEDCOM ROX I & ROX II Series, VyOS)
- Wireless (WLC wireless products, Aruba, Meraki)
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Advanced Network HW
- Cisco Catalyst (3650/3850/6500/9500/9400/9300/9200 Series)
- Cisco GSR/ASR/ISR router series
- Cisco ASA/Firepower
- Palo Alto Firewalls & Panorama
- Checkpoint R77.3 & R80.X appliances
- Fortinet Fortigate appliances
- Citrix Netscaler ADC
- Cisco Unified Communications Manager
- Cisco ISE
- FreePBX
Languages
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EnglishFluent
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CroatianNative
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SlovenianFluent
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GermanIntermediate
Certifications
- CCDP - Cisco Certified Design Professional (2011)
- CCAI - Cisco Certified Academy Instructor (2010)
- CCNP - Cisco Certified Network Professional (2009)
- CCDA - Cisco Certified Design Associate (2009)
- CCNA - Cisco Certified Network Associate (2008)