Aaron Surina


Enterprise Communication Consultant

Email:      Aaron @ Surina.org

Website:  http://www.aaronsurina.com

Linkedin: http://www.linkedin.com/in/voipdesign

Phone:      7O7-2OO-4372

 

Education:


Everett Community College 1997-1999
Lake Washington Technical College 1999-2000
Cisco Certified Network Academy June, 2000
Global Knowledge June, 2005 - 2009
Nortel Networks 2005-2009
NCTS Nortel Certified Technology Specialist
NCTE Nortel Certified Technology Expert
Linux Certified Technology Administrator

Work Experience:

State of Oregon / VZ Business

June 2010 - Present              Salem, OR

Senior Network Analyst

 

Manage all break/fix maintenance obligations for any and all telephony related networks and equipment for the state of oregon along the oregon coast. Ensure timely delivery of effective solutions and ensure the client needs are met beyond the scope of service level agreements. Troubleshoot, MAC, implement, upgrade, expand and provide service to all oregon state facilities along the Oregon coast. Provide emergency support and assistance for any maintenance related telephony requests as well as organize with my management all scheduled service obligations and duties required. I keep the State of Oregon along the coast communicating under any and all circumstances. Senior Telephony Engineer for all service in my region.

 

Nortel Networks / Avaya

March 2009 – November 2009              Santa Clara, CA

Enterprise Upgrade Solutions Engineer

 

Manage the conversion process regarding older legacy, sl1, meridian1 and similar customer PBX databases preparing upgrade paths to the cs1000 systems. Design and execute an upgrade path for any customer (EOL) PBX to migrate to a newer platform release. Perform consistency checks, quality conversion metrics and associated responsible switch migration tasks to ensure the vendor teams in the field operate the hardware upgrades seamlessly while installing new switches for various customers. Analyze and initiate all migration discussions, presentations, solutions and concerns. Manage a lab at Nortel’s Silicon Valley location in Santa Clara, California. Install source systems as well as migration systems in lab and convert Nortel databases to the current release via an appropriate upgrade path. Produce solutions as well as ensuring all deliverables are met in a timely fashion and are properly migrated. Reduce number of programming hours being spent in the field by vendor resources. Manage an effective lab environment independently on the Silicon Valley campus utilizing all platforms of their meridian hardware as well as software. Work with Government Solutions on product migrations. Successful migration of all releases of meridian software as well as customer databases for Nortel Networks Inc. Create UCM and Red Hat Enterprise cs1000 6.0 migration station that enabled a multiple boot environment off of the 4121 processor and Pentium M card. Configure the only multi-boot cs1000E within Nortel Networks for seamless and rapid migrations. Convert phone switches from top secret military installations around the world. Smile and work hard on one of the best contracts I have ever had the pleasure of working!

 

Kaiser Permanente

December 2007 – February 2009              San Francisco Bay Area, CA

Senior Telephony Analyst

 

Manage Verizon vendor operations, requiring service requests and request for change activity in the remedy solutions support systems. Provide documented information on solutions through the Remedy Support© ticket system. Revise documentation for implementation of enterprise PBX and voice networks throughout the Kaiser Permanente service area. Monitor voice networks and test ip voice infrastructure for proper collision levels and converged IP integration. Create RFC’s for anyone needing to access or change anything within the Kaiser Permanente voice network I operate. Analyze vendor work, facilitate operations for vendors and create Method of Procedure for any vendor work needing to be done. Deliver documentation for Kaiser Permanente voice needs to the business partners to prepare purchase orders. Perform Nortel ethernet and Cisco ethernet environment assessment. Manage escalated incident reports and deploy vendors to provide rapid solutions throughout the facilities. Perform various switch related tasks and educated Verizon technicians assigned to my site on proper frame maintenance, keeping clean switch rooms, keeping proper records and documentation I require as well as dealing with medical providers, (The Client) with a positive attitude. Worked with numerous different teams from Network Engineering to Clinical Biology, all aspects of the medical staff, Numerous vendors including at&t, Sprint, Verizon, Muzak, Nortel, Siemens and an entire Construction team / Project Staff.

 

Rodine Communications Inc.

March 2007 – October 2007              Sterling, CO

Senior Network / Telephony Engineer

 

Install numerous types of Nortel key system as well as the call pilot systems and applications. Create complex custom call routing trees, call pilot applications and ACD trees. Troubleshoot pre-configured systems for bugs and fix according to end user preferences. Design and implement Custom phone system requests, IP/VoIP tunneled for providing remote end user function via ipv4 and ipv6. Implement T1 OSP installations across several miles using analog repeaters and outside cabling procedures. Perform Tellabs t1 setup and configuration for Florida Power and Light.



Cohesive Connections LLC
July 2006 – March 2007               Lafayette, LA
Eastern Louisiana Operations Manager


Connect with clients on an individual basis to assess and design a custom solution based on their needs. Quote presales solutions for new clients. Installation, maintenance and configuration of release 4.5 based systems. Complete customer solution implementations of BCM and NORSTAR systems.  Report on site surveys and create as-built documentation.
Performed PBX/IVR systems installation and troubleshooting on all types of Nortel systems. Complete creation and maintenance regarding documentation procedures.
Implement and test installations of Nortel specific technology deployed within the superdome in 2006. Nortel WLAN, cs-1000, analog and encrypted wireless applications for ticket scanning and wifi digital station voice sets along with dial plan engineering and Nortel data network team member.


Hi-Tech- Contractors inc (Tek Systems Contract)
January 2006 – July 2006            New Orleans, LA
Infrastructure Installation Technician

Install, implement, maintain and troubleshoot small to large enterprise voice and data networks.  Perform Nortel phone system installation and documentation procedures.  Mediums include cat5e, cat6, sm/mm fiber, racks and station layouts.  Lead technician for a four man crew on the Loyola law school project.

 

Hewlett Packard                      Atlanta, GA
May 2005 – September 2005
Network Infrastructure Support Technician

Monitor, plan and implement entire infrastructure needs for Hewlett Packard in the Atlanta based area. Provide support for all clients using phone or network throughout the HP INTRA/INTER net. Installation of hundreds of Avaya phones across the site. Program VoIP hardware, adding voice mail in the Avaya system and setting up entire end user stations for operation. Move, add or change existing data/phone numbers, locations regularly. Possess understanding of all sorts of Riser rack analog, digital and VoIP phone systems and hardware. Learned Nortel meridian phone systems MAC service procedures among some of the projects accomplished during this period.

 

Invincible Domains Information Solutions    Atlanta, GA
November 2004 – May 2005
President / Lead Consultant

Consult customers in regards to detailed information solutions pertaining to their needs.  Create custom techniques for invoicing, marketing, planning, and customer relations. All Information Technology and/or communications related commerce. Assisted in University M/A/C work, infrastructure support, consultation, marketing, search engine optimization with Google; Installed SBC wifi for caribou coffee contracts from Black Box Network Services in the Atlanta area; Installing all hardware, configuration, cabling, and post installation testing. Change work at Wal-Mart including new cable installation adds, moves, and changes to existing infrastructure. Consult common residential low-voltage installations. Some duties include surround sound, phone, cable TV coax, and network installations. Other types include: Alarm systems, Theater systems, XBOX gaming networks, voice/data integration within commercial and residential environments.

 

Metzker Communications Inc             Seattle, WA
October 2003 – November 2004
Infrastructure Technician

Installation Lead at various locations for a variety of corporate companies: Pioneer the implementation of a Wi-Fi environment with some of the top cellular and Internet service providers nationwide.  Installed a series of linked routers in a multiple Access Point environment for T-Mobile's Hotel Andra T-Zone project in downtown Seattle, consisting of 14 Access Points linked across 3 floors. This was the first Wi-Fi environment T-Mobile had established using multiple routers and separate Independent Distribution Facilities on three individual floors connected to the Main Distribution Facility.  T-Zone (Hot-Spot) complete Wi-Fi installation and de-installation at Starbucks, Kinko's copies etc.

 

 

Aaron Surina's Downloads:
Current Network Solutions Consultant PBX Resume in Microsoft Word© format.

Network Solutions Consultant PBX Resume in a plain text format.

View or download Converged IP Network Technology Expert Certification in jpg format.