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 GREG MERRIWEATHER	
  408-­‐800-­‐4129	
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  SHIDO6@GMAIL.COM	
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  WWW.LINKEDIN.COM/IN/GREGMERRIWEATHERVOIPEXPERT	
  
	
  
SR. VOIP ENGINEER & ARCHITECT:PROJECT	
  LEADERSHIP	
  |	
  TRAINING	
  |	
  VENDOR	
  NEGOTIATION	
  |	
  GLOBAL	
  SITE	
  LAUNCH	
  &	
  
MONITORING	
  |	
  INNOVATIVE	
  PROBLEM	
  SOLVING	
  |	
  COST	
  SAVINGS	
  PROGRAMS	
  |	
  SALES	
  &	
  CUSTOMER	
  SERVICE	
  |	
  SOFTWARE	
  &	
  HARDWARE
	
  
EXPERTISE	
  IN	
  VOIP/TELEPHONY	
  —	
  MASTER-­‐LEVEL	
  KNOWLEDGE	
  OF	
  ASTERISK	
  PLATFORM	
  
SENIOR	
  IT	
  LEADERSHIP	
  ROLES	
  INCLUDE	
  FOUNDING	
  AND	
  MANAGING	
  NUFONE	
  NETWORK	
  AND	
  VOIPMONKS	
  TELEPHONY	
  
SUPPORT	
  AND	
  TRAINING.	
  DEVELOPED	
  ADVANCED-­‐LEVEL	
  EXPERTISE	
  IN	
  ASTERISK	
  VOIP.	
  RECRUITED	
  TO	
  STEER	
  YAHOO!’S	
  HQ	
  
TELECOMMUNICATIONS	
  MIGRATION	
  FROM	
  NORTEL	
  TO	
  ASTERISK,	
  AS	
  WELL	
  AS	
  PROVIDE	
  OVERSIGHT	
  ON	
  40+	
  SITE	
  
LOCATIONS.	
  CAREER	
  INCLUDES	
  IT	
  PROJECTS	
  WITH	
  FORD	
  MOTOR,	
  HEWLETT	
  PACKARD,	
  AS	
  WELL	
  AS	
  EXTENSIVE	
  EXPERIENCE	
  
IN	
  BUILDING,	
  CONFIGURING,	
  MONITORING	
  NETWORKS	
  FOR	
  LARGE	
  PUBLIC	
  INSTITUTIONS	
  SUCH	
  AS	
  DETROIT	
  PUBLIC	
  
SCHOOLS.	
  
	
  
— PROFESSIONAL	
  HISTORY	
  —	
  
	
  
	
  VOIP	
  MONKS	
  —	
  TRAINER	
  /	
  VOIP	
  SPECIALIST	
  	
   1/2009	
  TO	
  PRESENT	
   	
  	
  
• Training:	
  Mentored	
  Asterisk	
  users	
  in	
  advanced	
  VoIP	
  skills	
  including	
  SIP,	
  IAX2,	
  NAT,	
  dial	
  plan,	
  and	
  scaling	
  virtualization	
  
concepts.	
  Provide	
  VoIP	
  network	
  consulting	
  in	
  troubleshooting,	
  provisioning,	
  design	
  and	
  billing.	
  Key	
  Projects:	
  installing	
  
Queumetrics	
  with	
  Asterisk	
  for	
  call	
  center	
  solution;	
  implementing	
  OrderlyQ-­‐based	
  call	
  center	
  solution	
  with	
  customized	
  
reports	
  for	
  Canada	
  Parks	
  (www.pc.gc.ca).	
  
• Scaling:	
  Using	
  best	
  practices	
  for	
  growing	
  capacity,	
  business	
  continuity,	
  and	
  reducing	
  carbon	
  footprints	
  for	
  clients	
  with	
  
existing	
  VoIP	
  infrastructure.	
  High	
  Availability	
  Implementations	
  using	
  OpenSIPS,	
  Kamailio,	
  Asterisk,	
  DNS,	
  Kazoo,	
  and	
  others.	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  YAHOO!	
  —	
  VOIP	
  ENGINEER	
  	
   8/2010	
  TO	
  5/2013	
  	
  	
  
• Telecommunications	
  Launch,	
  Overhaul,	
  &	
  Monitoring:	
  
➞ Amman,	
  Jordan	
  Site:	
  Served	
  as	
  principal	
  onsite	
  VoIP	
  analyst	
  to	
  install	
  and	
  configure	
  new	
  telephony	
  system	
  for	
  Yahoo!	
  
sales	
  office	
  in	
  Amman,	
  Jordan.	
  Telecommunications	
  scope	
  included	
  customized	
  LifeSize	
  IP	
  conference	
  phones.	
  
➞ Yahoo!	
  HQ	
  Migration:	
  Contributed	
  as	
  key	
  engineer	
  in	
  full-­‐scope	
  telecom	
  HQ	
  changeover	
  from	
  Nortel	
  to	
  Asterisk.	
  
Managed	
  requirements	
  gathering;	
  collaborated	
  with	
  technical	
  teams;	
  and	
  coordinated	
  testing,	
  troubleshooting,	
  and	
  
training	
  efforts.	
  Presented	
  solution	
  allowing	
  streamlined	
  conferencing	
  for	
  15,000	
  simultaneous	
  users.	
  	
  
➞ Global	
  Site	
  Configuration:	
  Headed	
  remote	
  configuration	
  of	
  40+	
  global	
  Yahoo!	
  sites	
  to	
  ensure	
  24/7	
  data	
  security.	
  
Servers	
  incorporated	
  open	
  source	
  telephony	
  platform,	
  Cisco	
  gateways,	
  and	
  legacy	
  T1	
  and	
  E1	
  circuits.	
  	
  
➞ Incident	
  Tracking:	
  Served	
  on-­‐call	
  to	
  alert	
  management	
  as	
  on-­‐call	
  troubleshooter	
  for	
  incidents	
  pertaining	
  to	
  global	
  
telecom	
  network.	
  Provided	
  postmortem	
  analysis	
  of	
  device	
  failures	
  to	
  determine	
  remedy	
  action	
  plan.	
  Tracked	
  status	
  of	
  
all	
  system	
  changes	
  supporting	
  specific	
  team	
  managing	
  project.	
  
➞ Change	
  Management	
  Requests:	
  Notifications	
  were	
  submitted	
  prior	
  to	
  modifying	
  any	
  environment.	
  
➞ Cisco	
  Voice	
  Gateway	
  configuration:	
  Configured	
  ,	
  racked	
  and	
  stacked	
  many	
  Cisco	
  2811	
  &	
  2821	
  ISR’s	
  equipped	
  with	
  T1	
  
or	
  E1	
  wic	
  cards	
  for	
  SIP	
  to	
  PSTN	
  via	
  T1	
  or	
  E1	
  depending	
  on	
  the	
  location.	
  (Americas,	
  APAC,	
  India	
  &	
  EMEA).	
  
➞ Rack	
  and	
  Stacked:	
  1U/2U/4U	
  quad	
  core	
  x86	
  servers	
  for	
  use	
  with	
  Asterisk.	
  
➞ Configured	
  Carrier	
  Call	
  Routing	
  ,VoIP	
  subnet	
  access	
  lists,	
  reception	
  phones,	
  call	
  shunting,	
  endpoint	
  DNS/VMPS/DHCP	
  
for	
  provisioning,	
  provided	
  support	
  for	
  installations	
  of	
  new	
  Asterisk	
  projects,	
  IVR	
  menus,	
  voicemail,	
  extensions,	
  short	
  
dial	
  codes,	
  and	
  ring	
  groups.	
  
➞ Wrote	
  nagios	
  scripts	
  for	
  monitoring	
  asterisk	
  servers	
  and	
  gateways	
  using	
  SNMP	
  and	
  Nagios-­‐like	
  tools	
  
➞ Maintained	
  documentation	
  for	
  Y!	
  Asterisk	
  servers.	
  	
  
➞ Manual	
  Failover	
  between	
  primary	
  and	
  backup	
  Asterisk	
  servers.	
  
➞ Restoration	
  of	
  broken	
  Asterisk	
  servers.	
  
➞ Support	
  of	
  the	
  MySQL	
  database,	
  including	
  replication,	
  initial	
  schema	
  installation,	
  etc.	
  
➞ Test	
  and	
  approve	
  softphones.	
  
➞ Proficient	
  at	
  using	
  Lifesize,	
  Linksys,	
  and	
  Cisco	
  IP	
  Phones.	
  
➞ General	
  Telecom	
  knowledge	
  –	
  Pots,	
  T1,	
  E1,	
  PRI	
  ISDN,	
  Dial	
  plans.	
  
➞ SVN	
  version	
  control:	
  Modified	
  &	
  checked	
  in/out	
  code	
  for	
  40+	
  Asterisk	
  sites.	
  
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  MERRIWEATHER	
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LIGHTYEAR	
  NETWORK	
  SOLUTIONS	
  —	
  VOIP	
  SOFTWARE	
  DEVELOPER	
  	
   8/2007	
  TO	
  4/2009	
  	
  
• Cost	
  Savings:	
  Reduced	
  costs	
  up	
  to	
  $20,000	
  per	
  month	
  by	
  replacing	
  Iperia,	
  the	
  company’s	
  outdated	
  voice	
  mail	
  system,	
  with	
  
high-­‐capability	
  Asterisk	
  solution.	
  Technology	
  skill	
  set	
  included	
  Apache,	
  MySQL,	
  PHP,	
  Sylantro,	
  leased	
  lines,	
  and	
  Cisco.	
  
• Customer	
  Service:	
  Replied	
  to	
  open	
  tickets	
  regarding	
  the	
  VoIP	
  network	
  and	
  voicemail	
  system.	
  Introduced	
  and	
  implemented	
  
virtualization	
  capability	
  using	
  OpenVZ.	
  Provided	
  customer	
  support	
  for	
  Mac	
  OSX	
  corporate	
  users.	
  
	
  
	
  THE	
  NUFONE	
  NETWORK	
  —	
  VOIP	
  ARCHITECT	
  	
   1/2001	
  TO	
  8/2007	
  	
  
• Leadership:	
  Cofounded	
  VoIP	
  telephony	
  service,	
  one	
  of	
  the	
  first	
  Asterisk-­‐friendly	
  carriers	
  for	
  enterprise	
  customers.	
  
Performed	
  hardware	
  and	
  connectivity	
  upgrades	
  at	
  multiple	
  North	
  American	
  sites.	
  Interfaced	
  with	
  major	
  customers	
  
including	
  Equinix,	
  the	
  world’s	
  largest	
  IBX	
  data	
  center.	
  
• Developing	
  VoIP	
  Solutions:	
  Developed	
  and	
  implemented	
  multiple	
  pioneering	
  communication	
  tools	
  for	
  diverse	
  clients:	
  	
  
➞ E-­‐Commerce:	
  Co-­‐developed	
  robust	
  VoIP	
  billing	
  system	
  (using	
  the	
  LAMP	
  stack),	
  which	
  increased	
  billing	
  accuracy	
  on	
  
rates	
  connected	
  to	
  1,700+	
  cities	
  and	
  countries.	
  	
  
➞ Communications	
  Processing:	
  Increased	
  high-­‐volume	
  call	
  capacity	
  by	
  integrating	
  Asterisk	
  with	
  existing	
  Avaya	
  
Communication	
  Manager	
  and	
  Cisco	
  CallManager	
  for	
  clients	
  allowing	
  for	
  more	
  simultaneous	
  calls.	
  
➞ Call	
  Center:	
  Designed	
  and	
  implemented	
  comprehensive	
  call	
  center	
  solutions	
  for	
  up	
  to	
  200	
  work	
  stations	
  with	
  IP	
  
phones	
  and	
  channel	
  banks	
  with	
  T1	
  or	
  E1	
  interfaces,	
  advancing	
  performance	
  and	
  sophistication	
  of	
  communications.	
  
➞ Voicemail:	
  Remotely	
  (via	
  Secure	
  Shell)	
  installed	
  and	
  managed	
  multiple	
  phone	
  extensions	
  with	
  voicemail	
  capability:	
  
solution	
  optimized	
  cost	
  savings	
  by	
  using	
  a	
  first-­‐rate	
  open	
  source	
  Web	
  PHP/MySQL-­‐based	
  interface.	
  	
  
➞ Evangelist	
  created	
  buzz	
  using	
  forums,	
  websites,	
  internet	
  relay	
  chat	
  (IRC),	
  email	
  and	
  etcetera’s	
  gaining	
  30k+	
  unique	
  
views	
  daily	
  for	
  the	
  www.nufone.net	
  website	
  between	
  2001	
  and	
  2007.	
  	
  
• Cost	
  Savings:	
  Saved	
  $250,000+	
  per	
  year	
  in	
  Cisco	
  and	
  Avaya	
  contracts	
  and	
  long	
  distance	
  fees	
  by	
  completing	
  major	
  upgrade	
  
projects	
  to	
  IP-­‐based	
  PBX	
  systems	
  including	
  CallManager,	
  3Com,	
  Avaya,	
  and	
  Asterisk.	
  Negotiated	
  pricing	
  for	
  DS3	
  circuits,	
  
hosting,	
  bandwidth,	
  and	
  wholesale	
  pricing	
  for	
  high	
  volumes	
  of	
  500,000	
  minutes	
  or	
  more	
  to	
  countries	
  worldwide.	
  	
  
• Customer	
  Training	
  &	
  Service:	
  Trained	
  customers	
  on	
  how	
  to	
  replace	
  DS3	
  circuits	
  with	
  SIP	
  utilizing	
  Asterisk.	
  Resolved	
  
customer	
  connectivity	
  issues	
  involving	
  network	
  address	
  translation,	
  VoIP	
  protocols,	
  PBX	
  dial	
  plans,	
  extensions,	
  interactive	
  
voice	
  response	
  menus,	
  firewalls,	
  software	
  compilation	
  errors,	
  and	
  softphone/IP	
  phone	
  problems.	
  
• Linux	
  Expertise:	
  Remotely	
  configured	
  Linux	
  systems	
  for	
  VoIP	
  using	
  Secure	
  Shell	
  and	
  set	
  up	
  customers	
  with	
  Linux-­‐based	
  
routers.	
  Created	
  Linux	
  shell	
  scripts	
  and	
  PHP	
  pages	
  to	
  provision	
  toll-­‐free	
  “8XX”	
  numbers	
  and	
  set	
  up	
  direct	
  inward	
  dialing	
  and	
  
IVRs.	
  	
  
• Configuration:	
  Configured	
  CallManager,	
  Meridian,	
  Nortel	
  and	
  Avaya	
  systems	
  to	
  interoperate	
  with	
  Asterisk.	
  Configured	
  T1	
  &	
  
E1	
  circuits,	
  primary	
  rate	
  interfaces,	
  channel	
  banks,	
  and	
  IP	
  phones	
  including	
  Cisco,	
  Linksys,	
  Polycom,	
  and	
  Budgetone.	
  
	
  
	
  
—EARLY	
  CAREER	
  &	
  ADDITIONAL	
  PROJECTS	
  —	
  
TELNEXUS	
   Engineering	
  Role	
   2/2014	
  to	
  5/2014	
  
NEWMAN	
  TELECOM	
   Consulting	
  Role	
  	
   4/2006	
  to	
  8/2006	
  
GLOBAL	
  CROSSING	
  	
   Systems	
  Engineer	
  	
   9/2000	
  to	
  9/2001	
  
AEROTEK	
  (Assigned	
  to	
  Ford	
  Motor	
  Company	
  and	
  HP)	
   Network	
  Analyst	
   9/1999	
  to	
  9/2000	
  
FORD	
  MOTOR	
  COMPANY	
   QA	
  Software	
  Engineer	
  	
   1/1996	
  to	
  9/1997	
  
NORTHWESTERN	
  YMCA	
   Tae	
  Kwon	
  Do	
  Instructor	
   1/1994	
  to	
  8/1997	
  
DETROIT	
  PUBLIC	
  SCHOOLS	
   Computer	
  Instructor	
  	
   5/1995	
  to	
  8/1995	
  
	
  
	
  
	
  
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  MERRIWEATHER	
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—	
  EDUCATION	
  &	
  TRAINING	
  —	
  
Coursework	
  toward	
  Bachelor	
  of	
  Computer	
  Science	
  —	
  Central	
  Michigan	
  University	
  
Computer	
  Science	
  Coursework	
  —	
  Henry	
  Ford	
  Community	
  College	
  
Criminal	
  Justice	
  Coursework	
  —	
  Wayne	
  County	
  Community	
  College	
  
	
  
	
  
—	
  TECHNICAL	
  SUMMARY	
  —	
  
Languages:	
   PERL;	
  HTML5;	
  PHP;	
  Node,C,C++	
  
Telephony:	
   Asterisk	
  (1.2,	
  1.4,	
  1.6,	
  1.8,	
  10.x);	
  CallManager,	
  CUBE,	
  Laxcomm;	
  Interactive	
  Voice	
  Response;	
  Nortel	
  (Meridian,	
  
Norstar	
  MICS,	
  BCM);	
  Panasonic	
  (816,	
  1232,	
  KSU);	
  Lucent;	
  Quicknet;	
  Uniden;	
  Grandstream;	
  SJphone;	
  X-­‐lite;	
  FXS	
  &	
  
FXO	
  Interfaces;	
  Polycom	
  Soundstation	
  IP	
  5000;	
  Cisco/Sipura/Linksys	
  (SPA	
  112/122/504G/525G/G2/9x/504G,	
  
7940/7960,	
  (SPA	
  942/962/2102);	
  SRTP/TLS,	
  Session	
  Border	
  Controllers,	
  Transcoding	
  Farms.	
  	
  
Servers	
  &	
  O/S:	
   Redhat	
  Enterprise	
  Linux	
  AS	
  release	
  4(Nahant	
  Update	
  8),Windows	
  &	
  MAC	
  OS	
  X;	
  HP-­‐UX;	
  Linux	
  (Slakware,	
  
Mandrake,	
  Ubuntu,	
  Gentoo,	
  Redhat,	
  CentOS);	
  IRIX	
  (SGI);	
  Openstep	
  MS	
  DOS;	
  Novell	
  Netware;	
  MS	
  Exchange	
  
Server;	
  Apache;	
  Cisco	
  IOS;	
  Proxy	
  Servers;	
  Solaris;	
  Kamailio/OpenSer;	
  Debian;	
  Cisco	
  AS5300	
  Access	
  Server;	
  MySQL.	
  
Hardware:	
   HP160G6,	
  Dell	
  PE	
  1950,	
  DS3/DS1;	
  T3/T1;	
  ADSL/DSL;	
  DHCP;	
  WANS;	
  TCP/IP;	
  SNMP;	
  Multiplexers;	
  Frame	
  Relay;	
  
Fiber	
  Optics;	
  FDNS;	
  Ethernet	
  Switches;	
  Cisco	
  Routers	
  (2800/2900);	
  Sangoma,	
  Digium,	
  and	
  Dialogic	
  Telephony	
  
Hardware.	
  Cisco	
  4506,	
  3560,	
  4948,	
  Xeon	
  E5504	
  Gainestown	
  D0,	
  Sangoma.	
  
Applications:	
  	
   Secure	
  Shell	
  (SSH);	
  MS	
  Office;	
  Visio;	
  PC	
  Anywhere;	
  Mozilla	
  Thunderbird;	
  Lotus	
  Suite;	
  HP	
  OpenView;	
  sipp;	
  Iptables;	
  
PuTTY;	
  Samba;	
  Sendmail;	
  Camtasia;	
  Adaware;	
  Norton	
  Antivirus;	
  Wireshark/Ethereal,	
  Terminal.	
  
Other:	
   VoIP	
  Protocols	
  (SIP,	
  H.323,	
  MGCP,	
  IAX2,	
  SCCP,	
  IAX2);	
  Remote	
  GSM	
  Network;	
  X-­‐Windows;	
  Trivial	
  File	
  Transfer	
  
Protocol	
  (TFTP);	
  VNC	
  Remote	
  Access;	
  Integrated	
  Services	
  Digital	
  Network	
  (ISDN);	
  DD-­‐WRT.	
  
And	
  More…	
  

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  • 1.  GREG MERRIWEATHER  408-­‐800-­‐4129  |  SHIDO6@GMAIL.COM  |  WWW.LINKEDIN.COM/IN/GREGMERRIWEATHERVOIPEXPERT     SR. VOIP ENGINEER & ARCHITECT:PROJECT  LEADERSHIP  |  TRAINING  |  VENDOR  NEGOTIATION  |  GLOBAL  SITE  LAUNCH  &   MONITORING  |  INNOVATIVE  PROBLEM  SOLVING  |  COST  SAVINGS  PROGRAMS  |  SALES  &  CUSTOMER  SERVICE  |  SOFTWARE  &  HARDWARE   EXPERTISE  IN  VOIP/TELEPHONY  —  MASTER-­‐LEVEL  KNOWLEDGE  OF  ASTERISK  PLATFORM   SENIOR  IT  LEADERSHIP  ROLES  INCLUDE  FOUNDING  AND  MANAGING  NUFONE  NETWORK  AND  VOIPMONKS  TELEPHONY   SUPPORT  AND  TRAINING.  DEVELOPED  ADVANCED-­‐LEVEL  EXPERTISE  IN  ASTERISK  VOIP.  RECRUITED  TO  STEER  YAHOO!’S  HQ   TELECOMMUNICATIONS  MIGRATION  FROM  NORTEL  TO  ASTERISK,  AS  WELL  AS  PROVIDE  OVERSIGHT  ON  40+  SITE   LOCATIONS.  CAREER  INCLUDES  IT  PROJECTS  WITH  FORD  MOTOR,  HEWLETT  PACKARD,  AS  WELL  AS  EXTENSIVE  EXPERIENCE   IN  BUILDING,  CONFIGURING,  MONITORING  NETWORKS  FOR  LARGE  PUBLIC  INSTITUTIONS  SUCH  AS  DETROIT  PUBLIC   SCHOOLS.     — PROFESSIONAL  HISTORY  —      VOIP  MONKS  —  TRAINER  /  VOIP  SPECIALIST     1/2009  TO  PRESENT       • Training:  Mentored  Asterisk  users  in  advanced  VoIP  skills  including  SIP,  IAX2,  NAT,  dial  plan,  and  scaling  virtualization   concepts.  Provide  VoIP  network  consulting  in  troubleshooting,  provisioning,  design  and  billing.  Key  Projects:  installing   Queumetrics  with  Asterisk  for  call  center  solution;  implementing  OrderlyQ-­‐based  call  center  solution  with  customized   reports  for  Canada  Parks  (www.pc.gc.ca).   • Scaling:  Using  best  practices  for  growing  capacity,  business  continuity,  and  reducing  carbon  footprints  for  clients  with   existing  VoIP  infrastructure.  High  Availability  Implementations  using  OpenSIPS,  Kamailio,  Asterisk,  DNS,  Kazoo,  and  others.        YAHOO!  —  VOIP  ENGINEER     8/2010  TO  5/2013       • Telecommunications  Launch,  Overhaul,  &  Monitoring:   ➞ Amman,  Jordan  Site:  Served  as  principal  onsite  VoIP  analyst  to  install  and  configure  new  telephony  system  for  Yahoo!   sales  office  in  Amman,  Jordan.  Telecommunications  scope  included  customized  LifeSize  IP  conference  phones.   ➞ Yahoo!  HQ  Migration:  Contributed  as  key  engineer  in  full-­‐scope  telecom  HQ  changeover  from  Nortel  to  Asterisk.   Managed  requirements  gathering;  collaborated  with  technical  teams;  and  coordinated  testing,  troubleshooting,  and   training  efforts.  Presented  solution  allowing  streamlined  conferencing  for  15,000  simultaneous  users.     ➞ Global  Site  Configuration:  Headed  remote  configuration  of  40+  global  Yahoo!  sites  to  ensure  24/7  data  security.   Servers  incorporated  open  source  telephony  platform,  Cisco  gateways,  and  legacy  T1  and  E1  circuits.     ➞ Incident  Tracking:  Served  on-­‐call  to  alert  management  as  on-­‐call  troubleshooter  for  incidents  pertaining  to  global   telecom  network.  Provided  postmortem  analysis  of  device  failures  to  determine  remedy  action  plan.  Tracked  status  of   all  system  changes  supporting  specific  team  managing  project.   ➞ Change  Management  Requests:  Notifications  were  submitted  prior  to  modifying  any  environment.   ➞ Cisco  Voice  Gateway  configuration:  Configured  ,  racked  and  stacked  many  Cisco  2811  &  2821  ISR’s  equipped  with  T1   or  E1  wic  cards  for  SIP  to  PSTN  via  T1  or  E1  depending  on  the  location.  (Americas,  APAC,  India  &  EMEA).   ➞ Rack  and  Stacked:  1U/2U/4U  quad  core  x86  servers  for  use  with  Asterisk.   ➞ Configured  Carrier  Call  Routing  ,VoIP  subnet  access  lists,  reception  phones,  call  shunting,  endpoint  DNS/VMPS/DHCP   for  provisioning,  provided  support  for  installations  of  new  Asterisk  projects,  IVR  menus,  voicemail,  extensions,  short   dial  codes,  and  ring  groups.   ➞ Wrote  nagios  scripts  for  monitoring  asterisk  servers  and  gateways  using  SNMP  and  Nagios-­‐like  tools   ➞ Maintained  documentation  for  Y!  Asterisk  servers.     ➞ Manual  Failover  between  primary  and  backup  Asterisk  servers.   ➞ Restoration  of  broken  Asterisk  servers.   ➞ Support  of  the  MySQL  database,  including  replication,  initial  schema  installation,  etc.   ➞ Test  and  approve  softphones.   ➞ Proficient  at  using  Lifesize,  Linksys,  and  Cisco  IP  Phones.   ➞ General  Telecom  knowledge  –  Pots,  T1,  E1,  PRI  ISDN,  Dial  plans.   ➞ SVN  version  control:  Modified  &  checked  in/out  code  for  40+  Asterisk  sites.  
  • 2.   GREG  MERRIWEATHER   PAGE  2   SHIDO6@GMAIL.COM  |  408-­‐800-­‐4129         LIGHTYEAR  NETWORK  SOLUTIONS  —  VOIP  SOFTWARE  DEVELOPER     8/2007  TO  4/2009     • Cost  Savings:  Reduced  costs  up  to  $20,000  per  month  by  replacing  Iperia,  the  company’s  outdated  voice  mail  system,  with   high-­‐capability  Asterisk  solution.  Technology  skill  set  included  Apache,  MySQL,  PHP,  Sylantro,  leased  lines,  and  Cisco.   • Customer  Service:  Replied  to  open  tickets  regarding  the  VoIP  network  and  voicemail  system.  Introduced  and  implemented   virtualization  capability  using  OpenVZ.  Provided  customer  support  for  Mac  OSX  corporate  users.      THE  NUFONE  NETWORK  —  VOIP  ARCHITECT     1/2001  TO  8/2007     • Leadership:  Cofounded  VoIP  telephony  service,  one  of  the  first  Asterisk-­‐friendly  carriers  for  enterprise  customers.   Performed  hardware  and  connectivity  upgrades  at  multiple  North  American  sites.  Interfaced  with  major  customers   including  Equinix,  the  world’s  largest  IBX  data  center.   • Developing  VoIP  Solutions:  Developed  and  implemented  multiple  pioneering  communication  tools  for  diverse  clients:     ➞ E-­‐Commerce:  Co-­‐developed  robust  VoIP  billing  system  (using  the  LAMP  stack),  which  increased  billing  accuracy  on   rates  connected  to  1,700+  cities  and  countries.     ➞ Communications  Processing:  Increased  high-­‐volume  call  capacity  by  integrating  Asterisk  with  existing  Avaya   Communication  Manager  and  Cisco  CallManager  for  clients  allowing  for  more  simultaneous  calls.   ➞ Call  Center:  Designed  and  implemented  comprehensive  call  center  solutions  for  up  to  200  work  stations  with  IP   phones  and  channel  banks  with  T1  or  E1  interfaces,  advancing  performance  and  sophistication  of  communications.   ➞ Voicemail:  Remotely  (via  Secure  Shell)  installed  and  managed  multiple  phone  extensions  with  voicemail  capability:   solution  optimized  cost  savings  by  using  a  first-­‐rate  open  source  Web  PHP/MySQL-­‐based  interface.     ➞ Evangelist  created  buzz  using  forums,  websites,  internet  relay  chat  (IRC),  email  and  etcetera’s  gaining  30k+  unique   views  daily  for  the  www.nufone.net  website  between  2001  and  2007.     • Cost  Savings:  Saved  $250,000+  per  year  in  Cisco  and  Avaya  contracts  and  long  distance  fees  by  completing  major  upgrade   projects  to  IP-­‐based  PBX  systems  including  CallManager,  3Com,  Avaya,  and  Asterisk.  Negotiated  pricing  for  DS3  circuits,   hosting,  bandwidth,  and  wholesale  pricing  for  high  volumes  of  500,000  minutes  or  more  to  countries  worldwide.     • Customer  Training  &  Service:  Trained  customers  on  how  to  replace  DS3  circuits  with  SIP  utilizing  Asterisk.  Resolved   customer  connectivity  issues  involving  network  address  translation,  VoIP  protocols,  PBX  dial  plans,  extensions,  interactive   voice  response  menus,  firewalls,  software  compilation  errors,  and  softphone/IP  phone  problems.   • Linux  Expertise:  Remotely  configured  Linux  systems  for  VoIP  using  Secure  Shell  and  set  up  customers  with  Linux-­‐based   routers.  Created  Linux  shell  scripts  and  PHP  pages  to  provision  toll-­‐free  “8XX”  numbers  and  set  up  direct  inward  dialing  and   IVRs.     • Configuration:  Configured  CallManager,  Meridian,  Nortel  and  Avaya  systems  to  interoperate  with  Asterisk.  Configured  T1  &   E1  circuits,  primary  rate  interfaces,  channel  banks,  and  IP  phones  including  Cisco,  Linksys,  Polycom,  and  Budgetone.       —EARLY  CAREER  &  ADDITIONAL  PROJECTS  —   TELNEXUS   Engineering  Role   2/2014  to  5/2014   NEWMAN  TELECOM   Consulting  Role     4/2006  to  8/2006   GLOBAL  CROSSING     Systems  Engineer     9/2000  to  9/2001   AEROTEK  (Assigned  to  Ford  Motor  Company  and  HP)   Network  Analyst   9/1999  to  9/2000   FORD  MOTOR  COMPANY   QA  Software  Engineer     1/1996  to  9/1997   NORTHWESTERN  YMCA   Tae  Kwon  Do  Instructor   1/1994  to  8/1997   DETROIT  PUBLIC  SCHOOLS   Computer  Instructor     5/1995  to  8/1995        
  • 3.   GREG  MERRIWEATHER   PAGE  3   SHIDO6@GMAIL.COM  |  408-­‐800-­‐4129     —  EDUCATION  &  TRAINING  —   Coursework  toward  Bachelor  of  Computer  Science  —  Central  Michigan  University   Computer  Science  Coursework  —  Henry  Ford  Community  College   Criminal  Justice  Coursework  —  Wayne  County  Community  College       —  TECHNICAL  SUMMARY  —   Languages:   PERL;  HTML5;  PHP;  Node,C,C++   Telephony:   Asterisk  (1.2,  1.4,  1.6,  1.8,  10.x);  CallManager,  CUBE,  Laxcomm;  Interactive  Voice  Response;  Nortel  (Meridian,   Norstar  MICS,  BCM);  Panasonic  (816,  1232,  KSU);  Lucent;  Quicknet;  Uniden;  Grandstream;  SJphone;  X-­‐lite;  FXS  &   FXO  Interfaces;  Polycom  Soundstation  IP  5000;  Cisco/Sipura/Linksys  (SPA  112/122/504G/525G/G2/9x/504G,   7940/7960,  (SPA  942/962/2102);  SRTP/TLS,  Session  Border  Controllers,  Transcoding  Farms.     Servers  &  O/S:   Redhat  Enterprise  Linux  AS  release  4(Nahant  Update  8),Windows  &  MAC  OS  X;  HP-­‐UX;  Linux  (Slakware,   Mandrake,  Ubuntu,  Gentoo,  Redhat,  CentOS);  IRIX  (SGI);  Openstep  MS  DOS;  Novell  Netware;  MS  Exchange   Server;  Apache;  Cisco  IOS;  Proxy  Servers;  Solaris;  Kamailio/OpenSer;  Debian;  Cisco  AS5300  Access  Server;  MySQL.   Hardware:   HP160G6,  Dell  PE  1950,  DS3/DS1;  T3/T1;  ADSL/DSL;  DHCP;  WANS;  TCP/IP;  SNMP;  Multiplexers;  Frame  Relay;   Fiber  Optics;  FDNS;  Ethernet  Switches;  Cisco  Routers  (2800/2900);  Sangoma,  Digium,  and  Dialogic  Telephony   Hardware.  Cisco  4506,  3560,  4948,  Xeon  E5504  Gainestown  D0,  Sangoma.   Applications:     Secure  Shell  (SSH);  MS  Office;  Visio;  PC  Anywhere;  Mozilla  Thunderbird;  Lotus  Suite;  HP  OpenView;  sipp;  Iptables;   PuTTY;  Samba;  Sendmail;  Camtasia;  Adaware;  Norton  Antivirus;  Wireshark/Ethereal,  Terminal.   Other:   VoIP  Protocols  (SIP,  H.323,  MGCP,  IAX2,  SCCP,  IAX2);  Remote  GSM  Network;  X-­‐Windows;  Trivial  File  Transfer   Protocol  (TFTP);  VNC  Remote  Access;  Integrated  Services  Digital  Network  (ISDN);  DD-­‐WRT.   And  More…