| JAMES C. MEEHAN | |
| 14 Woodmont Way | (415) 269-3845 |
| Oakland, CA 94611 | jcm @ meehans.org |
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| OBJECTIVE | To leverage my security, networking, and business skills in the delivery of a globally and historically significant product or service. | |||
| EXPERIENCE | SENIOR CONSULTING ENGINEER Arbor Networks San Francisco, CA 03/2003 to Present |
Delivered Arbor's Peakflow X and Peakflow SP anomaly detection, traffic analysis, and IPS products to Fortune 100 customers and large service providers in the western US and Canada. Supported sales staff and VP of Enterprise Sales on customer calls and presentations. Provided on-site and remote support for product trials and implementations. Advised product management and development on product roadmap and new features. Authored technical proposals and product training presentations for customers and internal staff. Developed close relationships within Cisco and Juniper to further business development and product integration opportunities. | ||
| SENIOR NETWORK ARCHITECT UFO Communications San Francisco, CA 07/2001 to 06/2002 |
Designed and implemented UFO's metro Ethernet and SONET service delivery infrastructure using Cisco ONS 15454 optical switches and Cisco and Foundry Ethernet switches. Developed standardized service offerings and service level guarantees. Acted as project manager and engineer on the deployment of gigabit metro transport services for enterprise customers including Cisco Systems, Barclays Global Investors, UC Berkeley, and Nvidia. Built and maintained monitoring and provisioning systems using open source software to support network operations. Led network operations team in customer notification, troubleshooting, return-to-service, and maintenance activities. | |||
| SENIOR NETWORK ENGINEER RealNames Corporation Redwood City, CA 10/1999 to 01/2001 |
Managed all aspects of RealNames' customer-facing networks and Internet connectivity. Designed and implemented in-house solutions for global content delivery and load balancing of RealNames' Internet Keyword system using BGP, Cisco routers, LocalDirectors, and Foundry ServerIrons. Configured Cisco 7500 and 7200 series routers and 5500 and 6500 series Catalyst switches. Architected secure, redundant network topologies for data centers in Redwood City, New Jersey, London, Munich, Tokyo, and Seoul. Built secure management networks for remote data centers using IPSec tunnels. Redesigned the corporate network architecture using Nokia IP440 firewalls with Checkpoint Firewall-1. | |||
| CEO AND FOUNDER Digital Pipeline Communications Algonquin, IL 02/1998 to 09/1999 |
Founded and co-owned a competitive local exchange carrier (CLEC) to provide high-speed data service and local and long-distance telephone service to business and residential markets. Prepared materials to obtain state certification as a telecommunications carrier. Developed a business case, researched market dynamics, and selected vendors. Negotiated interconnection agreements to collocate DSLAMs in Ameritech and GTE central offices and purchase unbundled loops. Rolled out high-speed digital subscriber line (DSL) data services to customers in Algonquin and Crystal Lake, Illinois. | |||
| CTO AND FOUNDER Pyrotechnics, Inc. Palatine, IL 11/1994 to 01/1997 |
Founded and co-owned an Internet service provider in the competitive Chicago-area market. Provided dial-up Internet access and World Wide Web hosting services for a customer base of 400 businesses and individuals. Designed and maintained local and wide area networks. Responsibilities included UNIX and Windows 95/NT system administration, TCP/IP network administration, configuration and maintenance of routers and terminal servers, telephone technical support, design and implementation of in-house support software, financial planning, equipment purchasing, invoicing, and collections. | |||
| CONSULTING | Ecast, Inc. San Francisco, CA 2002-2003 |
Built custom management and monitoring tools for the network infrastructure supporting Ecast's 900+ network-connected jukeboxes and countertop gaming systems. Automated the configuration of routers deployed to new jukebox venues. Managed a major data center migration project, including the design and implementation of a complete network architecture for a new data center, with robust network security to protect the copyrighted content of Ecast's music industry partners. | ||
| Shutterfly.com Redwood City, CA 2002 |
Redesigned production and internal corporate network infrastructures to improve reliability and managability. Migrated static routing to BGP and OSPF. Performed capacity planning and analysis to ensure end-of-year peak network demands would be met. Built automated router and switch configuration archival tools for Cabletron/Riverstone hardware in Perl and Expect. Implemented centralized authentication for network devices using RADIUS. | |||
| Abilizer Solutions San Francisco, CA 2001 |
Designed and implemented high-traffic network infrastructures for Abilizer's enterprise portal software suite at customer locations. Worked with clients to gather network and scale requirements. Configured Cisco 7200 series routers, 6500 series Catalyst switches, Alteon AD3's, and Nokia/Checkpoint firewalls for Abilizer's clients. Maintained and expanded the internal corporate network infrastructure. | |||
| DLS Internet Algonquin, IL 1997-1999 |
Designed and implemented a regional backbone network with multiple high-speed points of presence for a regional Internet service provider. Reviewed and tested routers and switches and made purchasing decisions. Configured Cisco 7500 series routers to create a redundant, reliable network infrastructure using BGP, EIGRP, and OSPF routing protocols. Negotiated and established peering with with upstream tier-1 ISPs and other Chicago-area ISPs. Resolved network problems related to equipment failures, configuration problems, and denial-of-service (DoS/DDoS) attacks. | |||
| EDUCATION | NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY Evanston, IL 1999 |
Bachelor of Science, Computer Science. Served as Senior Residential Networking Consultant (ResCon), providing on-site support for students living in networked dormitories. | ||
| PUBLICATIONS AND PRESS | Grumman, Cornelia. "Internet on-ramps." Chicago Tribune 8 January 1996: C1+. Newitz, Annalee. "Broadband to the people!" San Francisco Bay Guardian 12 June 2002: 1+. Meehan, James. "San Francisco Wireless Broadband." May 2002 ‹http://vpizza.org/~jmeehan/sfwbb/uplink-story.html› Meehan, James. "Balloon v1.0." November 2002 ‹http://vpizza.org/~jmeehan/balloon/› Meehan, James. "Toyota Diesel Conversion FAQ and Guide." November 2005 ‹http://vpizza.org/~jmeehan/toyotadiesel/› | |||
| SKILLS | NETWORKING | |||
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