BENNIE BLUNT, JR.
1 Summit Bridge Drive
Middletown, DE 19709
Home: (302) 449-1369
Cell: (302) 545-8951
benblunt@verizon.net

QUALIFICATIONS

A Technologist offering more than 20 years of experience with industry leaders, a Bachelor of Applied Science degree in Electronics Engineering Technology, and distinguished military service in United States Air Force. Experience testing, installing and troubleshooting RF based communications systems.

Relevant TECHNICAL SKILLS:
Skills directly applicable to position:

• Installed, troubleshot, repaired down to component level, and maintained radar in Ku and J Band; radio in HF, UHF and VHF, to include SATCOM and weapons guidance systems. Installed and maintained communications systems on several airframes, MH53J, UH1N, C130, MH 60
• Utilize RF power meters, spectrum analyzers, oscilloscopes, and multimeters to perform calibrations, alignment, and repair of communications systems
• Worked on aircraft depot level maintenance team as avionics technician
• Tested, repaired AGM 86B Air launch cruise missiles and SRAM short range attack systems, to include guidance and navigational systems
• Installed and tested satellite based navigational systems

Applicable education:

Currently hold Bachelors of Applied Science in Electronics Engineering Technology

Currently taking articulation courses at University of Idaho and SUNY to prepare to pursue MS in Electrical Engineering with a concentration in Microwave and Communications

Relevant course work:
Calculus
Linear Algebra
Numerical Analysis
Differential Equations
Calculus based Physics
Modern Physics
Electromagnetics
Circuits
Control Systems Theory
Electronics I(currently taking)
Electronics I Lab(currently taking)
Microwave Design(spring 2008)
Digital Electronics(spring 2008)


Technical training in Air Force:
Electronics Theory
Digital theory
Communications theory



PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Symantec Inc, Middletown, DE June 2006 – present
Sr Technical Product Manager
• Work with Symantec customers and partners to help them migrate to Symantec Endpoint
Protection 11.0.
• Support customers and internal other groups inside Symantec to build and execute
migration plans from older versions of software to latest release of Symantec Endpoint
• Protection 11.0 and Symantec Network Access Control 11.0..
• Conduct product training for customers, partners, and SE teams.
• Conduct product proof of concepts(POCs), prepare white papers, and documentation to aid with
POCs
• Document best practices and experiences from both customers and partners.
Sr. Systems Engineer
• Provide presales engineering support on Symantec Threat Management product portfolio to include host based security solutions, data security solutions, and compliance solutions
• Perform proof of concepts and field tests for existing and new customer
• Serve as Mid Atlantic Threat Management product expert
• Install and test product in lab environment
• Present on Threat Management solutions and technologies for customers and partners


Blue Coat Systems, Middletown, DE Oct 2005 – June 2006

Sr. Professional Services Consultant
• Design, install, and configure, Blue Coat products to include troubleshooting and resolving issues with Blue Coat technology in customer enterprise environments
• Support and assist in field evaluations of products
• Work with customers and other Consultants to assess customer requirements
• Plan network and security design for deployment strategy
• Provide configuration and installation support
• Optimize and provide best practices for a deployed solution
• Provide training on Blue Coat products to include Proxy SG, Proxy AV, and Reporter
• Train and mentor partner SEs and customers and Blue Coat products and proxy and security technologies
• Conduct functional testing of new security/network products
• Provide customer related feedback and lessons learned
• Create project summary documentation for white papers and tech briefs
• Assist Sales, Engineering and Marketing with deployment strategies

Sungard Availability Services, Wayne, PA July 2004 - May 2005

Sr. Solutions Engineer
• Provide presales support in the assigned region to as many as five sales people for business resumption services (Continuity), Tape based backups, Data mirroring, Data replication, Managed Hosting, Data Center Out-Sourcing and professional consulting services engagements
• Deliver Technical presentations of SunGard service offerings to new and existing Customers
• Gather technical information on the customers IT environment including, but not limited to, Data Center Operations, Systems, Networking Infrastructure, Backup processes, applications, user access and business unit interdependencies
• Engage customers to extract critical technical and business drivers that may position SunGard Deliverables
• Engineer detailed solutions for business resumption services, Data mirroring, Data replication, Managed Hosting and professional services for subscribers and prospects




CISCO SYSTEMS, Malvern, PA 2000 - 2004

Systems Engineer
• Serve as a key member of an Account Team driving $12 million in annual revenue, 30% of the regional goal
• Provide Consultative Services using Cisco Products to Account Managers, customers, and Cisco Partners
• Demonstrate Cisco products and present cutting edge networking technologies and protocols to Account Managers, customers, partners, and end-users
• Train customer and partner engineering staffs and provide on-site assistance with configuration and troubleshooting of routing, switching, and AVVID
• Assist in maintaining an internal Product Lab in the Sales Office
• Hold sole responsibility for the entire sales region as the IP Telephony Specialist

SPRINT BUSINESS, King of Prussia, PA 1998 - 1999

Network Engineer
• Worked closely with customers and Sprint Account Managers to provide customized network solutions that included ATM, frame relay, Internet access, security services, and point-to-point connectivity
• Consulted with customers to recommend hardware such as firewalls, routers, and switches to best serve existing and projected business needs
• Trained and mentored other network engineers, resulting in increased unit efficiency and higher customer satisfaction levels

FIRST USA (FUSA) BANK, Wilmington, DE 1996 - 1998
Contracted through two separate consulting firms. Assigned to new projects with this client as a result of exemplary performance.

Project Engineer
• Employed Network General Sniffers to conduct infrastructure analysis for intranet applications
• Planned, designed, and implemented a 2200-user Call Center migration with a hardware budget of $1.5 million
• Directed daily activities of the desktop, server, and network teams to ensure project completion by the network ready date
• Coordinated cabling and equipment vendors to ensure compliance with the implementation deadline

MFS TELECOM, Wilmington, DE 1994 - 1996
Telecom Technician

TELLABS, INC., Newark, DE 1993 - 1994
Field Service Engineer


EDUCATION

Troy State University, Bachelors of Applied Science in EET 1991
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE ELECTRONICS AND AVIONICS TECHNICAL SCHOOLS

Networking experience:
Protocols: IPX, SNA, TCP/IP, RIP v. I & II, OSPF EIGRP, IGRP, BGP, IPSEC, SSL, TLS

LAN/WAN Technologies: Wireless technology 802.11 A, B, & G, Gigabit Ethernet, Token Ring, ATM, Frame Relay, ISDN, SONET, Network Protocol Analyzers

Security: Cisco PIX Firewalls, IDS, VPN Concentrators, Intrusion Protection(CSA), Proxy
Appliances, Netscreen Firewall, Host based security solutions, Security Event Information Correlation(SEIM) products, Compliance Solutions

Network Management: Cisco Works 2000 products

IP Telephony Systems: Cisco AVVID

Network Hardware: Design specification, configuration, monitoring, and troubleshooting Cisco routers, switches, and hubs, Bay Networks, Fujitsu, HP, BlueCoat proxies, antivirus appliances, Reporter

Telecom Equipment: Tellabs and DSC Digital Cross Connect Machines (DACS), csu/dsu, inverse multiplexers, SONET multiplexers, Channel Banks, ds0-ds3 circuit testing, MDF/IDF and Point of Presence design/layout and associated test equipment

OS Configuration: Windows 2000 Client and Exchange 2000, Active Directory, servers, Red Hat Linux

Software: Cisco Network Designer, Netviz, Visio, Microsoft Project, Word, Excel, Power Point



TRAINING

Cisco IP Telephony, Managing Cisco Network Security, Cisco Campus ATM Solutions, Cisco Internetwork Troubleshooting, Building Cisco Remote Access Networks, SNA Configuration for Multiprotocol Administration, Cisco BGP Configuration, Building Multilayer Switched Networks, Advanced Cisco Router Configuration, Troubleshooting with the Expert Sniffer Network Analyzer, Cisco Internetwork Design, Ethernet and Token Ring Network Analysis & Troubleshooting, Bay Networks' Understanding SNMP, Deploying QOS for Enterprise Networks, CCIE Boot Camp, Microsoft for Voice