Kevin T. Epperson

Louisville, CO
epperson@colorado.edu

OBJECTIVE:

To gain employment with a leading data communications company that will thoroughly school me in the basics of the industry, will allow me to rise in the organization as high as my skills will allow, and grant me the opportunity to add value to the company.

ACADEMIC WORK:

Interdisciplinary Telecommunications Program
School of Engineering and Applied Science
University of Colorado at Boulder
Admitted: January 1997
Graduation Date: May 1998
With a Masters of Science in Telecommunications
Cumulative GPA of 3.5
Technical Chair/Webmaster for the Telcom Student Organization 1998

RELEVANT COURSE WORK:

• Systems Integration in a Network Environment
• Telecom Systems
• Telecom Economics\Policy\Regulation
• Network Design and Management
• Management of Telecommunications Systems
• Digital Networks
• Wireless Communications
• Future of Telecommunications
• Data Communications I

PREVIOUS ACADEMIC WORK:

Information Systems
School of Business and Administration
University of Colorado at Boulder
Graduation Date: December 1996
Last semester GPA of 4.0 and cumulative of 3.0

RELEVANT COURSE WORK:

• Introduction to Computer Programming
• Managerial Cost Accounting I, II
• Visual Language Programming
• Systems Analysis and Conceptual Design
• Database Modeling and Inquiry
• Physical Systems Design and Implementation
• Advanced System Development with Object Oriented Methods
• Computer Network Design and Management
• All Business Core Classes

COMPUTER EXPERIENCE:

• Network Topologies/Protocols/Applications

• LAN - Ethernet, Token Ring
• WAN - ATM, POS, Frame Relay
• Routing Protocols (RIP, OSPF, BGP)
• Router Operation/Configuration (Juniper, Cisco, NSG)
• Firewall Operation/Configuration (IBM SNG)
• DNS Operation/Configuration (Bind on AIX)

• Operating Systems

• UNIX
• Windows
• DOS
• OS/2

• Application Software

• Extensive use of Microsoft Office Suite and Lotus SmartSuite.
• Creation of technical drawings and schematics using Visio.
• Experience creating databases with Lotus Notes 4.+

Programming Languages

• Expect
• PERL

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Cisco Systems (Oct 2010 to Present)

Customer Solutions Architect

University of Colorado at Boulder -- Interdisciplinary Telecommunications Program -- School of Engineering (Jan 2001 to Present)

Adjunct Lecturer
• Curriculum development for two graduate level courses titled "IP Routing Protocols" and "IP Routing Design"
• Instruction of two graduate level courses on IP routing. Focus on Exterior Gateway Protocols (primarily BGP.)
• Interactive lectures and lab sessions on the subject matter.

Level 3 Communications (May 1998 to Oct 2010)

Network Engineering
• Responsible for multi-Gbps intra-facility capacity solutions and customer facing solutions that balance reliability, cost, and speed of implementation.
• Global BGP routing policy design. Including customer settable attributes based on BGP communities. Inter-AS policy between Level 3 regional ASs (Asia, Europe and North America.)
• Architecture, implementation, and politics of peering and interconnection. Including overall management of more than 500Gbps of edge capacity, interconnection negotiation, hardware evaluation, routing policies, circuit analysis and statistics collection.
• Integration of several acquisitions into the Level 3 network. This included reverse engineering and redesigning the acquired networks at the physical and logical levels.
• Creation of detailed engineering plans for site augmentations and buildouts.

IBM Global Services (August 1997 to May 1998)

Commercial Internet Group
• Design and support of a backbone for use by external customer's web servers.
• Configuration and operation of routers, firewalls, and domain name services.
• Documentation of business processes and procedures.

IBM Global Services (formerly IBM/ISSC) (April 1996 to August 1997)

Deskside Support
• Internal technical support for various divisions of IBM at the Boulder site.
• Support for hardware and software on several generations of personnel computers.
• Close interaction with the supported users.
• Extensive use of technical writing skills to document procedures and user guides.

Information Technology Services for the University of Colorado at Boulder (August 1995 to December 1997)

Computing Advisor
• Provided in-person, telephone, and e-mail support to the students, faculty and staff of the university.
• Extensive work with computer users who have a variety of computing needs and backgrounds.
• Exposure to many different types of computing systems, environments, and software.

Opera Shop Inc., Denver, Colorado (May 1992 to December 1997)

Technician, Warehouse Manager
• Routine use of management and organizational skills including the delegation of equipment, transportation, and labor to various events.
• Extensive work with computerized and electronic equipment including repair, evaluation, and operation.
• Performed an integral role in customer relations by instructing clients of all backgrounds how to use technical equipment and also helping the client determine what equipment would be most appropriate for their intended application.
• Played an active role in expanding and adding value to this entrepreneurial small business by developing new procedures and streamlining older procedures.