CHRISTOPHER

 A.  SOECHTING  
SENIOR  CONSULTING  ENGINEER,  CCIE  #15782  (VOICE)  

 
 
Is  a  passionate  technology  leader  with  over  ten  years  of  experience  architecting  and  implementing  Unified  
Communications  and  Internetworking  solutions.    Holds  one  of  the  industries  most  prestigious  
certifications,  a  Cisco  CCIE  (VOICE).    Possessing  both  an  extensive  technical  knowledge  and  business  
insight,  enables  the  delivering  of  feature-­‐rich  technology  solutions  that  aligns  technology  to  business  
objectives.  
 
SUMMARY  OF  QUALIFICATIONS:  

• Expertise  in  Unified  Communications  and  Collaboration,  Security  and  LAN/WAN  Internetworking  
design,  implementation  and  consulting.    

• Energetic  and  self-­‐motivated  team  player/builder.  Facilitate  a  team  approach  to  achieve  
organizational  objectives,  increase  productivity  and  enhance  employee  morale.    

• Quick  study  with  an  ability  to  easily  grasp  new  technologies,  software  and  technical  architecture.  
Enthusiastic  worker.    

• Strong  communication,  interpersonal,  intuitive,  technical,  analytical,  problem  solving  and  

leadership  skills.  Thrive  in  challenging  work  situations  requiring  an  ability  to  manage  multiple  and  
concurrent  responsibilities.  
 
TECHNICAL  SKILLS:  

• Cisco  Routers:  7400,  7200,  AS5300,  4000,  1800  ISR,  2800  ISR,  2900  ISR2,  3700,  3800  ISR,  3900  
ISR2,  2600,  2500.  

• Cisco  Switches:  6500,  4500,  5000,  3500,  3750,  2900.    

• Cisco  Firewalls  (PIX,  FWSM,  ASA),  VPN  Concentrator  3000  and  5000  series,  IDS,  Cisco  IOS  Firewall  
feature  set.    

• Other  Cisco  Hardware:  Voice  Gateways,  Media  Convergence  Servers  (MCS),  Unified  Computing  
Servers  (UCS),  Multipoint  Control  Unit  (MCU)  3500,  and  Cisco  IP  Phones.  

• Cisco  Unified  Communications:  Unified  Communications  Manager  (including  Session  Manager  

Edition),  Unified  Communications  Manager  Express,  Unity,  Unity  Connection,  Unity  Express,  
Emergency  Responder,  Unified  Contact  Center  Express,  MeetingPlace  Express,  MeetingPlace,  
WebEx,  Unified  Presence  Server,  Gatekeeper  and  Unified  Border  Element.  

• Tandberg:  MXP/Codec  Video  endpoints,  Multipoint,  Codian  MCU,  VMS,  VCS  and  TMS.  

• OC-­‐12,  OC-­‐3,  DS3,  T-­‐1,  T-­‐1  CAS,  analog,  ISDN  PRI  and  BRI,  Ethernet  (Gigabit  Ethernet,  Fast  
Ethernet,  10GB)  MPLS.  
 • Routing  Protocol:  BGP4,  OSPF,  EIGRP,  IGRP,  RIP.  

• Routed  Protocol:  TCP/IP,  IPX/SPX.    

• Implemented  QoS  using  FIFO,  Weighted  Fair  Queuing,  Priority  Queuing  and  Custom  Queuing.      

• Implemented  traffic  filters  using  Standard  and  Extended  access-­‐lists,  Distribute-­‐Lists,  and  Route  
Maps.    

• Implementation  of  HSRP,  DHCP,  WINS,  DNS,  NTFS,  FTP,  SFTP,  TFTP,  IPSEC,  NAT,  HTTP,  SMTP,  
NTP,  PPTP,  SNMP,  CAC,  SIP,  H323,  MGCP,  TLS  Phone  Proxy.  

• VMWare:  Workstation,  Server,  ESX,  ESXi,  vSphere.  

• Operating  Systems:  Microsoft  (Windows  95-­‐2007,  Server  NT3.5  -­‐  2008,  Office  98-­‐2010,  MAC  OSX)  

• Other  Applications:  NetFormx  DesignExpert,  Microsoft  Office  Communicator,  WebEx  Connect,  

Cisco  Unified  Personal  Communicator,  Microsoft  Exchange  5.5  –  2008,  Wireshark,  SIP  
Workbench,  Syn-­‐Apps,  Cistera,  XMedius,  Singlewire,  ARC  Solutions.  

EDUCATION:    

Angelo  State  University,  San  Angelo,  TX  

BA  in  Psychology,  December  1997  

CERTIFICATIONS  AND  TRAINING:  

Cisco  Certified  Internetworking  Expert  #15782  (Voice)  
Cisco  Unity  Design  Specialist  
Cisco  Unity  Support  Specialist  
Cisco  IP  Contact  Center  Express  Specialist  
Cisco  MeetingPlace  Support  Specialist  
Cisco  Advanced  Data  Center  Networking  Infrastructure  Support  Specialist  
Information  Systems  Security  (INFOSEC)  Professional  
Tandberg  Solutions  Architect  
Tandberg  Certified  Engineer  Level  1&2  
Microsoft  Certified  Systems  Engineer  (NT4.0)  
 
PROFESSIONAL  EXPERIENCE:      
Senior  Consulting  Engineer,  INX  Inc.  Austin,  TX           2004-­‐Present  
 
§ Pre-­‐sales  engineering  consulting,  solution  architecting,  proposal  development  and  presentation  
for  Unified  Communications,  Collaboration,  Internetworking  and  Security  technologies.  
§ Post-­‐sales  implementation  and  support  of  Unified  Communications,  Collaboration,  
Internetworking  and  Security  technologies.  
§ Responsible  for  Lead  Engineering/Architect  role  on  assigned  accounts,  mentoring  for  junior  
engineers  and  assisting  project  managers  with  allocation  of  technical  resources  and  project  
planning.  
§ Provide  technical  leadership  for  engineering  team,  subject  matter  expertise  in  Unified  
Communications  and  Collaboration.  
§ Contributor  to  professional  services  and  pre-­‐sales  support  business  processes.  
§ Knowledgeable  about  products,  applications,  technical  service,  market  conditions,  competitive  
activities,  advertising,  and  promotional  trends  through  the  reading  of  pertinent  literature  and  
consulting  with  marketing  and  technical  services.    
  
Systems  Consultant,  GDS  Austin,  TX             2002-­‐2004    
 
§ Pre-­‐sales  engineering  consulting,  solution  architecting,  proposal  development  and  presentation  
for  Unified  Communications,  Collaboration,  Internetworking  and  Security  technologies.  
§ Post-­‐sales  implementation  and  support  of  Unified  Communications,  Collaboration,  
Internetworking  and  Security  technologies.  
§ Responsible  for  Lead  Engineering  role  on  assigned  accounts,  mentoring  for  junior  engineers  and  
assisting  project  managers  with  allocation  of  technical  resources  and  project  planning.  
§ Configuration,  Installation  and  Support  of  Cisco  Unified  Communications  Technologies.  
§ Provide  technical  leadership  for  Texas  engineering  team,  subject  matter  expertise  in  Unified  
Communications  and  Collaboration,  Internetworking  and  Security.  
§ Project  Planning  and  Management.  
 
Professional  Services  Engineer,  TManage  Austin,  TX           2001-­‐2002  
 
§ Pre-­‐Sales  Engineering  and  Post-­‐Sale  engineering,  Proposal  Development  and  Presentation,  
Statement  of  Work  
§ Provided  assistance  to  the  Sales  Team  with  responses  to  RFP/RFQ  requests    
§ Provided  Consulting  on  Technology  and  Security  Best  Practices  
§ Prepared  a  detailed  bill  of  materials  for  quoting  by  the  Inside  Sales  representative  
§ Provided  Consulting  on  Technology  and  Security  Best  Practices  
§ Designed  and  Implemented  of  Secure  Highly  Available  Network  Infrastructures  
§ Network  Security  Design  and  Implementation  
§ Developed  Service  Offering  for  Managed  Security  Services  and  Managed  Service  Provider  
Offerings  
§ Developed  Implementation  process  and  procedures  for  Managed  Network  Services  
§ Configured  and  debugged  xDSL,  Cable,  T1,  T3,  and  OCn  circuits  
§ Configuration,  Installation  and  Support  of  Cisco  Routers  and  Switches  
§ Configuration,  Installation  and  Support  of  Cisco  PIX  Firewall  and  IDS  Systems  
§ Configuration,  Installation  and  Support  of  VPN  and  Remote  Access  Technologies  
§ DNS,  WINS  and  DHCP  Configuration  and  Support  
§ Assisted  with  Drafting  of  Service  Level  Agreement  for  Managed  Network  Services  
§ Responsible  for  Maintaining  99.95%  SLA  including  Uptime,  MTTR  and  Change  Request  
§ Provided  Customer  Technology  Analysis  and  Network  Documentation  
§ Laboratory  Testing  of  Client  Solutions,  Proposed  Solutions  
§ Provided  Research  and  Development  for  new  products  and  Services  
§ Training  Development  and  Presentation  for  Network  Operations  Center  Teams  
§ Acted  as  an  Escalation  Point  for  NOC  Engineers  and  Junior  Installation  Engineers  
§ Implemented  Firewall  and  Security  Policies  
§ Developed  Configuration  Templates  and  Processes  for  Installation  Teams  
§ Project  Planning  and  Management  
 
 
Senior  Network  Engineer,  NetSolve  Austin,  TX           2000-­‐2001  
 
§ Pre-­‐Sales  Engineering,  Proposal  Development  and  Presentation,  Statement  of  Work  
§ Provided  assistance  to  the  Sales  Team  with  responses  to  RFP/RFQ  requests    
§ Provided  Consulting  on  Technology  and  Security  Best  Practices  
§ Designed  and  Implemented  of  Secure  Network  Infrastructures  
§ Network  Security  Design  and  Implementation  
§ Installed  and  Supported  Frame-­‐relay,  T1  and  ISDN  WAN  Connections  
 § Configuration,  Installation  and  Support  of  Cisco  technologies  including:  Routers  and  Switches,  PIX  
Firewall  and  IDS  Systems,  VPN  and  Remote  Access  
§ Configuration,  Installation  and  Support  of  Windows  NT  Terminal  Server  and  Citrix  Metaframe  
Environments  
§ Configuration,  Installation  and  Support  of  Windows  NT  Server  4.0/2000  Platforms  
§ Configuration,  Installation  and  Support  of  MS  Exchange  and  Migrations  
§ Configuration,  Installation  and  Support  of  Disaster  Recovery  and  Contingency  plans  
§ DNS,  WINS  and  DHCP  Configuration  and  Support  
§ Network  Documentation  
 
 
Sr.  Network  Engineer/Mgr.  of  Computer  Services,  Concordia  University  Austin,  TX   1999-­‐2000  
 
§ Designed  and  Implemented  Network  Infrastructure  
§ Configured,  Installed  and  Supported  Cisco  2500/2600/3600  Routers  
§ Configured,  Installed  and  Supported  Cisco  Catalyst  3500XL  Switches  
§ Configured,  Installed  and  Supported  PIX  515  Firewall  unrestricted  failover  bundle  
§ Configured,  Installed  and  Supported  6  Dell  PowerEdge  Servers  
§ Maintained  Windows  NT  Domain.    (Win95/98,  NT  Workstation  and  NT  Server)  
§ Installed,  Configured  and  Supported  MS  Exchange  5.5  Server  Enterprise,  Clustered  
§ Implemented  VPN  Solution  utilizing  Cisco  Secure  Client  Software  and  PIX  Firewall  
§ Configured  Cisco  5248  Access  Server  as  a  POP  for  dialup  users  authenticating  on  TACACS+  
§ Constructed  DNS,  WINS  and  DHCP  Services  
§ Supported  RF  Deck  Terminals  during  infrastructure  implementation    
§ Managed  technical  personnel,  schedules,  vendor  relationships,  help  desk  center  
§ Business  needs  analysis  and  product  specification  &  evaluation  
§ Researched  and  Purchased  all  computer  and  networking  equipment  
   
AFFILIATIONS:  

Pi  Kappa  Alpha  -­‐  Eta  Epsilon  Chapter,  House  Chair,  1993  

Central  Texas  LAN  Association,  1999  
Cisco  Professional  Association  Worldwide,  1999