Jonathan Archer CCIE R/S, VCAP-NV has over 19 years of experience in the IT industry. Jonathan began their career in 2001 as a Network Engineer at Openworld, Inc. In this role, they gained experience in managing and troubleshooting network systems.
In 2004, Jonathan joined CBTS as a Solutions Architect. Jonathan played a core role in the design team, focusing on Cisco firewall and virtualized routing design. Jonathan was also responsible for implementing LAN and WAN solutions. Jonathan served as an escalation engineer and provided support to the build and operations teams. Jonathan was also involved in supporting a Fortune 100 global network. During their time at CBTS, Jonathan achieved various accomplishments, including converting a remote access solution for a Fortune 100 company and deploying F5 LTM load balancers within global data centers. Jonathan also developed documentation for firewall build standards and designed internal websites using PHP and MySQL to enhance team productivity.
From 2001 to 2004, Jonathan worked as a Senior Network Engineer at Provident Bank. In this role, they played a vital role in managing the bank's network systems.
Overall, Jonathan's diverse experience in network engineering and architecture, along with their expertise in Cisco firewall and virtualized routing, makes him a valuable asset in providing technical solutions to solve business challenges.
Jonathan Archer completed their education at Lexington Community College from 1999 to 2000. Unfortunately, the provided information does not specify the degree or field of study obtained during this time.
In addition to their education, Jonathan has obtained several certifications throughout their career. Jonathan earned the CCNP certification from Cisco in January 2000, followed by the CCDP certification in December 2002. Later on, in November 2015, they obtained the prestigious CCIE certification from Cisco.
Jonathan's expertise extends beyond Cisco as they also hold certifications from other industry-leading institutions. Jonathan became an AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate through Amazon Web Services in February 2017. In May of the same year, they achieved the Exam 534: Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions certification from Microsoft. Most recently, in September 2021, they obtained the VMware Certified Professional - Network Virtualization (VCP-NV2021) certification from VMware.
Lastly, Jonathan holds the CMNA Meraki certification from Cisco Meraki, although the specific month and year of completion are not provided.
December, 2004 - present