I have played a key role in the telecommunications organizations I've worked with for the past 15+ years. I'm very passionate about networking technologies so not only is it my profession, but something of a hobby as well. I aspire to use my knowledge to provide elegant solutions to complex problems fostering meaningful business relationships along the way. Specialties: Business development and strategy, solutions engineering in sales environments, innate ability to translate advanced engineering terminology, content creation, marketing/PR, excellent communicator, IP/MPLS/Ethernet network design and architecture, UNIX/Linux based OS administration, cloud architectures (hypervisor to orchestration to SDN/NFV and beyond), logical and down to earth problem solver, geek for life.

VP, Sales Engineering @ Have utilized expertise from years of running networks to help build business from a small regional Internet Service Provider to carrier grade telecommunications provider. At the forefront of emerging service provider technologies to give ourselves a competitive edge keeping a focus on customer experience to be sure to provide the best service possible. From February 2003 to Present (12 years 8 months) Cleveland/Akron, Ohio AreaDirector of Network Engineering/Operations @ Lead a team of engineers in the configuration, administration and maintenance of regional ISP network based in Northeastern Ohio. From August 2001 to February 2003 (1 year 7 months) Cleveland/Akron, Ohio AreaDSL Network Operations Supervisor @ Built and supervised a new team of engineers that provided tier 2 and 3 support for administration, configuration, and troubleshooting of an entire tri-state, facilities based DSL network. From June 1999 to August 2001 (2 years 3 months) Cleveland/Akron, Ohio Area

General McLane From 1991 to 1995 Jason Gintert is skilled in: Data Center, Cloud Computing, Telecommunications, Networking, VoIP, Network Design, Network Security, MPLS, WAN, Network Administration, VPN, LAN-WAN, Switches, IP, Ethernet, Security, Network Engineering, Troubleshooting, Routers, VMware, Virtualization, Vendor Management, Customer Service, Linux, Juniper, Firewalls, Network Architecture, Routing, BGP, Unix, Internet Services, TCP/IP, Cisco, Process Improvement, Computer Hardware, System Administration, DNS, Cisco Routers, Architecture, OSPF, Problem Solving, LAN/WAN, Contract Negotiations, Customer Relations, Juniper JNCIA-ER, SDN, NFV, OpenStack, Disaster Recovery, Wireless