Cisco
CCNA
Cisco Certified Network Associate — routing, switching, security fundamentals, and automation. Studying on the Jeremy's IT Lab curriculum with Packet Tracer labs.
In Progress — Target December 2026
Senior Network & Security Engineer
Antonio
Bowden
Secure, resilient networks for healthcare and business — routing, firewalls, and wireless built to stay up.
5+Years in IT infrastructure
4Hands-on with Cisco · Fortinet · Palo Alto · UniFi
HIPAAHealthcare & EHR environments
OrlandoBased in Central Florida
01 — Profile
About Me
I'm a Senior Network & Security Engineer with an MSP in Orlando, Florida, supporting healthcare and healthcare-adjacent clients where downtime isn't an inconvenience — it's a patient-care problem.
My day-to-day runs the full stack of a production network: Cisco routing and switching, Fortinet firewalls, Ubiquiti UniFi wireless, and site-to-site VPN — plus the identity layer behind it, Microsoft 365 and Azure AD. I work in HIPAA-regulated environments, so change control, documentation, and clean closeouts are habits, not extras. Outside the MSP role, independent field work adds Palo Alto firewalls and BGP/OSPF setups.
Before the MSP, I did IT field support at Orlando Health and AdventHealth, which is where the healthcare focus started. I'm now finishing a B.S. Cloud and Network Engineering (Azure Track) at WGU while closing out my CCNA (exam targeted December 2026) and CompTIA Security+ (target January 2027) — because the goal is architecture-level work: designing networks, not just fixing them.
- Current roleSr. Network & Security Engineer
- EmployerAdvantage Technologies (MSP)
- EnvironmentsHealthcare · HIPAA · EHR
- Core vendorsCisco · Fortinet · UniFi
- Cloud & identityAzure AD · Microsoft 365
- ScriptingPowerShell
- LocationOrlando, Florida
- Target rolesNetwork / Security Engineer → Architect
02 — Capabilities
Core Skills
Design, build, and troubleshoot — the capabilities I've developed across five years of enterprise and healthcare networking.
01
Routing & Switching
Designing and operating LAN/WAN infrastructure that converges predictably and fails gracefully — VLAN segmentation, routed access, and clean layer-2 hygiene.
02
Network Security
Translating security requirements into firewall policy that actually holds up — least-privilege rules, segmented trust zones, and encrypted connectivity between sites and remote users.
03
Wireless
Deploying and troubleshooting enterprise Wi-Fi in clinics and offices — access point placement, controller management, and RF issues isolated with method, not guesswork.
04
Cloud & Identity
The identity layer every network decision lands on — directory, access, and the Microsoft cloud stack that healthcare offices run on.
05
Field Engineering
Hands-on delivery, not just remote config — rack builds, structured cabling, and on-site cutovers with photo-documented closeouts and test results on every job.
06
Automation & Troubleshooting
Systematic fault isolation — packet-level evidence over hunches — and scripting the repetitive work out of the day so the engineering gets the time.
03 — Credentials
Certifications & Education
Credentials in active pursuit, with exam dates on the calendar — plus the degree behind them.
CompTIA
Security+
Security operations, threat and vulnerability management, and risk — the credential that formalizes the security half of my current role.
In Progress — Target January 2027Google IT Support Professional Certificate
IT support fundamentals, networking, operating systems, and system administration.
EarnedWestern Governors University
B.S. Cloud and Network Engineering (Azure Track)
Bachelor's degree in cloud and network engineering (Azure Track), started February 2025 — the academic track running parallel to the certifications.
In Progress — Expected 202704 — Experience
Experience
Five years across healthcare IT — from hospital field support to senior network and security engineering.
Feb 2022 — Present
Orlando, Florida
Senior Network & Security Engineer
Advantage Technologies — Managed Service Provider
Senior engineer for an MSP serving healthcare and healthcare-adjacent clients. I own network and security work end to end: design input, implementation, troubleshooting, and the documentation the next engineer depends on.
- Standardized Fortinet firewall, VPN, wireless, and segmentation policies across multiple multi-site healthcare clients, supporting HIPAA-aligned compliance
- Led incident response, vulnerability remediation, and root cause analysis for network, infrastructure, and cloud security issues
- Administered Azure AD, Hybrid AD, and Microsoft 365 for 200+ users across managed tenants, including identity management, access control, and security policy enforcement
- Designed, deployed, and supported Cisco LAN/WAN/VLAN infrastructure across multi-site client environments
- Support 50+ client sites, each with 12–25 workstations, 1 server, and 2 VMs, resolving about 15 tickets per day, most within 30 minutes
- Responded to about 5 emergency tickets per day, mostly remote, and about 1 onsite emergency per week, restoring service within the first hour onsite and avoiding a full day of downtime
- Led a 10-practice server and clinical data migration on a 3-day plan — day 1 cutover and onboarding, day 2 testing, day 3 follow-up — with zero unplanned downtime, including imaging and CBCT/Vatech data moved to redundant hosts
- Completed 30+ Ubiquiti UDM installs with WireGuard VPN, site-to-site VPN, and VLAN setup
- Diagnosed server failures with Dell OpenManage, checking PERC adapter settings, ruling out storage hardware faults, and enabling controller cache for performance issues
- Built PowerShell automation for baseline configuration, client onboarding, reporting, and backups, saving about 2 hours per use
Feb 2021 — Aug 2021
Central Florida
Field Technician
Orlando Health
Level II support for workstations, network infrastructure, telecommunications, and clinical systems across hospital departments.
- Executed Epic Technical Dress Rehearsal (TDR) test scripts to validate workflows and end-user readiness before go-live
- Performed switchport validation, patch panel terminations, cable tracing, and hardware installs for hospital-wide rollouts
- Documented issues and remediation steps under ITIL practices
Sep 2021 — Dec 2021
Central Florida
Field Technician
AdventHealth
On-site IT support at AdventHealth — the role where I learned how clinical environments actually run, and why network reliability in healthcare is a patient-safety issue, not an SLA metric.
- Supported network devices and clinical technology across hospital and outpatient facilities
- Performed Layer 1–3 diagnostics, cable tracing, switchport verification, and connectivity testing for clinical endpoints
- Assisted network and systems engineers with infrastructure refreshes, switch deployments, and VLAN validation
- Provisioned endpoints, joined devices to Windows domains, supported VPN access, and administered user accounts while maintaining HIPAA compliance
Jan 2026 — Present
Orlando Metro
Independent Field Engineering
Field Nation · WorkMarket
Evening and weekend field work across the Orlando metro — network installs and refreshes for retail, office, and clinic sites, run to the same standard as my day job: arrive early, test before leaving, close out with photos and results the same day.
- Access point installs and swaps, rack work, and low-voltage cabling
- POS, printer, and desktop refresh work, including after-hours retail cutovers
- Completed mid-tier business setups on Cisco, Fortinet, and Palo Alto with BGP/OSPF
05 — Selected Work
Selected Work
Sanitized, representative examples. No client names, addresses, or internal IP ranges.
Segmented Clinic Network
Problem
Clinical, guest, and IoT traffic needed to stay separate, with secure connectivity to another site.
Approach
VLAN segmentation, firewall policy between zones, and an IPsec site-to-site VPN.
Result
Clinical, guest, and IoT traffic isolated by zone policy, with a site-to-site tunnel between locations.
Tools
Fortinet FortiGate · VLANs · IPsec VPN
UniFi Rack Build
Problem
A site needed a compact, organized rack for switching, routing, and wireless management.
Approach
Built the rack around UniFi switching and a Dream Machine Pro, with Cat6 patch panels and structured cabling so connections can be traced port to port.
Result
Every connection traces port to port; same build pattern used across 30+ UDM installs with VLAN and VPN setup.
Tools
UniFi Switch · Dream Machine Pro · Cat6 patch panels · Cradlepoint router
Emergency Server Recovery
Problem
Server failure at a client site.
Approach
Dell OpenManage diagnosis, PERC adapter check, ruling out storage hardware faults, and enabling controller cache.
Result
Service restored within the first hour onsite.
Tools
Dell OpenManage · PERC RAID controllers
Zero-Downtime Practice Migration
Problem
Server and clinical data migration across 10 practices, including imaging data.
Approach
3-day plan: day 1 cutover and onboarding, day 2 testing, day 3 follow-up.
Result
10 practices migrated with zero unplanned downtime.
Tools
VMware ESXi · Hyper-V
06 — On Site
The Work, Up Close
Networks are physical. Racks, patching, and structured cabling from real installs. Client-identifying details are removed.
Core Racks, On Site
Enterprise rack row with CommScope patch panels, core switches, and structured blue cabling.
UniFi Rack Build
Compact rack with UniFi switches, Cat6 patch panels, and a Dream Machine Pro.
Patching & Uplinks
Patch panel into a UniFi Dream Machine Pro and switch, with a Cradlepoint router on top of the rack.
07 — Contact
Get in Touch
I'm pursuing my next step in network and security engineering in Central Florida — roles where resilient design, real security, and healthcare-grade reliability matter. The fastest way to reach me is LinkedIn.
Target roles: Network or Security Engineer in Central Florida and remote, healthcare, finance, or MSP.
Recruiters: book a 15-minute intro call directly — phone call, Eastern time.