Summary
Alex Tomlinson is a seasoned network engineer with over 15 years of hands-on experience designing, implementing, and securing enterprise WAN and LAN infrastructures, currently leading Architecture and Engineering efforts for the Missile Defense Agency in Huntsville. He manages multi-vendor teams and subcontractors, translating complex requirements into resilient, redundant networks with Type 1 cryptographic devices and strict uptime targets. His background includes scaling government-critical networks across dozens of locations using DISN-LES, DREN, and NIPRNET, and deep expertise in Cisco IOS, EIGRP, OSPF, BGP, and HSRP. An ITIL-certified practitioner, he blends operational discipline with practical engineering, and is known for improving self-healing routing and security posture in mission-critical environments. Notably, he balances strategic leadership with detailed technical work—assigning tasks and managing workloads while remaining engaged in architecture and hands-on troubleshooting.
10 years of coding experience
7 years of employment as a software developer
Strayer University