# Andy Kumeda Infrastructure Automation Engineer | Network Automation | AI-Assisted Operations Cisco CCIE #3406 (Routing & Switching), Lifetime Emeritus Los Angeles, California | [E-mail](mailto:andy@kumeda.com) | [Website](https://andykumeda.com) | [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/in/andykumeda/) | [Github](https://github.com/andykumeda) ## Professional Summary - Principal-level infrastructure automation engineer and CCIE with 25+ years of enterprise experience spanning network architecture, critical operations, security, and technical leadership. - Builds repeatable infrastructure delivery with Python, Ansible, APIs, structured data, validation, and production runbooks. - Applies AI-assisted engineering to shipped tools, code, testing, and documentation without treating AI as a substitute for operational judgment. ## Technical Skills - Network Automation: Cisco ZTP, OpenGear console automation, Ansible, Netmiko, pyATS, configuration management, inventory, validation, and repeatable provisioning. - Infrastructure Automation and IaC: Python, Flask, SQLite, Docker, Git, REST APIs, Terraform, ServiceNow integration, structured data models, deployment workflows, and production runbooks. - Cisco and Network Architecture: Catalyst 9000, Nexus 9000, Catalyst Center, ISE, SD-Access, IOS-XE, NX-OS, OSPF, BGP, EIGRP, IS-IS, VLANs, VXLAN EVPN, QoS, MPLS, and VPN. - AI-Assisted Engineering: Shipped AI-assisted tools, workflow orchestration, guarded code and documentation workflows, automated testing, and privacy-conscious diagnostics. - Security and Operations: Fortinet, Cisco ASA, IDS/IPS, NAC, segmentation, CJIS, FIPS, SOX, PCI, infrastructure monitoring, incident response, and high-availability operations. ## Professional Experience ### World Wide Technology (WWT) - Senior Network Engineer Client: Ventura County Healthcare Agency | August 2023 - June 2026 - Built and deployed a Dockerized zero-touch provisioning (ZTP) registry on OpenGear that integrated Flask, SQLite, Cisco IOS-XE/NX-OS ZTP scripts, Ansible execution, live dashboarding, and ServiceNow REST synchronization, eliminating roughly 33 hours of manual work per 100-device staging wave. - Assessed campus and data center Cisco environments and produced modernization designs, standards, documentation, and migration plans for legacy-platform replacement with Catalyst 9000 switching. - Configured and validated a Catalyst 9000 pilot to test migration assumptions, switching standards, routing behavior, VLAN segmentation, and operational readiness before production rollout. - Designed a Cisco SD-Access architecture using ISE for identity and policy, with Cisco Catalyst Center incorporated into the target design and migration roadmap. - Designed, configured, and validated a Nexus 9000 NX-OS VXLAN EVPN spine/leaf pilot for greenfield server infrastructure intended to replace a legacy collapsed-core model. - Applied Python, Ansible, Git, structured validation, and AI-assisted engineering to improve configuration delivery, documentation, troubleshooting, and cross-functional operational handoff. ### Delta9 Technology, LLC - Principal Consultant 2017 - 2023 - Designed security and infrastructure solutions for law enforcement, healthcare, startup, university, research, and multimedia environments. - Architected CJIS- and FIPS-aligned security solutions using IDS/IPS, firewall, and VPN platforms. - Established real-time infrastructure and application monitoring frameworks to improve operational visibility, incident response, and resilience. ### DexYP - Network Architect 2015 - 2017 - Designed enterprise WAN, LAN, WLAN, security, data analytics, NFV, SDN, and virtualization architecture aligned with business objectives. - Built Ansible and Python automation for configuration management and repeatable network operations. - Designed a custom open-source DCIM application integrating infrastructure and application data across multiple data centers. ## Earlier Leadership Experience ### YP (Yellowpages.com) - Executive Director, Network and Telecom 2012 - 2015 - Directed network and telephony infrastructure operations, performance metrics, SLAs, and resource allocation across multiple business units. ### AT&T Interactive - Associate Director, Voice and Data 2009 - 2012 - Designed multi-vendor data and voice networks and built or expanded six Tier 4 high-density data centers within budget and timeline constraints. ### Yellowpages.com | AT&T - Manager, Network Operations 2007 - 2009 - Led LAN, WAN, remote communications, and data center connectivity operations while maintaining 99.9% uptime through high-availability design and proactive monitoring. ### CureSearch | National Childhood Cancer Foundation - Director, Information Technology 2004 - 2007 - Directed IT infrastructure strategy and long-range technology planning in support of organizational and scientific objectives. ### Yahoo! | Overture Services | GoTo.com - Senior Network Engineer 2001 - 2004 - Designed and implemented networks and data centers across twelve countries supporting sales, customer service, and web-search production facilities. ## Selected Technical Projects ### Network ZTP Registry https://github.com/andykumeda/network-ztp-registry - Built an end-to-end provisioning workflow spanning initial boot, staging, inventory, operational registration, validation, and handoff. ### Vox https://github.com/andykumeda/vox - Built and maintains a native Swift push-to-talk application that transcribes speech through OpenAI models, adapts output to application context, and pastes at the cursor. - Designed command and prose modes, Keychain-backed API storage, meeting transcription, dictionary rules, privacy-conscious diagnostics, automated regression tests, and versioned public releases. ## Credentials and Education - Cisco CCIE #3406 (Routing & Switching), Lifetime Emeritus - B.S., Computer Science and Engineering - California State University, Long Beach