Michael Milbrat

Senior Network Engineer · Cloud & DC Architect · Automation

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Executive Summary

Senior Network Engineer & Data Center Architect with more than a decade in enterprise networking and DNS/DHCP/IPAM. Strong across Cisco/Juniper/Palo Alto/Aruba, AWS (VPC/TGW), Cloudflare (Zero Trust/WAF/Pages), and automation (Python, Ansible, Terraform, CI/CD). Track record improving reliability, performance, and cost while mentoring teams and shipping creative side projects (EternalDJ, ECAT chain, telemetry visualizations).

Core Skills

Networking

  • BGP, OSPF, MPLS, EVPN/VXLAN
  • QoS, HA, Load Balancing
  • DNS/DHCP/IPAM (10+ yrs)

Vendors

  • Cisco (ISE, 9800 WLC, SD‑WAN)
  • Juniper, Palo Alto, Aruba, Meraki
  • F5/Fortinet

Cloud & Platform

  • AWS (VPC, TGW, GWLB)
  • Cloudflare (WAF, Pages, Zero Trust)
  • VMware, Linux

Automation

  • Python, Ansible, Terraform
  • GitHub Actions, CI/CD
  • Wireshark, NetBox

Impact Highlights

Projects

EternalDJ Bot

Automation platform curating music/crypto content & playlists. Python + CI/CD on Cloudflare, with analytics and scheduled pipelines.

ECAT Chain

Cosmos SDK + CometBFT PoC focusing on validator economics, gas policy experiments, and telemetry.

SlotViz

Realtime network telemetry viz using Python, websockets, and Cloudflare caching for low-latency delivery.

Certifications & Education