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Orlando’s 28-year career began in telecommunications. He quickly progressed from installing cable facilities and telecom equipment to preparing Data/Voice Communication projects to establish and maintain an Enterprise Network at Miami International Airport. Orlando founded Certified Network Professionals in 2001 because he saw a need for cost-effective engineered communication solutions for airports and seaports.
His CNP accomplishments include:
● Migrated the MIA Security Systems over two years, replacing over a hundred older Qognify DVRs with Qognify SVRs, with no impact to airport operations
● Converted the incumbent ATM network infrastructure to a Juniper/Cisco/Extreme MPLS Core network seamlessly
● Migrated over 30 security operator workstations while taking over as the primary MIA Security Systems provider role, Orlando and his technical staff have completed similar security related solutions throughout the transportation vertical, focusing on Airport and Seaport critical infrastructure

Mike joined the CNP team after nearly three decades of law enforcement service where he retired as a Major of Police, overseeing nearly 350 employees in Miami’s Downtown Central District. He brings extensive experience in public sector service where he was regularly involved in large scale operational planning and response, threat assessment, emergency preparedness and response, public sector budgeting and procurement. Mike served in a myriad of law enforcement roles throughout his public service career, recognizing early on the value of public and private sector partnerships. He possesses effective communication skills and the ability to bridge gaps between a broad spectrum of stakeholders within a community. Mike also began part-time consulting work with CNP in 2012, participating in several successful large scale video management upgrades at both Port Miami and Miami International Airport.

Hector began his technical career 32 years ago as an Electronics Countermeasure Technician in the United States Marine Corps. He earned his degree in electrical engineering while working with Motorola, becoming a Network Engineer working on Data/Voice solutions. Before joining CNP in 2014, Hector was an engineer at Ericsson, where he began working with Qognify VMS solutions. As a Lead System Integrator, Hector plays a vital role in supporting CNP clients throughout Florida, South Carolina, and the Caribbean.
Among his CNP accomplishments:
● Deployed the first fully integrated Qognify Video Management Solution (VMS) at Miami International Airport
● Continues to support Network infrastructure, VMS, and HCI deployment efforts today, consisting of Milestone, Genetec, Qognify Nice Vision and Situator (PSIM) platforms

Chris joined CNP in 2020, bringing a solid background in installing, monitoring, maintaining, and troubleshooting Cisco dominant networks. He previously worked for Black Box Network Services at Miami International Airport, which is crucial for our current work at the airport. Chris is a project manager on various projects from large to small, ranging from internal network and infrastructure, PDC and DHCP server setup, and network installations.
His recent accomplishments include:
● Lead network engineer for enterprise network consisting of 40+ WAN sites and 1500+ networking devices, including two data centers utilizing a mix of Cisco ASR and ISR routers and Cisco Catalyst and Nexus switches
● Designed, installed, and monitored Enterprise network consisting of Nexus 7700 multilayer switches at the Core and Distribution; Nexus 9372, 2960, 3750, 4500 series switches at the access layer; and 4500, 3800, 3745, 2811, 1900 routers for the WAN and internet connections

Sergio joined CNP in 2009, bringing a solid technical background that includes installation and maintenance of Converged IP networking solutions, and installation and maintenance focused on Networked based Voice and Video Surveillance systems over converged IP backbone technologies.
His accomplishments with CNP include:
● Provided support services for the security, digital video, audio, and access control transmission equipment at Miami International Airport and Port Miami
● Delivers support services for other CNP clients, including preventative and corrective maintenance, software upgrades, warranty actions, trouble ticketing, advanced trouble isolation, advanced trouble resolution, testing, and implementation

Before joining CNP in 2019, George’s technical experience included Windows server implementations, network security deployments, VMware implementations, MS SQL Server, and MS Exchange Server, implementation of Backups and Disaster Recovery, and support and programming of Access Database.
Among his accomplishments at CNP:
● Responsible for all phases from design to maintenance of reliable and fault-tolerant data and voice networking solutions
● Supports and effectively communicates with a diverse user base