ksKieran Schoaf.Résumé ↗

NETWORK ENGINEER / CLOUD NETWORKING / AUTOMATION

Good networks.
Quiet confidence.

I’m Kieran. A network consultant connecting enterprise experience with a growing focus on cloud connectivity and architecture.

Hospital network refreshes. AWS network planning.
Thoughtful connectivity, repeatable infrastructure.

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Kieran Schoaf
Senior Associate Technical Consultant at AHEADCCNA · Network+ · DePaul University
INFRASTRUCTURE, CONNECTED.+
⌁UPSTREAM
KS / NETWORK
Built to stay connected. ROUTE. AUTOMATE. REPEAT.
⌘AUTOMATION
▥INFRASTRUCTURE
↔HOMELAB
LOGICAL TOPOLOGY01 — 04
75+Switch lifecycle refreshes
10+Hospital locations
0Unplanned downtime events
3+ hrsSaved per cutover

01 / SELECTED WORK

Less friction.
More forward.

Cloud network planning. Production automation.
The work behind better connections.

AWS / PLANNING & TEMPLATE DEVELOPMENT

AWS networking,
by design.

Planning an internal AHEAD hub-and-spoke network with AWS Transit Gateway as the hub. Mapping the topology in Lucidchart, documenting subnet ranges, and writing CloudFormation templates for repeatable deployments.

The design work covers VPCs, subnets across Availability Zones, and load balancers, with a focus on helping the internal team follow cloud networking best practices.

Transit GatewayVPCCloudFormation

In progress · Planning and template development

AWS / HUB & SPOKEDESIGN IN PROGRESS
HUBTransit GatewaySpoke VPCSUBNET PLANNINGSpoke VPCSUBNET PLANNING
Diagram → Address plan → TemplatesCONCEPTUAL DESIGN

PRODUCTION / NETWORK AUTOMATION

Make the next
cutover a better one.

A Python toolkit built around the realities of hospital network lifecycle refreshes. MAC and CDP comparisons, port mapping, and baseline configuration—without hours of repetitive work.

PythonNetmikoCisco IOS-XE
Inside the automation toolkit ↗
migration-workflow.py↗

# A more repeatable migration.

01  Capture the baseline

MAC tables · CDP neighbors · port mappings

02  Build the configuration

Reusable inputs. Consistent outputs.

03  Compare and validate

Before and after, side by side.

LESS MANUAL WORK3+ hours saved / cutover

Illustrative workflow · production toolkit

HOMELAB / NETWORK SECURITY

A quieter corner
of the internet.

Network-wide DNS filtering on two synced Raspberry Pis, with DHCP handled by the Dream Machine Pro.

AdGuard HomeDNSUbiquiti
Explore the DNS infrastructure ↗

HOMELAB / SELF-HOSTED

My photos.
My infrastructure.

An Immich library on Unraid, accessible through Cloudflare Tunnel with zero open inbound ports.

DockerUnraidCloudflare
Explore the photo platform ↗

HOMELAB / HOME AUTOMATION

A home that
connects the dots.

A Home Assistant VM on Unraid connects lights, sensors, 3D printers, Google TVs, and the infrastructure behind them. Presence and sunset conditions drive everyday lighting automations.

Home AssistantUnraidVirtual machine
Explore the connected home ↗
HOME ASSISTANT / ROUTINES
WHEN BOTH PEOPLE ARE AWAYLights off.

Household presence → lighting

30 MINUTES BEFORE SUNSETLights on.

Sunset offset → lighting

VM ON UNRAID · CONNECTED TO THE HOME

02 / THE EXPERIENCE

Hands on.
From day one.

A foundation in enterprise networking.
A focus on connectivity.
A next chapter in cloud architecture.

The full résumé ↗

AT AHEAD SINCE DEC 2022CURRENT ROLE

Senior Associate Technical Consultant

AHEAD

Leading cutovers and troubleshooting for healthcare network lifecycle refreshes across core, out-of-band (OOB), top-of-rack (ToR), and IDF switches.

  • Tier 2/3 escalation support for IDF teams across multiple hospitals
  • Helping teams follow shared engineering standards through refreshes and cutovers
  • 75+ switch migrations across 10+ hospitals; Python tooling saves 3+ hours per cutover
  • Internal AWS network planning, subnet allocation, Lucidchart diagrams, and CloudFormation template development

JUN 2022 — DEC 2022

Desktop Support Engineer

BrainSurf Informatics

Supported 45+ clients across Windows, macOS, Active Directory, Exchange, and Microsoft 365 in an MSP environment.

NOV 2020 — JUN 2022

IT Support Technician

CMIT Solutions

Deployed network and endpoint infrastructure for small businesses while completing my degree in Network Engineering.

03 / ALWAYS EXPERIMENTING

The lab behind
the work.

One uplink. A connected home.
Explore the devices and services behind it.

01 ISP uplink16 switch ports02 access points02 synced DNS nodes
HOME NETWORK / CONNECTION MAPSELECT A DEVICE ↙
WAN
LAN

01 / WIRELESS2 APs

02 / DNS2 NODES

⇅ CONFIG SYNC

03 / COMPUTEUNRAID

HOSTED VM
Physical connection Sync / hosted service

Simplified connection map · Select a device to explore its role.

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WHERE I’M HEADED

Cloud connectivity & architecture

Developing AWS network plans and CloudFormation templates. Studying toward introductory Azure and Google Cloud certifications.

WORK & STUDY
◎CCNACisco Certified Network Associate
✳Network+CompTIA
▧BS, Network EngineeringDePaul University · 2018–2022

GOOD CONVERSATIONS START SOMEWHERE.

Let’s make
a connection.↗

Cloud networking, automation, or something you saw here.
I’m always happy to talk shop.

kischoaf@gmail.com ↗