INTEGRITY IS IN OUR DNA

With nearly 30 years of hands-on experience in network engineering, I've built, secured, and transformed networks of every shape and size — from small office environments to large-scale enterprise and government defense systems. I founded this consulting practice to bring that same depth of expertise directly to small and mid-sized businesses that deserve enterprise-grade solutions without the enterprise-level complexity or cost.

Over the last three decades, I've worked on some of the most demanding networking challenges across a wide range of industries, including defense, financial services, technology, hosting, and manufacturing. I've designed and deployed SD-WAN infrastructures spanning multiple sites and cloud platforms, architected global wireless networks, led data center upgrades using modern spine-and-leaf designs, and implemented advanced security solutions including next-generation firewalls from Palo Alto, Fortinet, and pfSense. I've also worked on high-performance computing interconnects for major radar systems — the kind of work where reliability isn't just a preference, it's a requirement.

Throughout my career, I've built deep expertise across industry-leading platforms and vendors, including Cisco, Arista, Aruba, and Nvidia — giving me the flexibility to recommend and implement the right solution for your environment, regardless of what's already in place.

Security has always been central to everything I do. From partnering with cybersecurity teams on compliance reviews and vulnerability management, to implementing network access control and micro-segmentation policies, I understand that a well-built network isn't just fast and reliable — it's protected.

I'm also a big believer in doing things right the first time. That means thorough planning, proper documentation, and clear deployment guides that make your infrastructure easier to manage long after the project is done. Every engagement includes the technical rigor and attention to detail that comes from decades of working in complex, high-stakes environments.

Whether you're looking to modernize an aging network, improve your wireless coverage, or simply get a second opinion on your current setup — I'm here to listen first, and engineer second.

Frank Santos
Principle Network Solutions Architect