IN PRODUCTION
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Ten thousand endpoints, five states, no one on site
10,000+ endpoints500+ switches5 states
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READ CASE STUDY ↗ OPEN TO OPPORTUNITIES
Taras Hohol
Network engineer — 10,000 endpoints across five states, and two hotel networks built from nothing.
Chicago, IL · on-site, hybrid or remote
PROFILEUPDATED August 2026
- CURRENT
- Network Engineer, EZ Blockchain — Chicago
- SINCE
- Jan 2025
- CERTS
- CCS Enterprise Core (350-401 ENCOR) · CCNA
- BASED
- Chicago, IL
- CONTACT
- gogo.taras2003@gmail.com · +1 224 565 3068
01 / AT A GLANCE
10,000+
endpoints across five sites
5
states, no permanent on-site engineers
8.8 → 9.6
guest Wi-Fi rating after full rebuild
2
hotel networks built from the ground up
02 / DELIVERED
IN PRODUCTION
Built, handed over, running in production today
IN PRODUCTION
FLAGSHIP
Tavel Hotel: a network built from nothing
8.8 → 9.6 on Booking.combuilt from zero
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READ CASE STUDY ↗03 / DESIGN WORK
DESIGN PHASE · NOT DEPLOYED
Documented and reviewed — not built, not carrying traffic
DESIGN PHASE · NOT DEPLOYED
HLD
AI compute site: high-level network architecture
8-section HLD6 compute pods
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READ DESIGN NOTE ↗04 / EXPERIENCE
Jan 2025
present
Network Engineer
EZ Blockchain · Chicago, IL
Design and support Cisco networks across five sites in multiple states — roughly 10,000 endpoints, 500+ Layer 2 switches and dozens of Layer 3 switches, with no permanent on-site engineering staff. Own VLAN and addressing standards, OSPF and VPN connectivity, out-of-band access and configuration automation.
May 2023
Jan 2025
Head of IT Department
Hvoya & Tavel Hotels · Bukovel
Led IT for two hotel properties and 200+ staff, including a full infrastructure build during the Tavel renovation. Owned network architecture, VLAN and QoS design, Active Directory, VoIP and access systems across both sites.
Jan 2022
May 2023
System Administrator
Hvoya Hotel · Bukovel
Managed Cisco routing and switching, VoIP, servers and end-user systems for an operating hotel. Administered VMware, Proxmox, Windows Server, Active Directory and QNAP backups, and introduced SolarWinds and Zabbix monitoring.
05 / DIAGRAMS
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06 / HANDS-ON
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07 / HOMELAB
08 / CAPABILITIES
DESIGN & PLANNING
Multi-site topology design
IP and VLAN standards
Data-centre high-level design
Network documentation
IP and VLAN standards
Data-centre high-level design
Network documentation
SCALE OPERATIONS
500+ switch estates
Standardised config templates
Out-of-band recovery
Port-to-location mapping
Standardised config templates
Out-of-band recovery
Port-to-location mapping
ROUTING & SWITCHING
Cisco Catalyst and Nexus
OSPF
VRRP
DHCP Option 82
ACLs, NAT, QoS
OSPF
VRRP
DHCP Option 82
ACLs, NAT, QoS
WIRELESS & VOICE
Ubiquiti UniFi
Guest network design
IP telephony
Cloud Key Gen2 Plus
Guest network design
IP telephony
Cloud Key Gen2 Plus
SECURITY & CONNECTIVITY
IPsec and GRE tunnels
WireGuard and Tailscale
SonicWall and Cisco ACLs
Inter-site access control
WireGuard and Tailscale
SonicWall and Cisco ACLs
Inter-site access control
AUTOMATION
Python
Ansible
Bash and PowerShell
Git and Docker
Ansible
Bash and PowerShell
Git and Docker
MONITORING
LogicMonitor
SolarWinds
Zabbix
OpenGear OOB
SolarWinds
Zabbix
OpenGear OOB
SYSTEMS
Linux (Ubuntu, Alpine)
Windows Server and Active Directory
VMware and Proxmox
Hyper-V and QNAP
Windows Server and Active Directory
VMware and Proxmox
Hyper-V and QNAP
09 / CERTIFICATIONS
Cisco Certified Specialist – Enterprise Core (350-401 ENCOR)
Cisco
Jul 2026
Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA)
Cisco
Sep 2024
DevOps II: CI/CD, Containers and Cloud Fundamentals
SoftServe
May 2024
10 / CONTACT