Tane Bui

About

Tane Bui is a Senior Network Engineer with over 22 years of experience delivering reliable and secure network solutions across manufacturing and energy & utilities sectors. He specialises in Cisco Catalyst, Meraki, and enterprise wireless technologies, and has led large-scale SD-WAN deployments. Tane is known for his pragmatic approach to network operations and continuous improvement of support processes.

Experience

1. 2018-05 — Present

   Current
   Senior Network Engineer

   Data#3

   Provide tier-3 network support and engineering for enterprise clients with a focus on Cisco infrastructure, Meraki cloud management and SD-WAN solutions.

   • Lead SD-WAN refresh programs for national clients
   • Mentor junior network engineers and improve operational runbooks
   • Design and implement wireless network upgrades
2. 2012-03 — 2018-04
   Network Engineer

   AGL Energy

   Managed enterprise network infrastructure supporting critical operational technology and corporate systems across multiple states.

   • Implemented redundant core network upgrade reducing outages by 85%
   • Led deployment of Cisco wireless solution across 45 sites
   • Established network monitoring and automation framework
3. 2007-06 — 2012-02
   Senior Network Support Specialist

   Boeing Australia

   Delivered network support and project delivery for manufacturing facilities and defence-related programs.

   • Designed and supported secure manufacturing network segments
   • Managed Catalyst 6500/3750 environment across multiple plants
   • Achieved 99.9% network availability for production systems
4. 2002-01 — 2007-05
   Network Operations Engineer

   Telstra

   Provided operational support for large-scale IP and MPLS networks supporting enterprise and government customers.

   • Supported national backbone and enterprise customer networks
   • Developed incident response procedures adopted across the team
   • Gained deep expertise in Cisco routing and switching platforms

Projects

1. National SD-WAN Refresh Program

   2022-06 — 2023-11
   National Retail Group · Retail · as Lead Network Engineer

   Successfully migrated 320+ retail stores to a centralised SD-WAN fabric. Achieved 40% reduction in branch WAN costs and improved application performance by 65%. Completed 2 months ahead of schedule.

   Cisco Viptela SD-WANMeraki MXCisco Catalyst 9300Cisco DNA CenterBGP
2. Enterprise Wireless Modernisation

   2021-02 — 2022-04
   EnergyCo · Energy & Utilities · as Wireless Network Lead

   Deployed modern CWLAN solution across 28 sites including control centres and field offices. Improved wireless coverage by 92% and reduced support tickets by 70%.

   Cisco Catalyst 9800 WLCCisco Aironet 9100 Series APsCisco ISE802.1XMeraki Dashboard
3. OT Network Segmentation & Hardening

   2020-01 — 2020-12
   AusManufacture Ltd · Manufacturing · as Network Security Engineer

   Designed and implemented Purdue model-based network segmentation for production lines. Reduced attack surface and achieved compliance with new industry security standards. Zero production impact during rollout.

   Cisco Catalyst IE3400Cisco ISEPalo Alto FirewallsCatalyst 9300VLAN & ACL design
4. Core Network Refresh

   2019-03 — 2019-10
   PowerGrid Australia · Energy & Utilities · as Senior Network Engineer

   Upgraded core and distribution layers for two major sites resulting in 10x increase in backbone capacity. Improved redundancy and reduced failover time from 8 seconds to sub-second.

   Cisco Catalyst 9500Cisco ASR 1000BGPMPLSNetFlowCisco DNA Center
5. Meraki Cloud Management Deployment

   2018-08 — 2019-01
   Victorian Manufacturing Consortium · Manufacturing · as Network Engineer

   Rolled out fully cloud-managed network solution across three manufacturing plants. Reduced network management overhead by 60% and enabled remote visibility for the client's national engineering team.

   Cisco Meraki MS SwitchesMeraki MR WirelessMeraki MX Security AppliancesMeraki Dashboard API