Available for consulting

Travis
Carr

Senior Network Engineer · AI-Augmented NetOps · Infrastructure Automation

Building resilient, automated, and AI-augmented network infrastructure. From Cisco Nexus datacenter fabrics and Palo Alto NGFWs to MCP server ecosystems, Terraform IaC, and autonomous network agents — I bridge deep protocol expertise with modern AI-driven tooling.

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tcarr@concrete876:~ $
❯ whoami --verbose
name Travis Carr
role Senior Network Engineer
location Clayton, NC
focus AI-Augmented NetOps

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switching Cisco Nexus 9K · vPC · BGP
firewall Palo Alto NGFW · Panorama
cloud AWS · Terraform · Direct Connect
ai MCP Servers · Claude Code · Agents
automation Ansible AWX · NetBox · Python

❯ ping -c1 traviscarr.dev
64 bytes from traviscarr.dev: online & building
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01 // About

The Engineer
Behind the Stack

Network engineer. Automation builder. AI-augmented infrastructure pioneer.

I'm a Senior Network Engineer with 6+ years of datacenter and enterprise infrastructure experience. My day job lives at the intersection of Cisco Nexus fabrics, Palo Alto NGFWs, multi-ISP BGP, and the AWS hybrid architectures that tie it all together at Experity.

In 2025 I made a deliberate pivot toward AI-augmented infrastructure engineering — building MCP (Model Context Protocol) servers, autonomous network agents, and LLM-integrated tooling that replaces manual toil with intelligent, observable systems.

After hours I run concrete876 — a Proxmox homelab where I build, break, and automate everything. Currently building in Clayton, NC. BGP is non-negotiable.

Cisco Nexus 9K BGP / OSPF vPC / VXLAN Palo Alto NGFW AWS Terraform Ansible AWX Python FastAPI Docker MCP Servers Claude Code LLM Agents Claude API NetBox Datadog Proxmox
6+
Years enterprise networking
10+
MCP servers built
4
Proxmox homelab nodes
7
Active certifications
3
LLM platforms integrated
∞
Automations in progress
02 // Skills

The Toolbox

Enterprise-grade. Production-tested. AI-augmented.

🔀
Datacenter Switching
Cisco Nexus 2K · 5K · 9K · vPC · VXLAN/EVPN
BGP · OSPF · HSRP · VRF · STP · QoS · LACP
Catalyst 9K · Spine-Leaf Architecture
🛡️
Firewall & Security
Palo Alto PA-Series · PAN-OS · Panorama · PCNSA
Cisco FTD · ASA · Zone-Based Policy
PBF · NAT · SSL Decryption · EDL · AbuseIPDB
IPsec · AnyConnect VPN · Zero-Trust Segmentation
☁️
Cloud & IaC
AWS · Direct Connect · Transit Gateway
PrivateLink · WAF · VPC · S3 · Route 53 · ACM
Terraform · CloudFormation · Bash
Azure Network Engineer Associate
🤖
AI & NetOps
MCP Server Development (FastMCP / Python)
Claude API · Claude Code · GPT-5 · Gemma 4 (LocalAI)
Autonomous network agents · LLM tool/function calling
Structured output design · Multi-model agentic pipelines
JIRA/Confluence ticket automation
⚙️
Network Automation
Ansible AWX · Playbook design · RBAC
Python · Netmiko · NAPALM · REST APIs
NetBox (IPAM/Source of Truth) · Git/GitHub
Docker · FastAPI · Windmill · JNCIA-DevOps
📊
Observability
Datadog · Dashboards · Monitors · Grok parsers
Log pipelines · Alerting · APM
Observium · InfluxDB · Grafana · Uptime Kuma
SNMP · NetFlow · Syslog · Wazuh
🖥️
Virtualization & Homelab
Proxmox VE · VMware vSphere/ESXi
Docker · Portainer · LXC · K3s
OPNsense · HAProxy · Cloudflare Tunnel
Nginx Proxy Manager · Ubuntu · Debian
📈
Trading & Automation
Alpaca API · Bracket order execution
MetaTrader 5 · Expert Advisors (EA dev)
Capitol Trades scraper · Scoring pipelines
Forex.com · Walk-forward strategy validation
03 // Experience

Where I've
Shipped Work

From NOC to AI-augmented NetOps.

Experity
June 2022 – Present
Remote · Machesney Park, IL
Senior Network Engineer
  • Architected an AI-powered NetOps platform — built MCP servers and autonomous agents to troubleshoot network devices, query Datadog logs, and automate JIRA/Confluence ticket creation, eliminating manual toil across day-to-day operations.
  • Led datacenter migration — decommissioned aging infrastructure across two DCs, increasing inter-site connectivity, improving redundancy, and reducing technical debt at scale.
  • Built Infrastructure-as-Code automation using Ansible AWX + NetBox as source of truth, eliminating manual config workflows across Cisco Nexus, Catalyst, FTD, ASA, and Palo Alto environments.
  • Managed AWS networking — WAFs, Security Groups, NACLs, Transit Gateways, Direct Connect, and VPN tunnels using Terraform for repeatable, auditable provisioning across multiple accounts.
  • Built comprehensive Datadog observability — dashboards, monitors, alerting pipelines, and Grok parsers for network fault events that proactively identify bottlenecks before client impact.
  • Managed BGP peering with multiple ISPs, maintained multi-VRF routing environments, and administered Palo Alto firewalls across production, DR, and segmented network zones.
  • Drove documentation standards across complex network configurations using BookStack, making infrastructure topology transparent and reproducible.
Verizon
Jan 2021 – June 2022
Cary, NC
Network Engineer
  • Supported enterprise-grade infrastructure for Verizon's large-scale telecom environment — Cisco NCS 4K/2K chassis and Ciena 6500 series devices.
  • Troubleshot BGP, MPLS, and IS-IS connections across carrier-grade routing environments.
  • Participated in change management for network upgrades, hardware replacements, and routing policy modifications.
  • Built Python automation scripts to streamline network operational processes.
Amazon
May 2020 – Jan 2021
Garner, NC
IT Support Engineer
  • Configured and managed Cisco Catalyst 9200/9300 switches and ISA firewalls in high-velocity ops environment.
  • Linux system administration and Python/PowerShell automation for internal infrastructure.
Cisco Systems
Oct 2019 – May 2020
Morrisville, NC · Contractor
Network Engineer (Contractor)
  • Managed 1000+ network devices for Fortune 500 customers in a 24x7x365 NOC environment.
  • Coordinated circuit resolution with third-party carriers and processed Cisco TAC RMAs.
04 // Projects

Things I've Built

AI pipelines, network tooling, homelab experiments, and trading systems.

🧠 AI · Live
MCP Server Ecosystem
10+ custom MCP servers for NetBox, OPNsense, Palo Alto, BookStack, Observium, Datadog, BGP monitoring, and Rapid7 — all built with FastMCP and wired into Claude Code for AI-assisted infrastructure management. Docker stdio exec pattern.
FastMCPPython Claude CodeDocker NetBoxPalo Alto
🤖 AI · Live
AI NetOps Platform
Autonomous network agents that troubleshoot devices, query Datadog logs, and auto-create JIRA/Confluence tickets. Built on Claude API with multi-model agentic pipelines (Claude + GPT-5 + Gemma 4 via LocalAI self-hosted inference).
Claude APIGPT-5 Gemma 4LocalAI DatadogJIRA
🐦 Live
FeatherID
AI-powered backyard bird identification system. Wyze Cam V3 + Claude Vision pipeline with Telegram alerts, Supabase species log, and a running 13-species confirmed list from Clayton, NC. Deployed on Railway.
FastAPIClaude Vision SupabaseTelegram Railway
📈 Live
Capitol Trades Alpha Pipeline
Automated equity trading pipeline scraping congressional stock disclosures, scoring trades with a custom algorithm, and executing bracket orders via Alpaca. Systemd service with Telegram alerts. Walk-forward Sharpe 0.73.
PythonAlpaca API Telegramsystemd BookStack
🔔 Live
Incident Notification Service
Docker-based FastAPI service triggered by Teams outgoing webhooks. Parses Observium and Datadog alert payloads and sends formatted HTML emails via M365 SMTP through Cloudflare Tunnel. Zero exposed ports.
FastAPIDocker Teams WebhookM365 SMTP Cloudflare Tunnel
🔒 Deployed
AbuseIPDB EDL Service
Dynamic External Dynamic List service for Palo Alto PA-440, auto-feeding live threat intel from AbuseIPDB into firewall block policies. Automated threat intel pipeline with zero manual intervention.
PythonFastAPI Palo Alto EDLAbuseIPDB API
🏠 Active
concrete876 Homelab
A multi-node Proxmox homelab running BookStack, NetBox, Observium, Wazuh, Immich, Seafile, Home Assistant, OPNsense dual-WAN, PiHole VRRP, and a full MCP server stack — all behind Cloudflare Tunnel.
ProxmoxDocker OPNsenseCloudflare Tunnel Nginx Proxy Manager
05 // Certifications

Certifications

Vendor-validated across networking, security, cloud, and automation.

Cisco Certified Network Professional
CCNP Enterprise
Cisco Systems
Professional
Palo Alto Networks Certified Network Security Administrator
PCNSA
Palo Alto Networks
Associate
Juniper Networks Certified Associate – Automation & DevOps
JNCIA-DevOps
Juniper Networks
Associate
Azure Network Engineer Associate
AZ-700
Microsoft Azure
Associate
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
AWS CCP
Amazon Web Services
Foundational
CompTIA Network+
Network+
CompTIA
Foundational
CompTIA Security+
Security+
CompTIA
Foundational
06 // Services

What I Offer

Consulting, design, and automation for serious infrastructure.

🤖
AI-Augmented NetOps
MCP server development, autonomous network agents, LLM-integrated troubleshooting, and AI-powered ticket automation for network operations teams.
🏗️
Network Design & Architecture
Datacenter fabric design, BGP multi-ISP, spine-leaf architecture, datacenter interconnect, and campus LAN/WAN — from whiteboard to production.
🛡️
Firewall & Security
Palo Alto NGFW design and deployment, ASA/FTD migrations, security policy overhauls, zero-trust segmentation, and EDL threat intel integration.
⚡
Network Automation
Ansible AWX playbook design, Python tooling, NetBox as source-of-truth, and CI/CD pipelines for network configuration management.
☁️
Cloud Networking
AWS hybrid connectivity, Direct Connect, PrivateLink, Transit Gateway design, and Terraform IaC for repeatable, auditable cloud infrastructure.
📊
Observability & Monitoring
Datadog pipelines, Grok parsers, dashboards, and alerting for network infrastructure. SNMP, NetFlow, and syslog instrumentation at scale.
07 // Contact

Let's Build
Something

Open to consulting engagements, interesting problems, and senior roles.

Whether it's a complex network migration, building an AI-augmented NetOps platform, or you just want to talk shop about BGP and MCP servers — I respond to interesting problems.

✉️ traviscarr20@gmail.com 💼 linkedin.com/in/travis-carr 🐙 github.com/traviscarr 🌐 traviscarr.dev