Tyler Welnak
About Tyler Welnak
Tyler Welnak is a Senior Network Systems Engineer at Kohl's Department Stores with extensive experience in network engineering and technology analysis.
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Tyler Welnak is a Senior Network Systems Engineer at Kohl's Department Stores. He has been serving in this role since 2017.
Professional Experience at Kohl's Department Stores
Tyler Welnak has long-standing experience at Kohl's Department Stores, beginning his career there as a Network Operations Center Consultant through TEKsystems from 2008 to 2010. Later, he transitioned within Kohl's to become a Network Technology Analyst from 2012 to 2014, moving on to serve as Network Systems Engineer from 2014 to 2017, before taking on his current role in 2017.
Technical Responsibilities and Expertise
In his role as Senior Network Systems Engineer, Tyler Welnak manages over 1250 Cisco ASA devices and 6500 FWSM modules. He is responsible for configuring and supporting over 150 IPSec VPNs for site-to-site and business-to-business connections. He has expertise in administering and designing F5 Load Balancers, specifically GTM and LTM. Additionally, Welnak acts as a subject matter expert for Kohl's DNS/DHCP/NTP/IPAM infrastructure.
Key Projects and Initiatives
Tyler Welnak led the implementation of Bluecat IPAM DNS/DHCP into the Kohl's environment and continues to expand its use across the company. This project has been essential in optimizing Kohl's network management and infrastructure.
Educational Background
Tyler Welnak studied at PC ProSchools from 2006 to 2007, where he gained knowledge in XP, Cisco Introduction, and achieved certification in Windows Server 2003. He completed his high school education at Oconomowoc High School, graduating with a High School Diploma from 1996 to 1999.