Jason Mooney

Customer Delivery Engineering - Technical Leader at Cisco Systems, Inc.

Driving innovation and excellence in the Cisco MDS 9000 Fibre-Channel product line

TAC Hero Award Winner | 36+ Years Technology Leadership | AI & Networking Expert

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Jason Mooney

Customer Delivery Engineering - Technical Leader | Cisco MDS Product Line

Professional Summary

Jason Mooney is a distinguished technical leader with 36+ years of experience driving innovation at Cisco Systems. As a Customer Delivery Engineering Technical Leader, Jason Mooney specializes in the Cisco MDS 9000 Fibre-Channel product line, serving as the critical bridge between customer needs and engineering excellence. Jason Mooney's expertise spans artificial intelligence, storage area networks, and advanced troubleshooting methodologies, earning recognition as a consecutive TAC Hero Award winner for intellectual capital development and innovation leadership.

Key Achievements

  • Developed Generative AI tools that significantly improved troubleshooting efficiency and reduced time-to-resolution for complex customer issues.
  • Led cross-functional teams to implement serviceability enhancements that reduced customer escalations by 30%.
  • Designed and implemented automation tools that streamlined diagnostic processes for the MDS product line.
  • Mentored engineering teams on best practices for SAN troubleshooting and protocol analysis.
  • Championed customer-focused feature improvements that increased product adoption and satisfaction.

Professional Experience

Customer Delivery Engineering - Technical Leader MDS

Cisco Systems, Inc. Nov 2024 - Present
  • Developed Generative AI tools and prompt engineering solutions to enhance troubleshooting capabilities.
  • Specialized in troubleshooting and root cause problem solving for Cisco MDS SAN switches.
  • Collaborated on risk analysis and customer escalation management across global customer base.
  • Mentored team members and provided expertise in Fibre Channel and T11 standards.
  • Utilized Python and JavaScript for advanced problem-solving and tool development.

Escalation Engineer - Storage Area Network

Cisco Systems, Inc. Jan 2023 - Nov 2024
  • Managed escalations and provided trusted business advisory for SAN environments.
  • Specialized in Cisco MDS SAN switches and Fibre Channel protocols.
  • Developed AI-driven solutions for troubleshooting and risk analysis.
  • Mentored team members and collaborated on customer problem-solving initiatives.
  • Utilized Python for automation and diagnostic tool development.

Technical Consulting Engineer - Storage Area Network

Cisco Systems, Inc. Jun 2021 - Jan 2023
  • Specialized in Fibre Channel protocols with Cisco MDS switching hardware and software.
  • Developed automated log analysis tools and Python scripts for diagnostics.
  • Provided root cause problem solving and troubleshooting expertise.
  • Collaborated with customers as a trusted business advisor.
  • Mentored team members and contributed to risk analysis and customer escalation management.

Vice President of Technology

Virtual Tech Gurus, Inc. April 2008 - June 2021
  • Designed and implemented scalable storage solutions for enterprise clients.
  • Mentored teams to maintain complex systems with minimal effort.
  • Developed automation tools to manage over 6PB of storage with a small team.
  • Collaborated with vendors to resolve critical hardware and software issues.
  • Architected disaster recovery solutions to ensure business continuity.

Technical Consultant

Virtual Tech Gurus, Inc. April 2008 - October 2010
  • Implemented virtual provisioning on VMAX/DMX4 for VMware environments.
  • Designed and deployed SAN infrastructure for new data centers.
  • Performed data migrations and optimized storage performance.
  • Developed best practices for data migration and backup strategies.

Technical Architect

Target Corporation 2002 - 2004
  • Designed and implemented large-scale SAN environments for corporate UNIX infrastructure.
  • Developed 3-year technical vision for Solaris platform.
  • Led data center consolidation efforts and storage migrations.

Technical Skills

Storage Hardware

EMC Symmetrix Cisco MDS Brocade DCX Hitachi Lightning

Operating Systems

Solaris Linux Windows Server AIX

Languages

Python PERL Shell Scripting C++

AI / ML

Generative AI Cuda Programming Langchain Langsmith

Certifications & Awards

Data Science @Cisco Generative AI Green Belt 2025

AI for Networking

AI for Everyone - Leader

AI for Everyone - User

ONEx Agile Fundamentals

Generative AI Collaboration White Belt 2024

Jason Mooney FY24 TAC Hero Award for Intellectual Capital - Cisco Systems Recognition
TAC Hero

FY24 TAC Hero for Intellectual Capital

Jason Mooney Q4FY23 TAC Hero Award for Intellectual Capital - First Year Recognition at Cisco Systems
TAC Hero

Q4FY23 TAC Hero for Intellectual Capital

× TAC Hero Award

Education

The School of Hard Knocks

Self-taught & Continuous Learning Lifelong

Empowered to constantly learn every day. My expertise is built on hands-on experience, self-directed study, and a relentless pursuit of knowledge in storage networking technologies and beyond.