Service Provider · Network Engineering · Security · Automation · AI

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I’m Daniel Fonque

Senior Network & Security Engineer

I design, build, and troubleshoot reliable, scalable, and secure networks, combining deep network engineering with automation and AI-assisted workflows.

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01 / What I do

Networks with purpose.
Engineering driven by curiosity.

Most of my work sits at the intersection of Service Provider and enterprise networking, including BGP, MPLS, SD-WAN, cloud connectivity, security platforms, and multi-vendor environments across Cisco, Juniper, Fortinet, and Meraki.

I like to go beyond simply making a configuration work. I want to understand why a route was selected, how a service behaves end to end, how a migration should be designed and executed, and how automation can make network operations more predictable and reliable.

More recently, I have been exploring how AI can support engineering workflows, from research and troubleshooting to documentation, automation, validation, and better-informed technical decisions.

I’m still the same curious engineer who builds things in the lab, breaks them, fixes them, documents what happened, and learns something new in the process.

Service Provider

BGP · MPLS · SR-MPLS · L3VPN · L2VPN · EVPN · Multicast

Enterprise & Security

SD-WAN · Fortinet · Meraki · Cloud Connectivity

Network Automation

Python · Netmiko · pyATS/Genie · APIs · GitHub Actions

AI-Assisted Engineering

Technical Research · Troubleshooting · Documentation · Automation · Validation

02 / What I’ve built

Featured Engineering Work

All projects

Hands-on projects exploring network architecture, Service Provider technologies, automation, validation, and AI-assisted engineering workflows.

Featured lab / Cisco

CCIE SP Master Lab

A reproducible Containerlab platform for Service Provider design, routing, VPN services, validation, and failure testing. Explore the Master, Inter-AS, and SRv6 study profiles.

  • Containerlab
  • XRd
  • IS-IS
  • SR-MPLS
  • MP-BGP
  • IPv4/IPv6
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Topology of the earlier EVE-NG Service Provider backbone lab Earlier EVE-NG lab: topology & notes

Network Automation / Public repository

CCIE-SP NetOps Automation

IOS XR lab automation with configuration templates, state collection, validation scaffolding, and controlled change workflows.

  • Python
  • Ansible
  • Jinja2
  • GitHub Actions
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Service Provider / Independent study lab

JNCIE-SP Master Lab

An independently developed Junos study platform aligned with public JNCIE-SP objectives, with deterministic topologies and IS-IS baselines. Unaffiliated with Juniper’s official exam lab.

  • Junos
  • vMX
  • Containerlab
  • Python
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03 / What supports my experience

Credentials & Recognition

Professional certifications, technical programs, and industry recognition that reflect my continued development in Service Provider networking, security, and network engineering.

04 / What I document & share

Build. Break. Learn.
Document the journey.

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This website is my technical notebook, lab archive, and engineering journal: a place where I document what I build, what breaks, how I troubleshoot it, and what I learn along the way.

Topics range from Service Provider networking and automation to security, design, and the practical use of AI in engineering workflows.

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05 / Let’s connect

Good networks start
with good connections.

Interested in my background or technical work? Explore my projects on GitHub, review my resume, or connect with me on LinkedIn.

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