Familiar with numerous Internet information protocols, including DNS, HTTP, RADIUS, SMTP and SNMP, system and usage accounting security, backup, and both architecture and operations of high-availability commercial production networks.
Experienced on a number UNIX and unix-likeoperating systems on a variety of hardware platforms, including Apple, Sun, Soekris and PC.
Proficient in numerous programming and scripting languages and programming techniques, including Perl, TCL, shell, and C/C++, as well as both individual and team design and implementation of complex networked systems.
Extensive experience in system administration, security, and software porting and installation on numerous Unix platforms, primarily Solaris and various BSDs on Sparc and Intel hardware, as well as MacOS and Microsoft Windows.
Experienced in the design and implementation of high availability servers and clusters, including web server farms, messaging infrastructure, and firewalls, concentrating on designing for security and load-balancing.
Primary responsibilities included
on-site and remote audits for newly acquired and
existing business units,
detection and response to
network and data security
incidents and outages,
and providing research and technical documentation
in support of current and future security
policy and infrastructure.
Design and implement custom data analysis software.
As part of the Network Security and Architecture group, research and implement network security solutions for Tribune, including firewalls, remote access, VPN, Extranet, and internal network security. Validate third-party network security tools and create custom security software for Tribune business units.
Investigated local and dialup security software solutions including
IP filtering,
two-factor authentication,
and
VPN products.
Consultant
5/1996 - 5/1999
MSG.Net, Inc.
President and owner of MSG.Net, Inc. a consulting firm with customers
ranging from family-owned storefronts to Fortune 500 corporations.
Unix and Internet consultant providing programming,
system integration and
security services,
primarily to
Internet Service Providers
and corporate Information Services clients on a
wide variety of hardware and software platforms,
including
Sun,
Hewlett Packard, SGI, and Intel.
Install, test, audit, and maintain email and web servers for intranet and Internet sites, including large scale virtual-hosting, database applications, and web site security.
Install, test and modify email server software including security and performance enhancements via software programs and rule sets to limit mail-relay and the sending and receiving of unsolicited email (spam). Familiar with sendmail, qmail, procmail, and other SMTP, IMAP, and POP mail software.
Specify, install and maintain analog and ISDN, and analog dialup hardware and software including access control and performance monitoring solutions, both commercial and open soruce.
Designed and implemented secure multi-user Internet communications and information systems on a variety of windows and unix platforms, including Solaris, SVR4, SCO, BSDI, NetBSD, FreeBSD, and OpenBSD.
Vice President, Chicago ISPFH Internet access Co-Op Founding member in May 1999.
Chairman, IIT Student Chapter Association for Computing Machinery 1991-1993
Extensive experience with Internet firewall products, including Sidewinder G2, Cisco PIX/ASA, and open-source solutions including IP-Filter and pf.
Proficient in the installation and operation of Solaris, BSD, MacOS, and other Unix variants on a variety of hardware platforms, including Intel x86, Apple, and Sparc.
Experienced in numerous programming and scripting languages, including ANSI C, C++, Perl, TCL, and shell scripting (Korn and Bourne). Academic familiarity with and some programming experience in Assembly, Java, Javascript, and other languages, as well as Object-Oriented design and implementation, including OO database systems.
Experienced in system administration and network architecture design and deployment in a team environment, including documentation, change control, and revision control tools. Experience includes the design, deployment, management, debugging and general support of large scale network and security infrastructure in a heterogenous enviroment with both centralized and distributed ownership.