Kevin Kadow kadow@msg.net http://www.msg.net/kadow/resume/ _________________________________________________________________ Available as HTML or in plain text. SUMMARY OF WORK EXPERIENCE Experience in Unix and network security on public and private IP networks, including configuration and operation of firewalls, user authentication, Intrusion Detection, and other network and host security systems. 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. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY Sr. Network Security Analyst 2/2001 - 9/2008 (Tribune Company) As one of two senior members of Tribune's Data Security Team, provided analysis and direction on issues relating to all aspects of information security. Provided reports and made presentations to mid and upper-level management on a regular basis. 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. Consultant 5/2000 - 2/2001 MSG.Net, Inc. As president and owner of MSG.Net, Inc. provided consulting services to a variety of e-commerce and Internet services companies. Designed and implemented network security and monitoring solutions based on commercial and open source software, on Cisco, Sparc and Intel hardware. Contracted to Ethnic Grocer 7/2000 - 10/2000 MSG.Net, Inc. Assisted in the deployment and tuning of a large scale e-commerce web server farm. Provided extensive Solaris system administration support as well as input into system management, monitoring, load-balancing, security and other design and deployment issues. Senior System Administrator Web Street Online Broker 11/1999 - 5/2000 Web Street, Inc. Responsible for internal and Internet network architecture and security. design, implement, and maintain high-availability network infrastructure with Solaris, F5 BigIP, Cisco and Firewall-1. Senior Network Analyst Tribune Information Systems 11/1998 - 5/1999 (consultant) 5/1999 - 11/1999 (direct employee) Tribune Corporation 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 dialup hardware and software including access control and performance monitoring solutions. Contracted to Motorola, Inc. Arlington Heights, CIG Placed by Unisoft Consulting, Inc. 630-953-8649 5/1995 - 5/1996 InterNetworking Group, Information Technology Services As a member of the Network Team, supported ISDN telecommuting, Web server, and network monitoring. Evaluate, configure, and deploy ISDN equipment for telecommuting, including local and remote ISDN routers, software, and security solutions. Perform web administration tasks including specification of sector-wide high performance web server solutions. Configure and test public domain and proprietary router and server configuration and monitoring software. Implemented and optimized Usenet News server hardware and software based on the INN package and Solaris 2.5. Consultant to various midwestern ISPs 5/1993 - 5/1995, 5/1996 - 10/1998 Independent Consultant, System Administration and security Designed and implemented secure multi-user Internet communications and information systems on a variety of windows and unix platforms, including SunOS, Solaris SVR4, SCO, BSDI, NetBSD, FreeBSD, and OpenBSD. Implemented dialup services using a variety of analog and ISDN remote access hardware, including extensive experience with Portmaster products. Assisted in the construction of publicly accessible network access and information systems with an emphasis on uniform user interfaces, ease of use, and reliability. Responsibilities included general system maintenance, security, and advanced technical support. EDUCATION Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago Four years education in Computer Science, Bachelor Program Other Positions Held Vice President, Chicago ISPFH Internet access Co-Op Founding member in May 1999. Chairman, IIT Student Chapter Association for Computing Machinery 1991-1993 __________________________________________________________ Operating Systems Extensive experience with Internet firewall products, including Sidewinder G2, Cisco PIX/ASA, and open-source solutions includign 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. Programming Languages 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.