Network Operating Systems / Hardware:
Expert-level architect and administrator of Microsoft Windows 2008, 2003, 2000 and NT Server-based networks, including:
- Active Directory configuration
and implementation (multi-site, multi-domain)
- Firewall implementation and configuration (rules, DMZ, VPN)
- Customized intranet solutions (Microsoft Office Server
System/MOSS, SharePoint Portal Server, Windows SharePoint Services
- Remote access solutions (RRAS, VPN, PKI)
- Network monitoring
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- Virtualization
- Disaster recovery
- Advanced network, malware, email protection
- Security audits and lock-downs
- Secure wireless (802.11b/g) implementations
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Applications / Tools:
- Microsoft Exchange Server 2007, 2003, 2000 and 5.5
- Microsoft Internet Information Services
- Microsoft SQL Server 2005 and 2000
- Level Platforms Managed Workplace
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- Ipswitch IMail Server
- Symantec Backup Exec
- VMWare ESXi Server
- Virus scanning engines (mail gateways, file systems)
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Certifications, Awards and Memberships:
- Certified SonicWall Security Administrator
- Certified IP Telephony Expert
- Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
- Microsoft Most Valuable Professional (Enterprise Security)
- Microsoft IT Advisory Council
- FBI Infragard - Boston Division
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PROFESSIONAL
TRAINING AND EDUCATION |
- Client/Server Development Certificate, 1996
Clark University Computer Career Institute, Framingham, MA
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- Ph.D. and M.S. in physics, 1993
Boston College, Newton, MA
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- B.A. in physics, 1987
Connecticut College, New London, CT
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DETAILS OF WORK AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE |
MIS Alliance, Newton, MA, 2003 -> present
Vice President of Information Technology:
- Provide technical and business-process consulting for businesses and
educational institutions in the metropolitan Boston area.
- Assess
organizations’ and educational institutions’ technological needs and develop
business plans to maximize their growth and productivity while focusing on
budget and security.
- Generate proposals in response to bid solicitations
or direct requests.
- Work with organizations to develop both short-term
and long-term budgets.
- Provide overall responsibility for the technical performance of the
engineering department
- Provide technical support to the Sales department
for both pre- and post-sales clients
- Provide “the buck stops here” support
for the engineering team, both in-house and at client sites
- Set and
document technical standards
- Investigate new
technologies and how they improve work efficiency
- Conduct security audits and lockdowns
- Design, implement,
maintain and monitor corporate and client network
infrastructures, typically composed of servers running Windows
2008/2003/2000 and workstations running Windows Vista, XP and 2000
- Design and implement disaster recovery solutions
- Design and implement
virtualization for consolidation and disaster recovery scenarios
SilverSword Solutions, Newton, MA, 2001 -> 2003
Manager of Technical Operations: Consulted at customer sites, developed
real-time monitoring service, implemented corporate- and customer-based
technical standards and managed internal IT
- Technical functions and responsibilities similar to MIS Alliance (above)
USDataCenters, Inc. Marlborough, MA 2000 -> 2001
Manager of MIS:
- Hired, supervised and mentored MIS staff (four-member team)
- Provided support
to staff and customers for day-to-day activities
- Maintained and upgraded all
internal systems, typically composed of HP LPr servers and HP Kayak
workstations
- Migrated NT 4 domain to Win2K Active Directory.
- Implemented
front-end/back-end Exchange 2000 configuration for 80-user staff
- Managed
Ipswitch IMail server for multiple Internet domains
- Investigated new
technologies and how they will improve work efficiency
- Designed, specified,
built, maintained and troubleshot servers and applications for Internet data
center
- Developed corporate Internet applications using IIS, Active Server
Pages and ADSI
Sea Change Systems, Inc. Peabody, MA 1998 -> 1999
IS Lead Technologist: Defined the direction of and methodology for technology implementation for client and internal sites. Specific roles included:
- Client Manager / Project Leader: Managed the day-to-day client contracts, including meetings, software/hardware development and implementation, and directions of future work
- Network Administrator: Maintained and configured corporate LAN and WAN, which included 5 NT Servers, 40 workstations and three satellite offices
- Webmaster / Internet Applications Developer
New Technology Partners, Manchester, NH 1997 -> 1998
Internet Developer:
Designed and developed intranet applications
- Developed SQL Server driven, Active Server application deployed over large corporate intranet for Human Resources access.
- Developed tool using Visual Basic 5.0 to convert in-house e-mail distribution lists to Microsoft Exchange 5.0 format. Imported text data into multi-dimensional array, accessed properties and methods of Active Messaging Library, and exported array contents into Exchange Address Book as new Distribution Lists.
Schwartz Electro-Optics (now Q-Peak), Bedford, MA 1991 -> 1995
Senior Electro-Optics Associate:
- Managed multi-year, government-sponsored research programs
- Solicited, managed and distributed project funds
- Investigated solid-state laser materials and developed
rare-earth-doped solid-state lasers (concentration on Er3+-doped
crystals and glasses) for near-infrared and visible operation
- Constructed and operated Ti3+:sapphire, Cr3+:LiSAF, and Co2+:MgF2 lasers; and specified, handled and operated semiconductor-diode lasers (AlGaAs, InGaAs, InGaAlP)
- Specified directions of study and necessary hardware
- Traveled to client sites and trained client in system operations
- Authored journal articles, business proposals and conference presentations
- Accomplishments included:
- Demonstrated the first true-cw Er:GGG, Er:YSGG, and Er:YAG 3-mm lasers via Ti:sapphire- or diode-laser-pumping; as well as the first operation (unreported) of Er:YSO at 1.54-mm
- Developed and introduced to market the LAS-ER CW, a diode-laser-pumped cw 3-mm erbium laser
- Demonstrated the first room-temperature, upconversion-laser operation of Er:BYF at 550 nm (unreported)
NASA, Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 1990
Contract Researcher: Participated as a graduate student in contract between Boston College and NASA, Langley Research Center
- Identified upconversion pathways in Tm3+, Ho3+:YAG via absorption and luminescence spectroscopy as a preliminary step toward the design of an efficient, diode-laser-pumped cw 2.1-mm laser
- Constructed a flashlamp-pumped, tunable Cr3+:GSAG laser
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National Information Security Group, Inc. (http://www.naisg.org)
Founder and President: Organize meetings, plan activities and act as
liaison between the group and security industry. Founded the organization as a
local user group and expanded it into a nonprofit organization with security
chapters in the US and around the world. - Boston College, Department of Physics, Newton, MA 1988 -> 1991
Lecturer:
Instructed undergraduate-level classes in physics.
Subjects included "Energy and the Environment," "Structures of the Universe" and
"Ideas of 20th Century Physics." Class sizes ranged from 25-90 students.
Responsibilities included selection of course materials, preparation of course content,
lecturing, student mentoring and all other responsibilities expected of a collegiate-level
instructor.
- Clark University, Computer Career Institute, Framingham, MA 2000
Instructor:
Taught evening courses in the Client/Server Programming and Web Development Program.
Specific course modules included HTML, JavaScript and Active Server Pages.
Reinforced application development skills through weekly projects and labs.
- Published author, including Windows Server 2003 Networking Recipes, seven scientific articles and
multiple conference presentations.
- Regular contributor to SearchExchange,
SearchWindowsSecurity and SearchFinancialSecurity line of TechTarget
publications.
- References available upon request
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