SUMMARY:

I’m an Accomplished Information Technology Professional with over 16 years of demonstrated success in developing strategies and directing technology initiatives that produce high levels of performance and profitability. I possess a very broad technical skill set that positions me as a utility player armed with a strong comprehensive understanding and aptitude of the software, tools, and methodologies for successful development, management and deployment of all modern web platforms and frameworks.

TECHNICAL SKILLS:

Programming: Bash Scripting, Actionscript 2.0/3.0, PHP, Java, Javascript, jQuery, PERL, C, ASP, C#, C++, Python, Ruby, Awk/Sed.

Forensic Security & Penetration Testing Tools: Integrit, Nmap, Wireshark, Metasploit, Backtrack, Burpsuite, Tripwire

Mobile Development: Xcode, Sencha Touch/extJS, jQTouch, Corona SDK

Virtualization Platforms: Parallels Virtuozzo / OpenVZ, XenServer (Open Source), Citrix XenServer, VMWare ESX, LXC

Virtualization Scaling & Automation Tools: Docker, Puppet, Chef

High Availability (Software): HAProxy, UltraMonkey

High Availability (Hardware): Coyote Equalizer Brand LBs

IP Data/SAN (Software): OpenFiler

IP Data/SAN (Hardware): Netapp Filer, Dell Powervault/Equallogic

Web Servers: Apache, IIS 5/6, Zeus, Light Speed, NgINX

File Management/Source Control: CVS, SVN, Bugzilla, Git

Database Design: MS SQL Server, MySQL, pgSQL, Oracle 9, 10, MongoDB, Sphinx

Operating Systems: CentOS, Ubuntu, Red hat Enterprise Linux, Slackware, FreeBSD, Net BSD, Gentoo, Sun Solaris, IRIX, SCO Unix, Windows 2000/2003/2008

Networking / Protocols / Services: All Standard LAMP / Web Server Protocols, Ports and Technology. Including but not limited to DNS, SMTP, FTP, RSYNC, SSH, Active Directory/LDAP, POP3, IMAP, VPN

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:

Confidential

Lead Developer / Sr. Engineer / Curriculum Designer & Trainer

Responsibilities:

• SCRUM Project / Sprint Management for 3 - 8 member teams.
• PHP / MySQL Development (w, w/o Framework) (Code Igniter, Yii, Laravel)
• Python (Django) Development
• C# / .NET Development
• Wordpress Plugin Modification & Creation
• Drupal Plugin Modification & Creation
• Mobile Development (Sencha (extjs), Android SDK and Apple SDK)
• SQL Server & MySQL Server Administrator
• LAMP/MEAN, Mobile Development and Ruby Stack Class instructor
• Creating training course curriculum and exercises designed to simulate real projects and engineering challenges
• Custom Development for Local & Remote Clients
• Linux / Unix Security Audits/Forensics (Post compromise/discovering point of entry/rootkits)
• Pen testing utilizing Burpsuite, Nmap, and Custom Developed Bash/Perl scripts t
• Database Administration (mySQL/pgSQL/Oracle/noSQL)
• Systems Administration and Support of Physical and Virtualized Nodes
• VPS / Cloud Automation Scripting (Bash, Python)
• MySQL and Oracle Performance Tuning and Break- Fix Support
• Server Security Forensics ·
• Break - Fix Support
• Dynamic Mobile App Creation Platform Using sencha touch, php, mysql & phone gap api. I was able to create a dynamic platform that enables someone to create a custom mobile application for their restaurant in a matter of minutes. The mobile app was built with sencha touch and the dynamic data is fed to front end by php + json. The end users have the ability to test the applications in real time and when satisfied, press an option in the CRM that tarballs the content and pushes it to Adobe’s Phonegap Web Service which returns native iOS & Google Packages for market place submission.:
• Security Management of servers (500+ nodes). Deployment of file verification system on new nodes with automated scanning/comparison & auditing for signs of compromise or undocumented updates. Extensive Bash/Perl Scripting to facilitate automated Nessus scans & Service Updates
• Developed Innovative Solutions that provided my webhosting clients an edge over competitors enabling trouble free growth complimented by streamlined day-to-day operations.
• Shared Hosting Real-Time Web Application Firewall I developed a PHP application Firewall that prepended itself to every PHP script being executed and blocked XSS and many other exploits/vulnerabilities. This tool allowed hosting providers to scale their dense shared web hosting platform comfortably without experiencing the security related pitfalls affecting competitors.
• Web Based Backup Management System for all Shared Servers I developed a web based backup management that allowed Web Based Management (Backup/Restore) for Shared Hosting Accounts to remote backup servers.

Confidential, Edinburg, Texas

Digital Criminal Forensic Analyst

Responsibilities:

• Case Related Computer & Network Forensic Analysis
• Creation of Illustrative Technical Proof of Concepts
• CS: Miguel Martinez: Accused of illegally downloading & being in possession of illegal materials. I was able to provide the defense with an illustration demonstrating how a remote attacker could exploit a vulnerability in the installed P2P application granting the user remote access to the computer. Since the attacker would infiltrate through common / existing ports, the attack would not be easily identifiable by the upstream provider and thus all activity would appear to solely originate from the defendant’s computer. Creating a reasonable doubt of guilt.

Confidential, Plano, Texas

Lead Developer / Scrum Master

Responsibilities:

• Lamp Development
• AGILE Project Management (10 Developer Team Lead)
• Linux / AWS Systems Administration
• Creation / Management of Custom MySQL Indexer / Price Comparison Engine

Confidential, Addison, Texas

Systems Engineer / Developer

Responsibilities:

• PHP/PGSQL Development
• AJAX, Javascript
• Adobe Flex Development
• Embedded Linux Development
• Linux Shell Scripting for Automation of Maintenance tasks and new deployments and roll-outs.
• Development of Reverse Proxy Gateway Backdoor Device At Confidential, Inc - Using one of the gumstix devices, I developed a reverse proxy device that could be installed on the network of the car dealership and perform scans on the network (for support purposes) and securely establish a reverse proxy connection to the Customer Support portal allowing the Systems Engineers and Support staff to access the Dealership's Network and other on-site hardware with ease.

Confidential, Ashburn, Virginia

Director of Technology

Responsibilities:

• Management of 1000+ Physical RedHat, CentOS and MS Windows Web Servers
• Management of 5000+ Node Virtualized Node Clusters
• Auditing, Documenting and maintain records of current Software, Kernel, Firmware versions.
• Supervising a team of Junior and Senior Unix & Windows Systems Engineers.
• Implementation of new Technology and Policies related to Systems Management
• Advanced Linux & Windows Server Management tasks focused around ensuring Secure, Continuous operation for high profile, high traffic web platforms.

Confidential, Boca Raton, Florida

Co-Founder / CTO / Sr Linux Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Configured & Deployed Production RHEL Web Servers
• Management of 1500+ RHEL Linux based Web servers
• Shell Scripting (Bash/Perl)
• Responsible for the security, optimization and maintenance of over 1,500 production Web Servers.
• Managed Technical Support helpdesk for over 11,000 Web Hosting clients.

Confidential, Parsippany, New Jesery

Senior Unix Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Systems Administration & Management of over 1000+ Linux and Solaris Web Servers
• Web Application Development
• Configuration + Deployment of Cisco Network Equipment
• Shell Scripting (Bash/Perl)
• Tier-3 Technical Support Via Helpdesk
• Automated Provisioning System using RH Kickstart + PXE Bootrom I developed an automated Server Provisioning System that retrieved pending orders from a mysql DB, analyzed hardware configurations of booted Servers (via PXE) and based on the configuration automatically provisioned the operating and conducted post installation tasks.

Confidential, Scranton, Pennsylvania

Linux Systems Administrator

Responsibilities:

• Systems Administration & Management of over 1000+ Linux Web Servers
• General NOC Work: Server Reboots, Racking/De-Racking of equipment
• Tier-3 End-user Technical Support Via Helpdesk.