
at Halogen Software
Ottawa, Canada Area

at Halogen Software
Ottawa, Canada Area
I am a Network Administrator. I possess over 10 years of experience in the design, implementation, support and administration of large multi-vendor LAN/WAN networks. I can make significant contributions towards a company’s immediate and future goals. I’m highly skilled in hybrid environments, interpersonal communications and team facilitation. I employ an unwavering work ethic with an insatiable desire to learn and develop professional skills. My IT Certifications include:
Cisco CCNA
LPIC Linux
Conectiva Linux Advanced Certification
Aker Firewall Specialist
- Extensive knowledge of most major network operating systems
- Understanding of security methodologies, standards, and best practices
- Understanding of systems administration, intrusion detection and vulnerability analysis
- Experience with TCP/IP networks, routing protocols, network security and monitoring tools
- Experience with corporate Anti-Virus Solutions, Backup & Restore and VPN
- Experience in managing a PKI Infrastructure, Database Administration and programming Shell and Web
(Privately Held; Computer Software industry)
June 2009 — Present (6 months)
• Part of SaaS Hosting Team
• ITIL v3 - Service Desk
• Administering a 24x7x365 Hosting Environment.
• Designed a New Network Configuration Standards
Manages:
• Fortigate Firewalls
• Redhat Satellite Servers.
• Redhat Application Servers (RHEL 4 & 5).
• HP Pro-Curve Switches, Brocade Fiber Switches.
• NetApp SAN.
• BIG IP F5 Load Balancers.
• Cisco ASA Firewall, Cisco Switches.
• Monitoring Tools: Hyperic HQ, IPMonitor, SecureVue SRM
(Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)
August 2008 — May 2009 (10 months)
• Accounts:
Commission Scolaire au Coeur-des-Vallées, Michigan City Area Schools, Commission scolaire des Chênes.
• Development of OpenHMS (Open Homework Management System).
• Implement Virtual Servers using OpenSource Vservers.
• Managing Documentation.
• Object-Oriented Python Programming.
• Samba Customization.
• Subversion
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
December 2007 — March 2008 (4 months)
CONTRACT: ANAC - Federal Aviation Agency
• Coordinate the Network and Security Management Team.
• Responsible for IMACS (Installs, Moves, Adds, Changes), Problem Resolution, Maintenance, and Upgrades on the CISCO Network Infrastructure.
• Administrate the Certsign PKI Infrastructure.
• Responsible for PIX Firewall, VPN Access, Network Backup.
• Manage Websense Web Content Analiser, VMware ESX (Virtualization).
• Entail Telecommunications ordering, tracking and SLA agreements through various vendors.
• Monitor MPLS, Frame Relay and ADSL Links.
• Deploy a Secure Network User Authentication Scheme using Free-Radius, Cisco Switches and Windows AD Environment.
• Member of the commission responsible for planning the Network expansion and migration to new facilities.
Client Network size: + 3.500 User Workstations spread over 7 regions.
(Privately Held; 1001-5000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
March 2007 — November 2007 (9 months)
CONTRACT: DNPM - Federal Department of Mineral Production
• Manage and Support a Networked 3COM environment.
• Administrate a High Availability Fail-over Cluster Firewall.
• Enforce Security Polices. Provide secure VPN access to all management staff.
• Manage Linux Servers running Apache, DNS, ZBD (VPN), Squid and a variety of Network Monitoring Tools such as Nagios, MRTG, Smokeping.
• Create a Nagios customized and secured interface for delegating monitoring capabilities to all other network administrators in diferent states of the country.
• Work in a Team environment with 30+ Other Network Administrators.
• Monitor and Troubleshoot Frame-Relay Links connecting us to 28 Metropolitan Districts across the Country.
• Perform Administration and Support Tasks in a Windows 2003 AD Environment.
• Manage Symantec Corporate Anti-virus Solution.
Client Network size: + 1.500 User Workstations spread over 25 states.
(Government Relations industry)
March 1998 — February 2007 (9 years )
• Head of the Internet Department and Cisco Network Specialist.
• Maintain network security policies, address Server Security Issues and Apply appropriate security patches and upgrades.
• Responsible for the Web Development Team
• Aker Firewall Administrator (Checkpoint alike). Performed an IDS (Intrusion Detection System) Snort-based integration for real-time attack identification and blocking.
• Perform Network integration in a highly hybrid Linux/Win/Mac environment.
• Prepare Quarterly Web usage statistics using Open-Source Tools.
• Administration and Customisation of Linux Mail server with over 12.000 webmail accounts.
• Manage anti-spam solution (SpamAssassin, Trend VirusWall)
• Maintain System Backups (BRU) and performed system/file restorations on Linux systems.
• Create Scripts (BASH, PHP, PERL) for server and network automatization.
• Peform a internal Database (MS SQL Server) availability to external users by duplicating and mirroring the data on MySQL Servers.
(Government Administration industry)
September 2003 — September 2005 (2 years 1 month)
• PostgreSQL Database Administrator
• Database Modeling Analist
• PHP Team Leader Developer
• Linux Expert
(Government Relations industry)
January 2003 — September 2005 (2 years 9 months)
• Brought for a complete re-design of all company's IT Infrastructure.
• Design, Specification, Purchased, Configuration and Support of all internet and office servers.
• Security Specialist responsible for designing a new security infrastructure.
• Implemented a new Firewall technology, an IDS and a separate logging system.
• Re-wrote all cisco ACL rules to comply with the new security polices.
• Implementation and customisation of a new Internet Mail Server and Webmail interface for all 14.000 users spread all over the country.
• Analysis of Internet Scripts for Security breaches.
• Integration of Linux and Windows Servers for Network Files Sharing (Samba and Windows 2000 AD).
• Implementation of Security and Network Monitoring tools.
• Maintained system backups and performed system/file restorations on Windows and Linux systems.
• Maintain and apply security and operating system patches on servers.
(Computer Networking industry)
April 2001 — April 2003 (2 years 1 month)
• Responsible for the Network Support Team.
• Linux Expert.
• Network Environment Integration Specialist.
Clients:
• Claro (Mobile Phone Company)
• Army
• Anchieta Hospital
• Alvorada Project (Government)
BAC , Network and Communications Engineering , 1997 — 2002
1- WSEAS - World Scientific and Engineering Academy and Society Congress: International Conferences on Computer Networks 2002
Paper: “Virtual Laboratory of Teaching in Parallel Computation”
Where: Sheraton Hotel, Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil, Outubro 14- 17, 2002
2- ABED - Associação Brasileira de Educação
Congress: IX Congresso Internacional de Educação a Distância
Paper: "Laboratório virtual de ensino em computação paralela"
Local: SESC Vila Mariana, São Paulo, SP, Setembro 2-4, 2002
3- Spanish Symposium on Informatics and Telecommunications
SIT 2002 - Simpósio de Informática y Telecomunicaciones
Paper : “Virtual Laboratory of Teaching in Parallel Computation”
Where: Sevilla, Espanha, Setembro 25-27, 2002
4- UnB - Universidade de Brasília, Departamento de Engenharia de Redes
1º Seminário de Engenharia de Redes de Comunicação
Paper: “Grids Computacionais com Software Livre – O Sistema Globus”
Where: Laboratório de Redes, Brasília, DF, Janeiro 30, 2003
BAC , Data Processing Technology , 1997 — 2001
Radio Controlled 1/8 Scale OFF-ROAD Racing Apple Computers Motorcycles Helicopters
CREA-DF