Computer Security Engineer
San Francisco Bay Area
- Current
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- Staff Engineer at Sun Microsystems
- Past
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- Member of Technical Staff/Technical Lead at Sun Microsystems
- Systems Analyst/Consultant at Johansen Photography
- Programmer at ROLM Systems
- Analyst/Programmer at Hewlett Packard
- Student Trainee-Computer Security at National Bureau of Standards
- Education
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- University of California, Davis
- Humboldt State University
- University of Maryland College Park
- Connections
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- Industry
- Computer & Network Security
Brad Wetmore’s Summary
Computer and Network Security.
There's so much to this field, it's hard to keep track of it all. I've worked in access control models (DAC/MAC), auditing/audit trail analysis, authentication, cryptography, intrusion detection, privilege enforcement, viruses... I don't much miss being on the front lines trying to detect/stop attacks: R&D is much more interesting and the hours are somewhat more predictable.
People in the Silicon Valley might think > 15 years at one company is unusual, but the work remains challenging, and being a part of the Java platform since 1.2.2 has been a dream.
Brad Wetmore’s Specialties:
Java Platform Developer (Sun Certified Java Programmer 5.0-SCJP). C/Standard UNIX utilities. Doc-writer. Project Leader. Gatekeeper. Technical Support. Webmaster for several projects.
Brad Wetmore’s Experience
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Staff Engineer
Sun Microsystems
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SUNW; Computer & Network Security industry)
March 1999 — Present (10 years 9 months)
Currently tech lead for Sun's Java Cryptography Extension (JCE) for the Java Platform (Standard Edition). Previous tech lead for Sun's Java Secure Socket Extension (JSSE), a SSL/TLS implementation for Java. Also involved with the general security and networking components in the platform.
Gatekeeper, plus developed a multiplatform (Solaris/Linux/Windows) nightly build/test system. -
Member of Technical Staff/Technical Lead
Sun Microsystems
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; SUNW; Computer & Network Security industry)
November 1992 — March 1999 (6 years 5 months)
Developer for Sun's Trusted Solaris Operating System 2.x, SVR4-based version of UNIX. (Audit, System V IPC's, virtual memory, process management, etc.) Worked in kernel, libraries, user commands, builds, packaging, techincal writing, etc.
Led 3 developers in the continued development of the Solaris audit and device allocation system (a.k.a. BSM: Basic Security Module), in both SunOS 4.x (BSD) and 5.x (SVR4, now renamed Solaris).
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Systems Analyst/Consultant
Johansen Photography
(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Photography industry)
September 1983 — January 1998 (14 years 5 months)
Computerized parts of a small retail business. (Worked on-call as needed.)
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Programmer
ROLM Systems
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; Telecommunications industry)
June 1990 — September 1990 (4 months)
Designed and developed a prototype voice processing telephony product. (Summer position.)
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Analyst/Programmer
Hewlett Packard
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; HPQ; Computer Hardware industry)
June 1989 — September 1989 (4 months)
Developed and implemented a statistical analysis package (database management, statistics, reports, and graphics) for HP's customer satisfaction surveys. (Summer SEED position.)
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Student Trainee-Computer Security
National Bureau of Standards
(Government Agency; 5001-10,000 employees; Computer & Network Security industry)
September 1986 — December 1987 (1 year 4 months)
Evaluated commercial security products (access control, physical/data security, encryption, UPS's, etc.). Maintained and enhanced a purchase order tracking program, and a medium sized (600+) database of commercial security products. Taught a PC assembly language course.
Brad Wetmore’s Education
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University of California, Davis
MS , Computer Science (Emphasis in Computer Security) , 1989 — 1993
Graduated Summa Cum Laude.
Teaching Assistant:
Lower Division: Intro to Computers for Non-Majors
Upper Division: Operating Systems, Computer Architecture
Research Assistant:
Co-developed the expert system for the UCDavis DIDS project (Distributed Intrustion Detection System).
Master's Thesis: "Paradigms for the Reduction of Audit Trails". Techniques for reducing the volume of computer audit trails. Work led directly to a job with Sun Microsystems in their audit trail generation group.- Activities and Societies:
- Cal Aggie Marching Band-uh! (Section Leader), Concert Band, Symphonic Orchestra, Intramural sports teams (Volleyball, Ultimate Frisbee, Softball)
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Humboldt State University
BA , Mathematics, minor in Computer Information Systems , 1983 — 1989
Graduated Magna Cum Laude.
Most Outstanding HSU Mathematics Student, 1988-1989.
Presidential Scholar (ranked in the top 2% at HSU).
Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society (Charter Member and President, Humboldt Circle).
Phi Kappa Phi, Scholarship Honor Society (Member and National Fellowship Honorable Mention Winner).- Activities and Societies:
- Marching Lumberjacks (Section Leader/Equipment Manager), DJ/Audio Production Engineer at KHSU, Symphony Orchestra, Concert Band, Jazz Bands/Combos, Percussion Ensemble, Theater (acting), Computer Information Systems Club, HSU Men's Volleyball Team, Intramural Sports Teams (Volleyball, Softball, Ultimate Frisbee)
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University of Maryland College Park
None , Mathematics, Computer Science , 1987 — 1987
My College CoOp position with The National Bureau of Standards (NBS) in Maryland required two 6 month terms, separated by school. Instead of returning to California, I participated in the National Student Exchange Program. Took upper division courses not available at Humboldt.
- Activities and Societies:
- Omicron Delta Kappa National Leadership Honor Society.
Percussion Ensemble, Intramural Sports (softball).
Additional Information
Brad Wetmore’s Interests:
Orienteering, adventure racing, hiking, biking, music (percussion/trombone), skiing, trivia, scuba diving, volleyball, cooking.
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