Chris Carpinello

Current

Senior Information Assurance Engineer at Rockwell Collins

Past

Senior Software Engineer at Lancope
Software Engineer at Internet Security Systems
Software Engineer at Nortel Networks

System Administrator at Old Dominion University
System Administrator at NASA Langley Research Center

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Education

Old Dominion University
Rochester Institute of Technology
Manasquan High School

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Industry

Computer & Network Security

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Chris Carpinello’s Summary

I create solutions to optimize security operations in order to:

♦ Maintain business system availability
♦ Protect intellectual property
♦ Limit corporate liability
♦ Safeguard the corporate brand
♦ Ensure compliance

While achieving those goals, I embrace these security fundamentals:

♦ Confidentiality, Integrity and Availability
♦ Defense-in-depth
♦ Least Privilege
♦ Simplicity
♦ Education

Certifications: Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Information Systems Security Architecture Professional (ISSAP)

Chris Carpinello’s Specialties:

► Information Assurance Vulnerability Management (IAVM)
► Network behavior analysis (NBA)
► Network intrusion prevention systems (IPS)
► Network and host intrusion detection systems (IDS)

Chris Carpinello’s Experience

Senior Information Assurance Engineer

Rockwell Collins

(Public Company; COL; Aviation & Aerospace industry)

December 2008 — Present (1 year )

Focusing on military, civilian government and commercial organizations, this public 21,000 person company with $4B in revenue is a global leader in creating satellite-based network solutions that solve the toughest communication challenges. Worked with a team of seven to deliver solutions to Army and Marine Corps customers adherent to Department of Defense Information Assurance Certification and Accreditation Process (DIACAP), Army Regulations (AR 25-2) and DoD 8500 directives on Windows and Solaris platforms.

★ Rearchitected security update service to allow scaling with new business opportunities, significantly increasing quality and streamlining testing.
★ Provided security architecture guidance during software development lifecycle to meet federal regulations and reduce vulnerabilities.
Senior Software Engineer

Lancope

(Privately Held; Computer & Network Security industry)

January 2002 — September 2008 (6 years 9 months)

Focusing on Fortune 500 customers, this privately held 60 person company consistently outperformed competitors to remain on the network behavior analysis short list of industry analysts. Researched and developed enterprise security prototype products with the Founder and Chief Research Officer using C and Perl on Linux and Cisco platforms.

★ Architected new security product with Cisco to bring their threat mitigation Adaptive Control Technology to market.
★ Increased revenue through prototype development and productization of NetFlow technology into StealthWatch, the company's flagship product.
★ Enabled business by providing security expertise during request for proposals and Common Criteria evaluation.
★ Optimized testing and manufacturing processes through creation of custom Linux platform, increasing quality and reducing time from hours to minutes.
Software Engineer

Internet Security Systems

(Public Company; ISSX; Facilities Services industry)

October 1997 — May 2001 (3 years 8 months)

As a public company with 1,500 employees and $250M revenue, ISS dominated the vulnerability prevention enterprise market. Produced high quality deliverables for host and network security prevention products with application development teams of five to twelve engineers using C/C++, Tcl and Perl on Unix platforms.

★ Awarded Product of the Year in 1999 and 2000 by Network Magazine for RealSecure (IDS).
★ Engineered Nokia OEM partnership solution, porting RealSecure from Solaris to FreeBSD.
★ Applied highly effective problem solving skills to become a valued asset to the team and company, through commitment to quality and consistently good development habits.
Software Engineer

Nortel Networks

(Non-Profit; NT; Telecommunications industry)

January 1995 — October 1997 (2 years 10 months)

Nortel Networks is a publicly owned telecomm giant catering to the enterprise and carrier markets with $15B revenue and 70,000 employees. Provided services to engineers and quality assurance teams totaling 300 people as one of two configuration management developers using Perl and Tcl on Unix and VMS platforms.

★ Lead critical migration project with a $600K project deadline penalty, delivering three weeks ahead of schedule.
★ Exceeded performance ratings as recognized by 18 "thank you" emails, 1 peer award and 1 management award in a one-year period.
System Administrator

Old Dominion University

(Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

January 1991 — August 1994 (3 years 8 months)

The academic computing network at this 60-year old state institution brought together 3,000 faculty, undergraduate and post-graduate students. Cooperatively administered 300 Unix workstations with eleven other undergraduate students.

★ Awarded highly competitive internship at NASA Langley Research Center after reducing helpdesk turnaround time and increasing uptime of computing resources.
System Administrator

NASA Langley Research Center

(Government Agency; Aviation & Aerospace industry)

January 1993 — March 1994 (1 year 3 months)

Aerospace pioneering and atmospheric sciences are the core disciplines amongst NASA LaRC’s 3,300 civil service and contract employees. Administered 100 Unix workstations in the Fluid Mechanics division with two IT operations personnel.

★ Improved customer service satisfaction level resulted in a full-time job offer at the end of this internship position.

Chris Carpinello’s Education

Old Dominion University

BS , Computer Science , 1990 — 1993

Lead the student ACM chapter, organizing annual events from 1991-1993.

Lead the Outdoor Adventure Club from 1992-1993, planning two weekend events a semester.
Rochester Institute of Technology

Computer Science 1988 — 1989
Manasquan High School

1984 — 1988

As an Eagle Scout, I served in leadership roles within the Order of the Arrow, the national honor society organization within the Boy Scouts of America.

Competed in Future Business Leaders of America at the state level.