Director of Anti-Malware Research at McAfee Avert Labs
Portland, Oregon Area
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- Director of Anti-Malware Research at McAfee Avert Labs
- Past
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- Director, Threat Research & Engineering at Aluria Software, an Earthlink Company
- Product Manager at Aluria Software, LLC.
- Programmer at Distributed Intelligence Systems, Inc
- Programmer at Lockheed Martin Corporation
- Commission Sales Counselor at Circuit City Stores, Inc.
- Education
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- University of Central Florida
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Hiep Dang’s Summary
Years of experience in computer security, specializing in computer viruses, spyware, phishing, computer forensics, and fraud. A broad understanding of the industry with innovative ideas and concepts. An experienced leader with the ability to mentor, motivate, innovate, and lead by example. Balances processes and procedures with agility in order to deliver productivity with a high-level of quality and quantity.
Hiep Dang’s Specialties:
Viruses, Spyware, Phishing, computer forensics, hacker exploits & techniques, C, C++, C#, HTML, XML, SQL
Hiep Dang’s Experience
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Director of Anti-Malware Research
McAfee Avert Labs
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; MFE; Computer & Network Security industry)
October 2006 — Present (3 years 3 months)
• Manage a large global team of Malware Researchers
• Coordinate regional teams to ensure rapid response to malware threats
• Manage relationships with customers
• Represent the company in industry-related discussions and conferences
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Director, Threat Research & Engineering
Aluria Software, an Earthlink Company
(Public Company; 1001-5000 employees; ELNK; Computer & Network Security industry)
December 2004 — October 2006 (1 year 11 months)
• Led a team of Threat Research Analysts whose purpose is to research, harness, analyze, and respond to spyware.
• Initiated and managed the inception, design, development, testing, and deployment of numerous internal automation tools for collecting, analyzing, and data-gathering of spyware.
• Established business and research relationships with many key figures in the industry.
• Redefined Aluria's Spyware Research Center by implementing processes and procedures focused on quality, efficiency, and comprehensiveness.
• Restructured personnel and increased productivity with a staff of improved talent by instilling accountability, teamwork, and lateral-thinking. -
Product Manager
Aluria Software, LLC.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer & Network Security industry)
January 2004 — December 2004 (1 year )
• Successfully managed the design, development, testing, and maintenance of Aluria's Spyware Elimination 3.0, the company's flagship product.
• Effectively managed the design, development, testing, maintenance, and deployment of AOL's Spyware Protection product.
• Localized AOL's Spyware Protection for 6 countries which resulted in over 9 million users worldwide.
• Initiated the design and development of Aluria's anti-spyware SDK, which resulted in numerous vendors creating anti-spyware solutions based on Aluria's technology.
• Assisted in the design and initial development of Paladin, Aluria's Enterprise Anti-Spyware Solution.
• Responsible for the interviewing, selecting, and hiring of all of Aluria's technical personnel, including programmers, research analysts, and project managers. -
Programmer
Distributed Intelligence Systems, Inc
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)
July 2002 — December 2003 (1 year 6 months)
• Developed customized software utilizing SQL Server database structure and logic transmitting strategic policy and directives to enable the management of buying decisions, merchandise displays, active store planning models, competitive product pricing strategies, and profit optimization for retail stores.
• Supervised and coordinated multiple projects entailing the conversion of database software applications from 16-bit to 32-bit, optimizing the Microsoft .NET framework.
• Planned, established, and enforced software design and development processes and activities to ensure effective and standardized performance tasks throughout the development project; assess lessons learned to refine development processes to streamline future operations. -
Programmer
Lockheed Martin Corporation
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; LMT; Defense & Space industry)
May 2001 — July 2002 (1 year 3 months)
• Developed, maintained, and demonstrated features of a proprietary multi-platform (Windows & Unix) Video Switch Client-Server system (ViSCiouS) with graphical user interface for weapons and flight simulation in the Advanced Simulation Laboratory.
• Engineered a C++ API for handling XML messages to interface via TCP/IP with an Image Generator on an SGI Onyx2 for a missile simulation training system developed for the U.S. Army. -
Commission Sales Counselor
Circuit City Stores, Inc.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; CC; Consumer Electronics industry)
June 1995 — August 2001 (6 years 3 months)
• Crossed trained in every department including Computers, Video, Home Audio, and Portable Consumer Electronics.
• Perpetually received Circuit City's President's Awards for Sales Excellence.
• Consistently one of the top performers by leading in almost all sales categories.
• Received numerous awards for 'Outstanding Customer Service"
• Received numerous "Sales Counselor of the Month" awards.
Hiep Dang’s Education
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University of Central Florida
BS , Computer Science , 1999 — 2001
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