Jim Manico

Jim Manico

Web Application Architect, Senior Application Security Engineer

Hawaiian Islands

Current
  • Web Application Architect + Senior Application Security Engineer at Aspect Security
Past
  • Chief Technologist at Kula High and Intermediate
  • Senior Java Consultant (Self-employed)
Education
  • Black Hat US 2007 Training
  • Siena College
  • Secure Internet Presence - LAMP (Linux + Apache + MySQL + PHP)
  • CareerTrack
  • UC Berkeley Extension
  • The Learning Tree
Connections
173 connections
Industry
Computer Software
Websites

Jim Manico’s Summary

11 years experience with all phases of the software engineering lifecycle.

Expert in the following technologies:
* Web Application Security and Secure Coding Methodologies
* Java Servlet/JSP programming (Struts, Spring)
* PHP and Drupal 4.7/5.0 programming
* Web technologies (xForms, HTML, (x/d)HTML, JavaScript, AJAX, CSS)
* Persistence layer development (Hibernate and Castor)
* Relational Databases Development (MySQL, Oracle, SQL Server, and PostgreSQL)

Experience with large-scale portal, content management and e-commerce web technologies.

Strong analytical, communication and leadership skills.

Instructor for web application security, Java security and secure programming methodologies for Aspect Security.

Committer for the OWASP ESAPI Java project.

Host of the OWASP Podcast Series.

Jim Manico’s Specialties:

Web Application Security, Emergency rapid-response troubleshooting, Drupal 4.7/5.0, Java web-based application development, AJAX, Web Application Security, Secure Software Engineering Methodologies


Jim Manico’s Experience

  • Web Application Architect + Senior Application Security Engineer

    Aspect Security

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer & Network Security industry)

    August 2007Present (2 years 4 months)

    Software Architect using technologies including Java 1.5, Apache Tomcat + Struts 1.3, Hibernate 3, xHTML, JQuery/Javascript, xHTML/CSS, MySQL. Instructor for "Building and Testing Secure Web Applications", "Secure Coding for Java EE" and other Application Security courses. Application Security auditor.

  • Vice President Software Engineering

    CodeMagi Inc.

    (Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Computer Software industry)

    May 2002February 2008 (5 years 10 months)

    Cutting-edge website design. Application Security. Programming (Java, PHP, *ml, AJAX). Database (MySQL, Oracle, Posrgres). Software Engineering Management.

  • Senior Java Consultant

    Blue Slate Solutions

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

    July 2005December 2005 (6 months)

    * Played a key role on the Citibank project
    * Responsible for mastering and integrating the object-relational mapping tool Hibernate
    * Led the design and implementation of a web service data formatting component that had strict performance requirements
    * Developed a Java training package for Plug Power

  • Director of Vendor Relations, Instructor

    SANS Institute

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer & Network Security industry)

    August 2004July 2005 (1 year )

    Senior software engineer and director for vendor sales team. ($2 million + in annual sales) Provide Business Development support to other Departments. Perform Vendor Floorshow Manager duties at all national conventions. Train and motivate sales staff. Provide in-depth metrics on department performance. Direct report to CEO. Instructor for the LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL and PHP) Track.

  • Chief Technologist

    Kula High and Intermediate

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Computer Software industry)

    May 2002August 2004 (2 years 4 months)

    5th-12th Grade Technology Educator, Physics Educator, Network Administrator, and Head of Technology Department for Elementary, Intermediate and High school.

  • Senior Java Consultant

    Self-employed

    (Self-Employed; Myself Only; Computer Software industry)

    February 1997May 2002 (5 years 4 months)

    Worked as independent consultant for GE, EchoStar, WebMD, Gazoontite, RateExchange, Fireman's Fund Insurance, Fortune 10 financial institutions and others.


Jim Manico’s Education

  • Black Hat US 2007 Training

    Building and Testing Secure Web Applications 20072007

  • Siena College

    BS , Computer Science , September 1993May 1997

    Activities and Societies:
    Minor: Philosophy
    GPA 3.8 in major
  • Secure Internet Presence - LAMP (Linux + Apache + MySQL + PHP)

    The SANS Institute August 2004

  • CareerTrack

    How to Maintain and Troubleshoot PC's August 2003

  • UC Berkeley Extension

    Enterprise JavaBeans (EJB) October 2002

  • The Learning Tree

    Object Oriented Analysis and Design July 2002


Additional Information

Jim Manico’s Websites:

Jim Manico’s Interests:

Application/Software Security, Web Application Security, Extreme/Agile Programming, RAD software engineering, Open Source Software, Professional Networking, Yoga

Jim Manico’s Groups:

ESAPI, OWASP, GNUCITIZEN, OpenMRS, Open Architecture Network

  •    Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP)

Jim Manico’s Honors:

Q4 2008 Call to Arms Award
Q2 2008 Extreme Developer Award
August/98 Recognition/Achievement award
December/97 Customer Service Award
August/97 Achievement award for server development
2002 Sun Certified Programmer for the Java Platform
2004/2005 4 quarterly awards for excellent


Jim Manico’s Contact Settings

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  • consulting offers
  • new ventures
  • job inquiries
  • expertise requests
  • reference requests
  • getting back in touch

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