
Senior Systems Programmer at DST Systems, Inc.
Kansas City, Missouri Area

Senior Systems Programmer at DST Systems, Inc.
Kansas City, Missouri Area
I specialize in Information Security and UNIX System Administration in a wide range of environments.
Security: Physical Security, InfoSec, Vulnerability Assessment, SOX/SAS70/PCI Audits, Remediation and Identity Management.
Systems Administration: Linux, AIX, Solaris, BSD.
Configuration/Management: Apache Web Server, MySQL / MySQL NDB Cluster, Juniper/NetScreen Firewall
System Software: Tivoli (TSM) backup agent, Knox Arkeia, Big Brother system monitor, LogWatch and more
Programming (Competent): Shell script (Bourne/Bash/Korn), PHP
Hardware: x86/x64 Server PC building and repair, Apple/Macintosh, familiar with troubleshooting, upgrade and repair procedures for Sun Microsystems, Dell, and IBM pSeries Servers
Network Vulnerability Assessments, Wireless network security hardening, server setup and configuration, Technical writing
(Writing and Editing industry)
January 2008 — Present (1 year 11 months)
Reporting on bicycle commuting and mountain biking.
(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; DST; Financial Services industry)
January 2007 — Present (2 years 11 months)
Established leader in the mutual fund services space. Responsible for security administration on Solaris, AIX and Linux servers. Log management, testing new software, identity management, audits and vulnerability remediation. Also a security consultant for other business units as needed.
(Computer Networking industry)
July 2006 — January 2007 (7 months)
Contract consultant for DST Systems, Inc. Responsible for security administration on Solaris, AIX and Linux servers.
(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)
January 2006 — June 2006 (6 months)
Startup company in the social search space. Maintained a cluster of 200+ OpenBSD servers, deployed proprietary software to cluster, managed source code repository with Subversion, assisted with Development, QA and Network duties as needed.
(Educational Institution; 1001-5000 employees; Higher Education industry)
1997 — January 2006 (9 years )
Administration of Linux, Solaris and AIX Servers. Maintained and reported on Tivoli TSM Backups of all servers for Computing Support Services. Top-Tier technical support for faculty and staff. Programming internal and client-facing applications with PHP and Oracle. Automation of many arduous tasks. Served on the committee responsible for deployment of campus-wide WiFi. Wrote internal procedures documents.
(Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Computer & Network Security industry)
2000 — 2001 (1 year )
Technical support for firewall/VPN issues. Performed vulnerability and audit compliance assessments. Wrote internal procedures documents.
(Information Technology and Services industry)
1995 — 1996 (1 year )
Information Technology 1996 — 2004
1994 — 1997
Information Security, Physical Security, Networking with like minds, Writing, Bicycling, Tinkering, Photography, Music
Cowtown Computer Congress (CCCKC), KC PHP User Group, KCPUG, 2600, Johnson County Bicycle Club, DEF CON