Nick Twaddell

Senior Systems Engineer at Experian

Location: Orange County, California Area
Industry: Information Technology and Services

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Nick Twaddell's Overview

Current

Senior Systems Engineer at Experian

Past

Owner/Engineer at WebSpace Solutions
Systems Administrator at Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes
PC Technician at Cuesta College

PC Technician at Paso Robles Truck Center

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Education

Cuesta College

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Self motivated technologist with over 14 years of profesional experience in a variety of environments. Most of my experience has been in enterprise e-commerce environments. I possess strong technical skills with the ability to learn and understand new technologies quickly. I can adapt to new situations quickly and hit the ground running. I have a strong background in System/Network security and PCI DSS compliance. I also have a background in software development, so I am able to troubleshoot applications and design infrastructure to best support software development teams.

Specialties:
• F5 Local Traffic, Global Traffic, and Application Security Managers
• Cisco Routing, Switching, Firewalls, Nexus, Unified Computing
• Windows/Linux Server Architecture
• Active Directory specialist
• PCI compliance
• Palo Alto Networks next generation firewalls
• Disaster Recovery
• Data Center Technology
• VMWare ESX, vSphere
• Cloud Technology

Senior Systems Engineer

Experian

Public Company; 10,001+ employees; EXPN; Information Services industry

January 2008 – Present (5 years 5 months) United States

In my five years at Experian I have been on the technical teams that have launched the largest consumer e-commerce sites. I have multiple product launch of the year awards. I personally architected and implemented our F5 LTM/GTM/ASM infrastructure. I am constantly researching the best way to implement new technologies in our environment. I make sure our environment is optimized for performance and disaster recovery. I have researched and resolved all infrastructure security issues to achieve and maintain PCI Compliance Level 1.

Key Responsibilities:
• Research security vulnerabilities and maintain PCI compliance across thousands of devices in multiple data centers
• Provide technical expertise to business projects
• Research and implement new technologies
• Reduce operating risk by implementing high availability solutions
• Architect and manage the Experian F5 infrastructure
• 24/7 on call support rotation
• Cisco Route, Switch, Firewall
• Palo Alto Networks next generation firewalls
• Data Center technologies
• Implemented VMWare ESX Clusters across multiple Data Center's with Disaster Recovery using SRM
• Implemented Cisco Unified Computing Systems, ESXi 5.1, Nexus 1000v

Owner/Engineer

WebSpace Solutions

April 2002 – December 2008 (6 years 9 months) United States

I started WebSpace Solutions from the ground up. I provided custom solutions for small businesses that needed an online presence. I provided high availability linux hosting at a reasonable price. In the six years of running, our unplanned downtime could be measured in minutes.

Key Responsibilities:
• Manage Linux/BSD servers in multiple Data Centers
• Develop custom e-commerce sites for customers
• Technology consulting for startup and small business customers
• Develop custom CRM and marketing applications for customers
• Implement best practices for security and performance on customer sites

Systems Administrator

Lindamood-Bell Learning Processes

Privately Held; 201-500 employees; Education Management industry

March 2006 – December 2007 (1 year 10 months)

While at Lindamood-Bell, I implemented Active Directory for all servers and workstations. Developed an online site for customers to book training classes. Implemented a Terminal Services farm with hundreds of thin clients deployed around the United States. I implemented a VMWare ESX Cluster, SAN and started virtualizing all our production and pre-production systems.

Key Responsibilities:
• Admin of all Windows, Linux, and OSX Servers
• Admin Active Directory, MSsql, IIS, Terminal Services, DNS, DHCP, IAS, Cisco Switching/Routing.
• Develop .NET Web Applications.
• Manage VMWare ESX Clusters