Rob Vaughn

Experienced Software and Security Engineer & Architect

Portland, Oregon Area

Current
  • Computer/Web Programmer & Security Consultant at Rob Vaughn Consulting
Past
  • Lead Systems Architect at Pheedo, Inc.
  • Chief Systems Architect & Programmer at WiredFlyer / MYBv
  • Lead J2EE Application Developer at AM&A
  • Consultant at Amazing! Online Consulting
  • Consultant at ADP Dealer Services
  • Senior Software Engineer at InterTrust
  • Consultant at Envoy Global, Inc
  • Technical Project & Team Lead at Zombie
  • Senior Software Engineer at ADP Dealer Services
Education
  • (ISC)2
  • Portland Community College
  • Cornell University
  • State University of New York College at Plattsburgh
Connections
127 connections
Industry
Computer Software
Websites

Rob Vaughn’s Summary

PLEASE NOTE: I am only interested in job openings in the Portland, OR metro area.

Currently seeking a long-term, full-time permanent position in the Software Engineering, Quality Assurance and System/Network Security fields. I have a very broad and diverse background across a wide range of platforms, operating systems, programming languages, design and development methodologies, etc.

A seasoned high-tech industry engineer, with 15+ years of software development, Web server and site design, implementation and testing, and hardware installation and support. Strong technical skills and ability to pick up new technologies based on business and customer needs, with a wide variety of past experience. Coding emphasis on simplicity, robustness, readability, adaptability and maintainability. Excellent organizational, communication and interpersonal skills, with a strong attention to detail & belief in teamwork.

I have extensive programming experience in PHP, Perl, C, and almost every UNIX/Linux shell scripting language, with some experience in C# / .NET, Java / J2EE, C++, Python, as well as many others as listed on my resume. My graduate work focused in part on highly-available, fault-tolerant redundant systems, so I am well-versed in enterprise-level scalable “always available” system architecture both in theory and practice. During my last full-time position with Pheedo, I helped plan, build and manage the growth of the company from a single hosted server to a company-owned, load-balanced server cluster with multiple redundant database and Web servers, as well as the introduction of separate development, testing, source control and backup systems, all in the course of under a year.

I have worked with several Design Pattern methodologies as well as both Booch and Yourdon Object-Oriented Design, and UML.

Please contact me for a copy of my resume, technical background, references, etc.

Rob Vaughn’s Specialties:

Technical and programming team lead and project management, business development, systems and network architecture and design, long-term strategic technical planning for business growth needs, programming / software engineering, across a vert wide variety of hardware/platforms/OS & programming languages.


Rob Vaughn’s Experience

  • Computer/Web Programmer & Security Consultant

    Rob Vaughn Consulting

    (Computer & Network Security industry)

    May 2006Present (3 years 7 months)

    Misc. custom system software & Web application design & specification – network & systems security analysis, audit & review – network & systems design, development, implementation and management – quality assurance (QA) & testing (black, white, grey, load testing) – security auditing & compliance, secure systems, applications and/or network design and review.

  • Security Auditor & Programmer

    ADP Dealer Services

    (Public Company; ADP; Computer Software industry)

    March 2009July 2009 (5 months)

  • N/A

    azad

    (Computer Software industry)

    May 2008May 2008 (1 month)

    Interviewing.

  • N/A

    WorkHabit

    (Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Internet industry)

    20072007 (less than a year)

    Consulting.

  • Lead Systems Architect

    Pheedo, Inc.

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

    April 2005May 2006 (1 year 2 months)

  • Chief Systems Architect & Programmer

    WiredFlyer / MYBv

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

    January 2001August 2005 (4 years 8 months)

    Lead software architect, designer and programmer for a Web-based database- and graphics-driven vacation package marketing and re-branding reseller site. Company since sold to Tramax Travel Industry in 2005.

  • Lead J2EE Application Developer

    AM&A

    (Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Computer Software industry)

    April 2004April 2005 (1 year 1 month)

    Lead J2EE Application Developer using with Java/JSP/ Javascript programming using JBoss, Eclipse, Tomcat, MS SQL Server. Built and installed several Linux servers for company Web site (external and internal-use), dedicated email spam/virus filter to replace poorly performing commercial software.

  • Consultant

    Amazing! Online Consulting

    (Computer Software industry)

    October 1998March 2004 (5 years 6 months)

    Linux programming consultant, main focus on Web design and development, with systems maintenance and programming, and server installation and support periodically.

  • Consultant

    ADP Dealer Services

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ADP; Computer Software industry)

    20012003 (2 years )

    Periodic contracting with the Systems Development and/or Quality Assurance groups, providing software development, enhancement and maintenance, test design, automated test scripting, testing and debugging of Dealer Services Platform Systems.

  • Senior Software Engineer

    InterTrust

    (Public Company; 201-500 employees; ITRU; Computer Software industry)

    October 1999December 2000 (1 year 3 months)

    Started as an Intel employee during company spin-off, which was called PassEdge until bought out by InterTrust at the end of 2000. Senior Software Engineer working on client-side systems, lead creation of complete "live demo" system for trade-shows and potential clients, in conjunction with marketing and human-factors/UI coworkers, which also provided major product testing and feedback for QA and development.

  • Consultant

    Envoy Global, Inc

    (Computer Software industry)

    19962000 (4 years )

  • Technical Project & Team Lead

    Zombie

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

    March 1999October 1999 (8 months)

  • Senior Software Engineer

    ADP Dealer Services

    (Public Company; Computer Software industry)

    19941999 (5 years )


Rob Vaughn’s Education

  • (ISC)2

    Certification , CISSP , 20072007

    Activities and Societies:
    CISSP issued August 2007.
  • Portland Community College

    N/A , Misc. Classes, Various Semesters , 19962007

    Various coursework at PCC to update my skills and technical expertise.

    Activities and Societies:
    Intermediate Programming in C# (2008) • Intro to Programming C# (2007) • Quick Intro to Ajax Programming & Testing (2007) • Windows NT/2000 System Administration and Integration I, II, & III • Intro to OOP w/Visual C++ (1997) • Automated Test Development (1996) • Automated Tests with TET (1996) • Empower RTE Test Environment (1996) • ISO 9000 Certification (1996)
  • Cornell University

    MS , Computer Science , 19911994

    Focus in Programming Languages, Networking, and Fault-Tolerant Distributed (Highly Available) Computing.

  • State University of New York College at Plattsburgh

    BS , Computer Science , 19861990

    Activities and Societies:
    Minors in Physics and Math
    Hudson Scholarship for Academic Excellence

Additional Information

Rob Vaughn’s Websites:

Rob Vaughn’s Interests:

Project Management, Software Development Technical and Team Lead, Senior/Lead Programming, Systems/Applications/Network Security (CISSP), Cryptography, Business Development and Planning

Rob Vaughn’s Groups:

EdgeLink, (ISC)2 / CISSP, pdxMindShare, City of Portland, ISSA

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Rob Vaughn’s Honors:

Hudson Scholarship Award 1988 & 1989
Award for Academic Excellence in Computer Science April 1990


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