Scott Moonen

Current

• Advisory Software Engineer at IBM

Past

• Application Programmer at IBM
• Independent Consultant at setSystems
• Lecturer in Computer Science at Messiah College

• Curriculum Development Assistant at Messiah College
• Math Tutor at Harrisburg Area Community College

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Education

• Messiah College
• HACC

Recommended

2 people have recommended Scott

Connections

237 connections

Industry

Computer Software

Websites

• My Website

Scott Moonen’s Summary

Software engineer with experience in operating system development, network programming and network security, and web applications. Interested in creating solutions to technically challenging and complex software engineering problems. Committed to excellence and continued learning.

Scott Moonen’s Specialties:

Networking: TCP/IP, IPv6, IPsec/VPN, ISAKMP/IKE/IKEv2
Primary languages: C, C++, PL/X, z/Architecture assembly language, Perl, Python, Ruby, Clojure, PHP, SQL, UNIX shell scripting
Frameworks: Django, Rails, Google App Engine
Platforms: DOS, Windows, z/OS, z/VM, Solaris, Linux, AIX, QNX

Scott Moonen’s Experience

• Advisory Software Engineer

  IBM

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

  June 2000 — Present (10 years 2 months)

  Software developer for z/OS Communications Server, the TCP/IP stack for the IBM z/Series mainframe.
  
  Areas of responsibility and influence are broad, including software design, development, unit and function test, diagnosis and support, writing and reviewing documentation, and performance improvement.
  
  Most significant areas of expertise include the TCP protocol, IPv6, IPsec/VPN, ISAKMP/IKE/IKEv2, and network management APIs.

• Application Programmer

  IBM

  (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)

  May 1999 — May 2000 (1 year 1 month)

  DB2 database reporting using Brio technology; Visual Basic development. Development of intranet-based GIS database reporting system.

• Independent Consultant

  setSystems

  (Computer Software industry)

  October 1998 — May 2000 (1 year 8 months)

  Perform Linux administration tasks, CGI development and maintenance.

• Lecturer in Computer Science

  Messiah College

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  September 1999 — December 1999 (4 months)

  Taught CS281, System Internals and Assembly Language.

• Curriculum Development Assistant

  Messiah College

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  May 1997 — May 1999 (2 years 1 month)

  Assisted with redesign of Computer Programming I, Networking and Operating Systems courses. Duties included input into course design, development of labs and assignments, contribution to materials used as worktext, and tutoring help for students in courses.

• Math Tutor

  Harrisburg Area Community College

  (Educational Institution; Higher Education industry)

  May 1996 — August 1996 (4 months)

  Tutoring of HACC summer students.

Scott Moonen’s Education

• Messiah College

  BA , Computer Science, Mathematics , 1996 — 2001

  Magna Cum Laude, 1998 Boyer Scholar, Outdoors Club Vice President, Symphonic Winds first chair flute, Orchestra first chair flute, Dean's List six semesters.

  Activities and Societies:

  Symphonic Winds, Orchestra, Flute Choir, Outdoors Club, Sigma Zeta

• HACC

  1995 — 1996

Additional Information

Scott Moonen’s Websites:

• My Website

Scott Moonen’s Interests:

theology, Christian living, data structures and algorithms, mathematical modeling, number theory, discrete mathematics, abstract algebra, artificial intelligence, neural networks, functional programming, wiki, TCP/IP, IPsec, chess, web applications, extreme programming, running, baroque music, flute, hiking, camping, backpacking

Scott Moonen’s Groups:

Sovereign Grace Church, Sigma Zeta

•    The Greater IBM Connection: IBM's alumni program for past and present IBM employees
•    Python Community
•    Mainframe Security Gurus
•    Information Security Community
•    Open Source
•    Django
•    Global Security Professional
•    Mainframe Experts Network
•    IBMers
•    Reformed Evangelical Professionals Network
•    Ruby On Rails Community
•    Ubuntu Group
•    Debian Users
•    Messiah College Alumni & Student Networking Group
•    IETF - The Internet Engineering Task Force
•    Prototype Community
•    Rubyists
•    Campaign for Liberty
•    Google App Engine Developers
•    Homeschool Dads
•    System z Advocates
•    Clojure Users
•    z/OS Comm Server Professionals

Scott Moonen’s Honors:

• Patent application for "Management of duplicate TCP connections using sequence and acknowledgment numbers," 2008.
• Patent application for "Efficient synchronization of a sliding buffer window to prevent packet re-injection in an internet protocol (IP) network," 2008.
• IBM Bravo award for outstanding customer support and advocacy, 2007.
• Patent application for "System and method for partitioning a multi-level security namespace," 2007.
• Patent application for "Method and system for multiplexing multiple level security server applications on the same internet address and port," 2007.
• Patent application for "IKE Daemon Self-Adjusting Negotiation Throttle," 2006.
• Patent application for "Apparatus and Methods for Processing Filter Rules," 2005.
• IBM Bravo! award for outstanding dedication and teamwork, 2003.

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