Dr. Michael G. Mathews 
Phone: (972) 393-4129 
Mobile: (469) 360-2200 
E-Mail:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Technical Base 
Security 
Site security reviews, access control (physical and logical), network
security (architecture, firewalls, and intrusion detection), security
management (corporate/network policies, awareness, and risk management),
operating system security (system services, OS hardening, AAA services),
application security, cryptography (technology, principles, and
implementation), disaster recovery planning, incident response planning
(preparation, detection, and investigation). 

Network Design/Architecture 
Local, Storage Area, Campus, Enterprise, Metropolitan, and Global;
Multi-Router, Multi-Platform, Multi-Vendor, Multi-OS Networks.  Secure
e-commerce, policy enforcement, VPN, secure PKI use, design, and
deployment for Entrust and Verisign.  Network management, change
management, intrusion detection, remote access, trouble ticketing,
large-scale secure email systems, dynamic DNS/DHCP design and
management. 

Internet Services  
Firewall architecture, management, and troubleshooting, DMZ/secure zone
architecture, back-end database connectivity, DNS architecture,
deployment, and management, secure e-mail solutions, strong
authentication design, secured remote server administration,
site-to-site and client-server VPN architecture. 

Industry Specific Security Experience 
GLB Act, HIPPA, BS7799/ISO17799, Wrote VISA's Third Party CISP
Requirements, Privacy Act 

Select Customer List 
Financials (VISA, Deutsche Bank, Merrill Lynch, Charles Schwab, State
Street), Healthcare (United Health Group, Global Health Exchange,
Medtronic), Transportation (Boeing, American Airlines, Orbitz),
Insurance (Nationwide, MetLife), Pharmaceutical (Johnson & Johnson),
Publishing (Oxford University Press), Communication (Exodus, Nokia),
Internet (Yahoo, eBay, buy.com, eTrue, egghead.com) 

Current Position 
Master Network/Security Architect - InfoSec Consulting, Inc.:  Dallas,
Texas (2001 - Present) 
Provide security and networking consulting services at customer
locations worldwide, and deliver detailed reports with recommendations
for strategic and tactical enterprise security planning 
Design and present customized network security training within Exodus,
at information technology expositions, and at customer locations 
Develop network security architecture plans for many of the Fortune 500
and the U.S. Government 
Conduct on-site computer and network security architecture assessments
and develop information systems security policy framework documents for
customers.  
Provide risk analysis audits and develop disaster recovery plans 
Design and direct implementation of the security infrastructure within
the Exodus global network 
Design, configure and implement secure network facilities such as
firewalls for Internet, intranet, and extranet connections to support
and protect e-commerce applications as well as enterprise and process
control networks 
Produce comprehensive reports for customers on LAN traffic analysis,
site security, network configuration and specify recommendations for
improvements to global, metropolitan, enterprise, campus, and LAN
designs with business critical recommendations for strategic and
tactical planning 
Train and mentor junior level security personnel 

Certifications 
Cisco Certified Internetworking Expert (CCIE), Cisco Systems, Inc. 
Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP), Cisco Systems, Inc. 
Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP), Cisco Systems, Inc. 
Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP), (ISC)2, Inc.
Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE Win2K), Microsoft Corporation
RedHat Certified Engineer (RHCE), RedHat, Inc. 

Education 
PhD Chemical Physics, May 1995, Tulane University, New Orleans,
Louisiana. 
BS Chemistry and Philosophy, May 1990, Spring Hill College, Mobile,
Alabama. 

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