All, I am seeking a position working as a Unix System Engineer/Admin or a Security Engineer/Admin. I prefer to work in the Northeast, but would consider other areas.
I have worked in the wireless/internet industry for the past five years, primarily in a Engineering/Network Operations Center environment. In my most recent position I worked as a Security Administrator for Voicestream Wireless, focusing on: Sun Solaris, HP-UX, Checkpoint FW-1 on Nokia IP 440, Cisco router and switch security for the GPRS wireless data project. My responsibility was to manage all aspects of security for the project: Host based security and intrusion detection, firewall evaluation and selection, network intrusion detection and security. Sincerely, Thomas M. Bell Resume Thomas Mitchell Bell 595 Joan Street Cranberry Township, Pa 16066 (412) 296-4789 mobile (724) 779-4789 home [EMAIL PROTECTED] Objective: To work in an environment that fosters growth, values effort, and challenges me professionally. Skills: Setup, configuration, maintenance of Sun Enterprise Servers, Workstations. Setup, configuration, of Solaris 7 and 8, NIS, NIS+, NFS, SAMBA, Veritas Volume Manager, NetBackup, Soltice DiskSuite. Setup configuration of HP 9000 Enterprise Servers, Workstations, Diskless clients. HP-UX 10.2 - 11.0. Experienced with host vulnerability assessment security tools. COPS, Crack. Experienced with network vulnerability assessment tools. Saint, Dsniff, CIS, ISS. Host hardening on Solaris, HP-UX, Linux, Windows 2000. Setup and configuration of Cisco 7140 VPN/routers. Firewall experience. Checkpoint, PIX, IP Filter. NAI Sniffer Pro network analysis. Network intrusion detection system. Network Flight Recorder. Snort. Used HP Openview, OEMF, Nokia NMS 2000, MRTG, Netsaint, BMC Patrol. Installed, configured and maintained Oracle 7, 8 relational database. University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, Security Administrator II, ISD-ISG, 1/2002 - 3/2002. Worked on securing UPMC network to comply with new HIPAA regulations governing patient data privacy. Project lead on the daily review of system security logs project. Project lead on the host based intrusion detection project. Host and network penetration testing using commercial and freeware tools. Checkpoint Firewall exception handling. Voicestream Wireless, System/Network Security, Engineering & Operations, 4/2000 - 10/2001. Responsible for the security initiative for Voicestream Engineering and Operations. Recommended and assisted our security consulting team to assess, design and implement security for the Engineering and Operations Network, GPRS, WAP, SMSC, NMS. Managed and implemented installation of SSH, Tripwire, and recommended system security configurations. Participated in evaluation of several firewall vendors and made recommendations to the engineering team. Assisted in the installation and configuration of Nokia IP650 Checkpoint firewall. Responsible for entire GPRS/ WAP network/host security. Worked with Nokia, Cisco, and engineering team to design and implement security on Cisco 7000 series high performance routers/firewalls. Installation and upgrades of Solaris 7, 8 on Sun Netra T1, 220R, 420R hardware. Tightened OS Security on Solaris, HP-UX. Researched and provided OS Security implementation procedures for System Administrators. Amazon.com, Operations Supervisor, System and Network Operations Center, 8/99 to 4/2000. Handled the discovery, troubleshooting and engagement in two national DDOS attacks in February 2000. Responsible for Operations Training program. Designed tutorial based program with certifications to measure effectiveness. Received recognition from management in designing and implementing training program. Project managed the completion of new main operations monitoring center. Ensured a uniform level of high-quality customer service by supervising operators on shift. Performed direct counseling on job performance, performance reviews, organize operator personnel resources, and assorted supervisory tasks. Performed problem tracking for critical system problems. Provided a high-level overview of systems status on demand. Participated in the rollout of several new Amazon.com infrastructure initiatives. Aerial Communications, System Security Administrator, National Technical Operations, 8/97 to 8/99. Standardized User Access on entire Aerial Engineering and Operations Network. Managed security on Aerial's network elements HLR, MSC, OMC, OEMF, SMSC, OTA, and IN Platforms. Provided backup UNIX and Oracle administrative support of network management systems and network elements as required. Developed network security procedures and standards and work with regional system administrators to implement. Performed regular security audits of network elements and network element access. Developed automated scripts to audit network element access. Maintained documentation of network configuration identifying all potential points of external access. Responsible for the performance and maintenance of HP 9000 system using HP-UX 10.2 running Oracle 7.3 with Nokia NMS/2000 network software and HP MC Service Guard. Responsible for daily system checks, installing hardware and software changes, users, security and trouble shooting. Education: University Of Pittsburgh Studies directed toward Environmental Sciences degree GPA 3.0 California University of Pa Completed one year of pre-engineering degree studies. GPA 3.43 Attended training courses at Hewlett-Packard, Oracle, Sun, Cisco, and NAI Sniffer. HP - Fundamentals of the Unix System, HP-UX System Admin 1, HP-UX System Admin 2 Oracle - Intro to Oracle SQL and PL/SQL, Oracle 7 Server and Admin, Oracle 8 Backup and Recovery. Sun - Solaris Operating System - TCP/IP Network Admin, Perl Programming. Cisco - Managing Cisco Security NAI Sniffer - TCP/IP Network Analysis and Troubleshooting, TCP/IP Applications:Concepts and Troubleshooting, Troubleshooting with the Snifffer Pro Analyzer. Security conferences have included SANS 98, LISA 99, Black Hat 2000, and DefCon 8. References and salary history furnished upon request Thomas M. Bell
