Resume of Chris Sandy
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Summary
Scripting Languages: PHP, Perl, Bash, csh, sh,Python,Jquery
Operating Systems: Linux (Slackware, Debian, RedHat, S.U.S.E, CentOS,Ubuntu), Solaris 7-10, FreeBSD, NetBSD, Microsoft 2000/2003/2008 Server
Connectivity: OC3, T3, T1, ISDN, xDSL, Ethernet, 802.1q, 802.11
Web Servers: Apache 2.x, Apache 1.3.x, HTTPD,NGINX, IIS5, IIS4
Database Servers: MySQL 5.x, MySQL 4.x, Oracle 10/11g
Routers & Firewalls: Cisco, Juniper, Flowpoint, Netopia, Netscreen, Livingston, Checkpoint
Open Source Contributor: phpSupport
Environment Systems: VMWare 3.5
Applications: Siebel 8.0.0.2
Interests
Prior Experiences
- Develop and maintain a MVT system to manage all firewalls and tools deployed though out the network.
- Developed a RestAPI to interact with Thrift to add Data to LDAP and Active Directory.
- Develop and maintain a remote monitoring system to manage and calculate statistics based on length of time to connect, Authenticate and download for all VPN remote locations.
- Develop and maintain portal to generate web proxy statistics.
- Develop and maintain security system fault management support procedures for assigned systems.
- Develop and maintain security incident management procedures for assigned systems.
- Investigate opportunities to update security system capabilities or perform policy updates based upon system performance reports and observed incidents or threats.
- Perform configuration updates, such as modifying configurations, signature definitions or implementing new policies.
- Perform daily OS and application level administration for assigned security elements, support regularly schedule maintenance and change requests.
- Provide advanced application level support for the resolution of security system faults, including system patches and software upgrades.
- Respond to security incidents and report on incident handling and resolution.
- Ensure timely proactive identification and reporting of security gaps and vulnerabilities to the network infrastructure.
- Assist with the preparation of quarterly, monthly, and weekly reports, and trend analysis, based upon network security incidents, faults and performance data.
- Assist with exception security audits to verify completeness of security required configurations and verify system hardening.
- Participate in the post-mortem investigation of catastrophic network security incidents and prepare security incident reports documenting the findings
- Build and configure Oracle Siebel Environments based on specific applications.
- Configure and manage Unix/HP shell scripts for processing operation data.
- Managing and executing remote scripts using SSH and SCP.
- Manage all change and configuration requests processed.
- Record and document all build and configuration procedures.
- Responsible for maintenance and configuration changes for VMWare 3.5 hosts.
- Configuring and building new servers in a VMware 3.5 environment.
- Migrating data loads from environment to environment.
- Responsible for maintaining Help Desk cases and troubleshooting environment issues.
- Responsible for applying and documenting patches crossed environments.
- Complete builds of Siebel 8.0.0.2 systems and database servers.
- Responsible for configuration and change management for (8) Siebel 8.0.0.2 environments.
- Covert installation of security controls and monitoring systems.
- Discreet Insider/Executive/Employee investigations such as Industrial Espionage, extortion, blackmail, theft of Intellectual Property, etc.
- Design and configure Checkpoint firewalls for internal and customer networks.
- Design and extend ipANGEL: an IDS with adaptive intrusion prevention technologies, the primary sustenance of the company.
- Monitoring Internal and Customer firewalls and servers 24/7 to ensure as little downtime as possible.
- Design and configure 20 UNIX/Solaris servers on demand in production and development environments.
- Maintain and configure 50 Solaris 7/8/9, 20 FreeBSD, 10 Slackware (linux) systems in an ISP environment.
- Monitor and maintain all ISP related software: qmail, Sendmail, BIND, djbdns, Apache, FreeRADIUS, MySQL, etc.
- Work closely with customers regarding high-speed Internet connections, collocation servers,
- Configure and work closely with customers to build IP networks to meet their needs.
- Troubleshooting Cisco and Livingston routers for T1's, T3's, SDSL, and ISDN.
- Maintain DNS management system for use by employees and ISP customers.
- Maintain Virtual Webserver management system.
- Provide Unix Administrative support to software development efforts
- Coordinate software development efforts with the NOC and system administration departments
- Program as needed in PHP, Shell, HTML, Perl, C in variety of applications
- Configureand interfacewith Unix-oriented services for software projects such as qmail, Radiator, MySQL, OpenLDAP, Apache, OpenSSH , and OpenSSL
- Ability to manage emergencies and scheduled projects / maintenance 24x7 as required in service-provider environment.
- Troubleshooting dialup connections, web hosting, email and many other Internet related problems.
- Troubleshooting dialup connections, web hosting, email and many other Internet related problems.
- Work closely with customers regarding, high-speed Internet connections, and collocation servers.
- Configure and work closely with customers to build IP networks to meet their needs.
- Configuring Cisco and Livingston routers for T1's, T3's, SDSL, and ISDN.
- Responsible for Opening and Closing Trouble Tickets Internal and External.
- Working with the NOC and Support Trouble Ticket System.
- Customer Service calls to install wiring, DSL, T1, T3, servers and workstations.
- Responsible for taking two days a week Syswatch 24 hours. This includes responding to pages, and monitoring the NOC system.
- Building workstations and Servers. (Maintain hardware and troubleshot bad hardware)
- Maintain and configure SunOS4, SunOS5, FreeBSD, NetBSD, Slackware (linux) , and Windows 2000 server and Advanced server.
- Maintain and configure web servers for high-end websites.
- Responsible for Opening and Closing Trouble Tickets.
- Configuring Flowpoint and Netopia Routers for SDSL.
Specialist 3, Systems Administration at Comcast
1/3/2011 – Present
Test Environment Engineer at Merck Inc.
8/7/07 – 12/31/2010
Senior Developer and Security Analyst at Lucid Security Corp.
3/2003 - 07/2006
Systems Engineer at Broadview Networks.
6/2004 – 12/2005
UNIX Software Engineer, NOC Technician at NetCarrier Inc.
10/2002 – 6/2004
Systems Administrator at NetReach Inc. / FastNET.
10/1999 - 1/2002
Language and Platform Skills
Education
| Degree | Graduation Year |
|---|---|
| Abington Highschool | 1995 |