• Experience in Microsoft Visual C/C++ compilers since 1995. • Significant knowledge in Assembly x86, mainly used for reverse engineering in order to analyze and debug Win32 applications. • MCP certifications in developing desktop applications and distributed applications with Microsoft Visual C/C++ (exams 70-015 and 70-016). • Advanced knowledge of NT platform (Kernel, Executive, Virtual Memory Manager, Cache Manager, Object Manager, I/O Manager, PnP Manager, Power Manager). • Experience on device drivers development (DDK and WDM), filter drivers (File Systems, Redirectors, TDI, HID, i8042, Storage) working with: File Access Control, Real time file encryption, virtual drivers for 16 bits applications running at Win32 platform, Thunk DLLs and Ginas. • Windows NT native API Hooking in order to protect processes as well as controlling the registry access. • Performing Win32 API hooking in order to monitor, control and process protection. • Intercepting the process launching in Win32 platform in order to code injection in real time. • Experience in using tools for Windows Kernel Debugging like SoftIce and Windbg, debugging virtual machines (named pipe) and real machines (using RS 232 and Firewire connections). • DDE, RPC, COM, DCOM, COM+, MTS, SQL, ADO, ATL, SDK, MFC, ActiveX, Windows Sockets, Windows Hooks, SIDs, tokens, security descriptors, Access control lists (ACL), privilegies and Windows services. • Reading and writing in PE structure (Portable Executable). • Other languages: Visual Basic, VB Script, ASP, Java, Java Script, HTML, Assembly x86 and .Net Framework . • Windows VXD development for Windows 9x platform. • Experience in using VTOOLSD Kit for VXDs development. • Building File System filters for Windows 9x platform. • Experience in developing small embedded systems using PIC microcontrollers in assembly language.Specialties: * Windows Kernel Development* Information Security* Low level development* Hardware affinity