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Gurnee, Illinois, United States

Accelerated expansion of Common Criteria evaluations and FIPS 140-2 certifications into the IBM and z/OS multi-million dollar product arena.Participated in evaluations of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, verifying all aspects of the operating system against the Common Criteria at Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL) 4.Guided teams of evaluators and consultants as project leader and lead evaluator to achieve on-schedule and ahead of schedule performance for Common Criteria and FIPS 140-2… Show more Accelerated expansion of Common Criteria evaluations and FIPS 140-2 certifications into the IBM and z/OS multi-million dollar product arena.Participated in evaluations of Red Hat Enterprise Linux, verifying all aspects of the operating system against the Common Criteria at Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL) 4.Guided teams of evaluators and consultants as project leader and lead evaluator to achieve on-schedule and ahead of schedule performance for Common Criteria and FIPS 140-2 evaluations.Analyzed Linux kernel for security and cryptographic functionality. Generated test plans to verify security met FIPS 140-2 criteria.Performed code reviews of OpenSSL, libgcrypt, NSS, OpenSSH and strongSwan Linux applications to ensure integrity and security.Increased company revenue by expanding integrity audits and penetration testing to new platforms.Member of red team performing penetration testing of electronic voting systems. Show less

Tripled the customer base and increased revenue over 400%.Transformed ad-hoc one person development effort into a professional ten person development team.Created product support team providing 24 by 7 support for products.Maximized product sales by architecting product line from background only to include foreground capabilities. Expanded the product line from a single product to a security management suite of three related products.Taught mainframe security classes under… Show more Tripled the customer base and increased revenue over 400%.Transformed ad-hoc one person development effort into a professional ten person development team.Created product support team providing 24 by 7 support for products.Maximized product sales by architecting product line from background only to include foreground capabilities. Expanded the product line from a single product to a security management suite of three related products.Taught mainframe security classes under contract to IBM to security professionals for multiple years.Presented security topics to large audiences at the Vanguard Security and Compliance Conference for 13 years. Show less

Senior Technical Lead across multiple IBM development laboratories coordinating design and development to achieve NIST B1 certification for IBM MVS/ESA systems.Led department in the design and develop of IAM software, coordinating the team effort, reviewing designs and code, resolving technical issues and ensuring on-time delivery. Designed and developed storage management, auxiliary storage and service software for System 38 and AS400 systems.