Tim Kehres Email & Phone Number

Hong Kong

Established Jade Connections as an Internet consulting and services company delivering Internet system and network solutions. Jade’s focus is with the design, implementation, deployment, management and outsourcing of enterprise networks with security and operational reliability and efficiencies being the top priorities. Responsible for all datacenter operations including hardware/software upgrades and configuration. Current projects are in the area of enterprise security and involve the… Show more Established Jade Connections as an Internet consulting and services company delivering Internet system and network solutions. Jade’s focus is with the design, implementation, deployment, management and outsourcing of enterprise networks with security and operational reliability and efficiencies being the top priorities. Responsible for all datacenter operations including hardware/software upgrades and configuration. Current projects are in the area of enterprise security and involve the integration of routers, firewalls, IPS, SIEM and network management systems into the Jade Security Framework. Past projects include:Designed, coded, tested and deployed the first version of the Jade Security Framework, a thin extendable security layer providing easy to use hooks for applications and security components to control network security settings. The first version includes tools for the manipulation of firewall IP block rules (timed and static) by any machine on the network as well as command line tools used to run and maintain the Jade DNSBL spam defense.Designed and fielded our first network management infrastructure based on Zabbix 2. The system was redesigned and extended in early 2018 with Zabbix 3.4.7. The new system added problem response automation to many of the triggers increasing overall system uptime and reliability.Designed, coded and deployed the Jade Spamproc Tools. These tools provide automated spam mail header analysis, ARF based abuse reporting, notification to the applicable service provider and insertion into the Jade DNSBL. Several years of manual analysis time has already been saved.Built the first Jade collaborative / purpose driven web community. Integrated tools and practices from a range of disciplines including social networking, publishing (document workflow), project management, collaborative team building and management, and Internet communications. The first alpha release (PinoyTalk) went online in early 2009. Show less

Macau

Operation for MONIC, the Internet domain name registry for Macau (see www.monic.mo) was transferred to HNET in March 2011. Organized the initial team from Hong Kong and Macau who put together the winning government proposal. Built and deployed the initial systems:September 2010: Team establishment with HN Group (Macau), dotAsia Organization (Hong Kong) and other Hong Kong Internet leaders.November 2010: Submission of winning government bid for the redesign and build of the .mo… Show more Operation for MONIC, the Internet domain name registry for Macau (see www.monic.mo) was transferred to HNET in March 2011. Organized the initial team from Hong Kong and Macau who put together the winning government proposal. Built and deployed the initial systems:September 2010: Team establishment with HN Group (Macau), dotAsia Organization (Hong Kong) and other Hong Kong Internet leaders.November 2010: Submission of winning government bid for the redesign and build of the .mo ccTLD. Primary technical areas of contribution were in network and server architecture.February 2011: Was wholly responsible for the building and configuration of all servers, networks, and cabling across two datacenters for the new MONIC. This included design and implementation of the following services: distributed electronic mail (failover across 3 networks), web, VoIP (Asterisk – SIP/IAX2/SCCP), CRM, CMS, DNS, and office services (SMB and DHCP).June 2011: Design and implementation of internal information portal based on the Drupal CMS.September 2011: Ongoing enhancement of services, documentation, and training of new staff.September 2013: Designed and implemented a remote network monitor solution which continually monitored and reported problems for HTTP, DNS, SMTP, and IMAP protocols. Show less

San Francisco, Hong Kong, Manila

Director for the IMA group of companies. IMA customers included Fortune 500 and large government organizations worldwide. Key areas of responsibilities included market research, product development, and daily operations. Founded International Messaging Associates (IMA), an Internet software company specializing in electronic messaging solutions in 1993. The IMA gateway products for cc:Mail became the de-facto corporate standard solution in their market. Was the Chief architect for… Show more Director for the IMA group of companies. IMA customers included Fortune 500 and large government organizations worldwide. Key areas of responsibilities included market research, product development, and daily operations. Founded International Messaging Associates (IMA), an Internet software company specializing in electronic messaging solutions in 1993. The IMA gateway products for cc:Mail became the de-facto corporate standard solution in their market. Was the Chief architect for the Internet Exchange for cc:Mail product, the first Windows based MIME compliant gateway for Lotus cc:Mail. Involved with the IETF working group responsible for developing the MIME Internet standard, now the basis for all structured messages used in Internet electronic mail and the World Wide Web.Established the first Hong Kong office, in May 1994, providing core product development, technical support, sales, and production. Grew annual revenue from zero to almost US$ 2M in the first two years of operation, without external funding. Guided the company through a successful private funding placement in 1999 (US$ 2M). Chief architect for the Internet Exchange Messaging Server, a high-end server email platform. Managed over 15 software product releases, including sales collateral and web updates.Established IMA Philippines in 1997 to provide English language technical support and technical writing capabilities. The scope of the office was later expanded to include software development, web site design, and marketing / sales functions. Staffing grew from zero to over 50 staff within first two two years. Total management responsibility, including operations (network and office), staffing, administrative (including accounting), technical (support, development, sales, and technical writing staff), and legal. Established international call center facility in March 1998 to directly serve North American customers. Show less

Menlo Park, California

Chief architect for Siren Mail, a MIME-compatible email client for UNIX workstations (both X-Windows and ASCII based).

Campbell, California

Provided technical training and assistance for the Technical Support group on Internet email technologies and quality assurance and testing for the Touch SMTP gateway. Wrote the Touch SMTP gateway manual and related documents. Performed SMTP gateway and related modules program development and testing.

Sunnyvale, California

Worked with the local AT&T staff and researchers at Bell Laboratories in the development of a fax based personnel data submission system. This system allowed personnel managers at the various AT&T facilities to be able to submit standard forms via fax. Once received, the systems would automatically extract the pertinent information from the received image, integrating this with a backend database system.

Livermore, California

Internet / Network design with the Technology Information Systems group. Involved with the design and implementation of enhancements to the TIS Electronic Mail system, a mail client then widely used within the U.S. Government. Member of the program committee for the IFIP WG 6.5 International Conference on Message Handling Systems and Distributed Applications. Served as the chair for the IFIP WG 6.5 Task Group on Gateways. Actively involved with the National Institutes of Standards and… Show more Internet / Network design with the Technology Information Systems group. Involved with the design and implementation of enhancements to the TIS Electronic Mail system, a mail client then widely used within the U.S. Government. Member of the program committee for the IFIP WG 6.5 International Conference on Message Handling Systems and Distributed Applications. Served as the chair for the IFIP WG 6.5 Task Group on Gateways. Actively involved with the National Institutes of Standards and Technology Workshops for OSI, MHS Special Interest Group. Design and implementation of a CDCMail gateway (Control Data project). Show less

Santa Clara, California

Consultant to AT&T UNIX PC (3B1) Project - designed and implemented a software development environment integrating configuration management / change control with build / installation automation for the AT&T UNIX PC release. This system allowed simple integration of software changes while at the same time ensuring build integrity and the ability to track module versions in released software.

Palo Alto, California

The Wollongong Group (TWG) was the first company to commercialize the TCP/IP protocols and applications used within the research and government networking communities (ARPANET). This network foundation was later to become the basis for most modern local area networks and the Internet.Projects included the design and implementation of networking software (TCP/IP) for the IBM 370 series computers running UNIX System V. TCP/IP network stack and application porting to XENIX (Microsoft… Show more The Wollongong Group (TWG) was the first company to commercialize the TCP/IP protocols and applications used within the research and government networking communities (ARPANET). This network foundation was later to become the basis for most modern local area networks and the Internet.Projects included the design and implementation of networking software (TCP/IP) for the IBM 370 series computers running UNIX System V. TCP/IP network stack and application porting to XENIX (Microsoft UNIX for the Intel 286), Plexus (Z8000 based), and AT&T 3B5 minicomputers. XENIX kernel serial I/O driver enhancements for Systech serial expansion boards. Established and maintained corporate electronic mail gateway. Show less

Santa Clara, California

Software / System engineer for a pioneer startup UNIX microcomputer company. Projects supporting the FTI 3000 and 500 UNIX computers included SMD disk formatter design and implementation, and demonstration software for a new graphics system (predecessor to the modern color workstation displays). Worked with outside software vendors, developed software releases and performed software verification on compilers and data base systems. Assisted with solving problems related to the manufacturing… Show more Software / System engineer for a pioneer startup UNIX microcomputer company. Projects supporting the FTI 3000 and 500 UNIX computers included SMD disk formatter design and implementation, and demonstration software for a new graphics system (predecessor to the modern color workstation displays). Worked with outside software vendors, developed software releases and performed software verification on compilers and data base systems. Assisted with solving problems related to the manufacturing of the FTI computers. Show less