Experience

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  Dragon Sight Publishing

  • Author

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  Dragon Sight Publishing

  • Issaquah, WA

  • Author

    • Mar 2016 - Present
    • Issaquah, WA

    Self published author producing novels in Urban Fantasy, Thrillers, Mysteries, and Romance. First novel was published on Amazon January 2017 and three more are scheduled for 2017. Apple iOS games are going to be created to go with the novels.

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  DragonSight Software, LLC

  • Issaquah, WA

  • CTO

    • 2010 - Present
    • Issaquah, WA

    Working as both CTO and Lead Developer for a small start-up focused on iPhone/iPad application for iOS 7. Oversees technical direction, selects third-party tools, and manages product architecture. Proficient with advanced iOS technologies including iCloud integration of Core Data. Performs app testing and coordinates beta testing. Manages tradeoffs involving features, schedule, and lifecycle. Have free and paid apps in the store, others in beta.

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  T-Mobile

  • Lead IT Analyst

    • Jul 2007 - Jun 2010

    Acted as technical expert in the support of Tibco middleware for Enterprise IT. Reviewed and updated internal documentation. Acted as trainer and coach to team members on areas of expertise. Established regular communications with the internal Tibco customers. Acted as manager of AS Integration to assign and load-balance our staff to ensure sure even coverage on night of deployment as well as have proper staff levels for any aftermath of a deployment. Provided management on more then 350 software deployments. Created KPI's for staff and systems.

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  GraniteEdge Networks

  • Network Security Engineer

    • Jul 2005 - Sep 2006

    Developed test scenarios and performed black and white box testing of security products in an isolated lab environment on a complex networks analytics product. Contributed to a suite of automatic regression, unit, and integration testing to support on-time delivery of hardware and software products.Supported design, development, documentation and training deliverables from the rest of Engineering team. Participated in consulting and R&D efforts.

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  Tactical Security Systems and Consulting Inc.

  • Issaquah, WA

  • Computer Security and Unix Consultant

    • Jan 2002 - Jul 2005
    • Issaquah, WA

    Developed systems and procedures for security testing. Performed security audits and penetration testing. Installed firewalls, intrusion detection systems and security applications on Linux, Solaris, and W2K operating systems. Unix and Windows system administration.

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  Vivendi Universal Games

  • Bellevue, WA

  • Online Technologies Manager

    • Jul 1998 - Jan 2002
    • Bellevue, WA

    Managed a team of system administrators and a DBA for online services group. Oversaw projects, set standards and procedures, set on-call schedules, and recommended personnel actions. Responsible for administrating, maintaining, installing and configuring Unix/Solaris servers for web applications including E-commerce. Responsible for system administration of FTP, DNS, sendmail servers, and Oracle database servers for this high traffic web site (approx. 20 million hits per day). Responsible for site security, performance tuning, network management, and troubleshooting. Designed secure network architectures and firewall configuration for collocated services. Performed security audits and reviewed firewall policies. Set standards for disaster recovery procedures and ensured high availability of services. Designed and managed implementation of a source code control system to securely propagate approved code from development to production servers.

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  Microframe Technologies Inc

  • Ontario, California

  • Manager of Information Systems

    • Apr 1997 - Jul 1998
    • Ontario, California

    Responsible for management of IS Department. Oversaw a small staff of employees servicing in-house needs at this software development company. Managed help desk, system administrators, and hardware technicians. Implemented Web-based incident tracking system. Organized department policies and procedures. Responsible for administrating web servers, file servers, Exchange servers, Cisco routers, firewalls, and a RAS server. Responsible for site security, network management, and troubleshooting.

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  Geocities Inc

  • Santa Monica, CA

  • Senior Unix System Administrator

    • Feb 1997 - Apr 1997
    • Santa Monica, CA

    Responsible for administrating, maintaining, installing and configuring web servers, NFS servers, and Informix database servers for this high traffic web site (approx. 40 million hits per day). Responsible for site security, performance tuning, network management, and troubleshooting. Developed new system architectures

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  ABS Canon, AOP Medical Div

  • Gardena, CA

  • Manager of Technical Services

    • Apr 1996 - Nov 1996
    • Gardena, CA

    Responsible for managing system integrations for a small division of Canon USA which sells turnkey medical imaging software. Visited client sites before the sale to investigate current computer and network equipment, works with the sales team in providing sales support and technical guidance in helping determine the client’s needs, installs and integrates the new system, and provided technical support.

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  University of California, Riverside

  • Riverside, CA

  • Manager of Computing Operations

    • Oct 1992 - Apr 1996
    • Riverside, CA

    Responsible for leadership and direction in managing extensive computing facilities of the College of Engineering. Primary responsibility for the organization, operation and maintenance of the extensive computer facilities supporting the College of Engineering and all engineering departments and programs. Also acted as liaison between college users and personnel in UCR Computing and Communication department, and maintains an accurate overview and vision of the interrelationship with the campus and the College of Engineering's computing facilities and network.