Resume - InfoSec Analyst

From: Paul Hosking (phoskingat_private)
Date: Wed Jun 06 2001 - 19:19:16 PDT

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    I am in the process of making a career move within the Information Security field.  I am available immediately and interested in relocation.  Please feel free to forward my information to those who may have interest in my experience.  I would also be open in any suggestions list members may have.
    
    Included is a flat-text resume.  Additional file formats and information available on request.  Thanks.
    
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    Paul Hosking
    (925) 462-6338
    (408) 829-9402 (cell)
    phoskingat_private
    
    
    SUMMARY
    
    A highly motivated information security professional with a
    background in system administration.  Also complex electronics
    and microwave principles / systems and countermeasures
    experience.  Seeking position to further advance and apply
    knowledge of the information security field.   
    
    
    WORK EXPERIENCE
    
    CISCO SYSTEMS, INC.,  San Jose, CA           April 2000 - Present
     Information Security Analyst
      o Reviewed new and existing architectures throughout the
        corporate infrastructure; working with business units,
        developers, and external partners to mitigate 
        identified risks
      o Reviewed current alerts - identified and recommended
        solutions to minimize risk to corporate environment
      o Audited DMZ hosts according to configuration policy and
        monitored re-mediation of discrepancies
      o Developed, reviewed, and consulted client base on best
        security practices and policies
      o Reviewed security products and architectures for inclusion as
        corporate standards
    
    
    GBTECH, INC. / DUAL, INC., Houston, TX    March 1998 - April 2000
    (Lockheed Martin - JSC/NASA - ECCS Engineering Core Computer
    Systems contract)
     ECCS Security Representative
      o Provided system security support for Unix and NT systems
      o Lead member of the JSC IT security environment
      o Researched new exploits and security techniques providing
        options for technical resolution
      o Investigated attacks and intrusions against ECCS Unix/NT 
        systems and assisted JSC security, Inspector General, and FBI
        personnel as required
      o Founding member of NASAG (Nassau Area System Administrator's
        Guild) - a cross-contract technical forum to support System
        Administrators tasked to manage JSC IT systems
     System Administrator (concurrent position)
      o Provided systems management and administration support for
        Unix systems (HP-UX, Solaris, Linux, among other variants)
      o Assisted in the troubleshooting of Unix systems and network
        interface issues
      o Supported problem resolution for users of Unix hosted 
        applications
    
    
    CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS, Houston, TX       August 1997 - July 1999
     Technical Support Lead 
      o Provided initial response to customer issues  
      o Advanced analog, digital, dial-up,  dedicated and PPP skills 
      o Applied working knowledge of TCP/IP and routing
    
    
    NORTHROP/GRUMMAN, Houston, TX          December 1996 - March 1998
    (JSC/NASA Information Systems Contract)
     Distributed Support Technician 
      o General IT desktop support
      o Field-level technical support to other Distributed Support
        Technicians.
    
    
    UNITED STATES AIR FORCE                       1989 - October 1996
     Moody AFB - Valdosta, GA
     Spangdahlem AB - Spangdahlem, Germany
     Keesler AFB - Biloxi, MS
     
     Positions included:
      o Computer Systems Security Officer (CSSO)    
      o Shift Production Supervisor - Managed 15 technicians and $65M
        in equipment assets and parts inventory 
      o Lead Technician - System expert with in-depth knowledge of
        ECM systems and test equipment
      o Lead Trainer - Trained other technicians on procedure and
        troubleshooting techniques
    
    
    EDUCATION
    
    Avionic Systems Technology (technical requirements completed -
    68 credits), Associates Degree, CCAF
    
    SANS Workshops
     SANS 99, San Francisco - Unix Security Track, Linux Security Con
     SANS 2001, New Orleans - Auditing Networks, Perimeters,& Systems
    
    Technical Training:
     - Infosec concepts (firewalls, bastion hosts, remote and 
       local exploits, security practices, forensics)
     - Infosec analysis tools (whisker, nmap, Nessus, snort, dsniff,
       ippl, iplogger, crack, l0phtcrack)
     - Infosec Applications / Architectures (swatch, Tripwire,
       SSH1/2, OpenSSH, PuTTY, TTSSH, PGP, GnuPG, ipchains packet
       filter, tcp_wrappers, Kerberos, SecurID, OpenCA)
     - Scripting (Shell, Perl)
     - Unix Systems (Solaris, HP-UX, Linux, FreeBSD)
     - Windows Systems (Win9x, WinNT, Windows 2000)
    
    USAF, Airman Leadership School (Leadership/Management training)
    



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