Hiring staff,
I am currently looking for work anywhere in North America.
I have almost 5 years of UNIX experience, with Sun/Solaris and FreeBSD, as
well as 4 years of Linux and Window NT experience. I bring with me,
experience from a range of working environments large and small, which
have proven my ability to adapt quickly to new roles.
I am also involved closely with Universities in the UK. Currently I am
planning to deliver a lecture, at Imperial Collage in London on Network
Security, for the end of this month.
As an example of my work, I am currently involved in a cross-Europe
project to find other networks acting as Denial of Service tools, and
assisting network administrators in fixing them. This can be seen on the at:
http://www.ircnetops.org/smurf
* I hold a US Green Card and do not require a VISA to work in the US.
* I do not require an relocation assistance.
* I am a permanent resident in Atlanta, Georgia, and can start
immediately.
Please feel free to email me at this address at any time.
Many thanks, and I look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Avleen Vig
Plain text resume:
Personal Summary:
An experienced Security officer with 5 years proven Unix support and
administration including network communications and Windows/Unix
cross-platform integration.
Professional skills:
Well versed in the installation, configuration and administration of:
* FreeBSD, and OpenBSD flavours of UNIX
* Redhat, S.u.S.e, and Slackware flavours of Linux
* Microsoft: Windows 9x, Windows NT 4.0 / 2000, Office 95 and 97
* Knowledgeable in IBM AIX operations
* SNORT intrusion detection
* IP communication and network routing
* Leased line and Dial-up WAN network implementation
* SMTP, POP and IMAPv4 over Exim and Qmail
* IPF and IPFW
* Apache webserver
Languages:
* C
* PHP
* HTML
Personal Skills:
* Proven teamwork skills, through participation in the
Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme at the Gold level.
* Adjusting quickly to new environments both professional
and social.
* Punctual with deadlines.
Education:
UK based education:
* 10 GCSE's including English, Mathematics, Sciences and Technology
* National Certificate in Information Technology
* Started Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE)
Employment History
June 2000 - Present:
Internet Vision Ltd
60 Albert Court
Prince Consort Road
London, SW7 2BE
Information Security Officer, Systems Administrator
The primary contact for security related, both internal to the company
and from clients. Developed and maintained security policies &
procedures for the company. Stayed abreast of developments in
Information Security to ensure stability of internal servers as well
as providing consultancy to clients. Acted as the Single Point Of
Contact for the Systems department, meeting with management daily to
report on the status of the department and discuss the companys
requirements upon it. Managed a farm of over 30 Unix based servers as
a general Systems Administrator for the company and clients. Audited
all client servers prior to deployment into a live environment.
Trained with RIPE to act as part of a Local Internet Registrar.
April 1999 - June 2000:
Hitachi Credit Plc
3-4 Wallbrook Business Centre
Hounslow
London, TW4 6NW
IT Support Technician
Acted as the first point of contact for all computer-related problems
both hardware and software related. Maintained a log of all notified
problems and recorded their resolution, thereby providing management
statistics as required. Arranged for the delivery of equipment and for
the despatch of faulty equipment for repair. Liased with warranty
providers on the current status of equipment being repaired. Assisted
the Network Support Analyst to configure all new equipment.
Familiarised with daily housekeeping routines so I could fulfil duties
in the absence of the Network Support Analyst. Maintained an asset
register of hardware and software held at the site. Assisted in the
management of a local Microsoft NT LAN and WAN. Other duties as
specified from time to time in accordance with the Company's business
requirements.
Dec 1996 - Dec 1998:
UKChat Ltd
2 Bedser Close
London, SE11 5BE
Producer, UK Computing Forum.
Responsibilities included managing a Microsoft Chat Server on a
technical level, managing email accounts, writing new articles for
UKChats Website and generally keeping abridged on Internet
technologies in order to answer user queries. Also installed and
configured Windows NT4.0 Server and Workstation versions as well as
Windows95. Maintained these along with a small LAN running MS Exchange
5.5. Provided 1st and 2nd line support to all end users including the
general public on problems with their systems, programs, networks and
internet connectivity. Finally, part-produced and managed a small
Website for the company. Dealt with all matters on computer and
Internet security. Frequently conversed with Demon Internet and UUNet
regarding this.
Hobbies and Interests:
I enjoy reading literature, listening to music and 'Surfing the Web'.
I take a keen interest in new technologies and keep myself apprised of
new problems and solutions in the computing world.
Personal Details:
Name: Avleen Vig Tel: +44 (0)7974 100573
E-mail: workat_private
References available upon request
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