Greetings security employers: I have an unusual situation that I would like to describe to you, and in doing so I am asking that anyone who can immediately employ me in the San Fransisco Bay Area, please read this email and consider taking advantage of my availablity and temporarily low cost. I am... o a seasoned professional with extensive security skills and experience o a once convicted hacker (DOD, 1998) o local to the San Fransisco Bay Area, I live in Oakland o willing to work for mimimum wage (for the next two months) o eager to work 60 hour weeks; I don't mind nights/weekends/holidays My Skills I am considered by many to have expert level proficiency at both penetration testing and network intrusion detection. I am also skilled at vulnerability research, firewall configuration, unix system administation (solaris, linux, *bsd), web administration/development, security policy development, and I even do windows. My Conviction (why I am desperate) I am not proud of being convicted of a felony, but it is important that a potential employer know of my status. Apparently if you have FDIC insurance there is a clause stating that you cannot hire a convicted hacker on your projects. It is also because of my status that I am desperate for security-related or even internet-related work. The truth is, I am living in a federal halfway house transitioning out of prison back into society. I have to find local work to meet their requirements, and they haven't approved any telecommute offers I have had so far. The director of the facility told me that if I don't find a job in the next week or so he will send me back to prison (my sentence actually ends October 12th). Now, maybe he will be more compassionate and see that I have made extraordinary efforts to find a job, but either way I really need work right now. I have been showing up at places that farm out manual labor, 5:30am, and still haven't found any work. My situation is just ridiculous. My Location I deeply appreciate the offers I have had for telecommute work, but unfortunately I need local employment for at least the next several months. I live in Oakland, but I can commute to anywhere that BART reaches. My Price I am willing to work for minimum wage for the next few months. Surely there is some open position at a security company in the area - hire me as a janitor but give me a cubicle and I'll do vulnerability research or help with security audits or have me sling html or whatever is useful to you, who will know? The last half dozen employers I have had paid me at least $100/hr for my time, now I am only asking for $6.75. If it came down to it, I would be willing to sign an agreement whereby I will repay all wages after a certain amount of time (I do need money like anyone else, but that is secondary to having a job - my very freedom depends on getting a job in the area). Seriously, this is your chance to get someone who really knows what they are doing, cheap. If you can put me to work immediately, please do. Sincerely, Max Vision 510.393.0189 visionat_private http://whitehats.com/ Resume Follows: Max Vision [security expert, problem solver] 205 Mac Arthur Blvd, Oakland CA 94610 Phone (510)393-0189, Email visionat_private OBJECTIVE I am currently looking for immediate full time work with a Bay Area company that could use a dedicated network security guru. ABOUT ME I am efficient, focused, and pay close attention to detail. I enjoy helping others, and at the same time am not afraid to ask questions. I live and breathe network security. SUMMARY OF QUALIFICATIONS My core expertise is in network penetration testing and intrusion detection; however I am also skilled in network and firewall configuration, Unix system administration, web administration, technical writing, and digital forensics. Architectures/Operating Systems: I have experience with most flavors of Unix, including Solaris, Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, BSDi, HPUX, IRIX, and all versions of Windows including NT/2000/XP. Security Tools: I have used most popular commercial and open source security software. Special Projects: I created the Whitehats website (http://whitehats.com/) as a resource for other network security professionals. I authored the arachNIDS intrusion event signature database (http://whitehats.com/ids/) that is used by thousands of users and administrators to detect attacks against their networks. I have contributed to the development of Nessus as well as the Snort IDS. I am a member of the Honeynet Project, a security research group that focuses on digital forensics through the use of honeypots and other security tools. Use securityfocus.com or google.com to search for my postings to various security lists. EXPERIENCE Network Penetration Analyst, Max Vision Network Security (Berkeley, CA) Developed a profitable consulting practice meeting the security needs of Internet giants by providing penetration testing services. Authored proprietary security assessment software for discovering network resources, generating proposals and conducting audits using the latest cracking techniques including zero day exploits. Maintained an industry exclusive quality standard that guaranteed thorough analysis for every customer. Exploit Developer, Entercept Security Technologies (San Jose, CA) Researched and developed exploit test cases for the Solaris version of the Entercept intrusion prevention software. Provided detailed documentation and wrote code to demonstrate vulnerabilities where necessary. Network Security Architect, Globalstar L.P. (San Jose, CA) Deployed and managed Checkpoint FW-1 firewalls. Implemented VPN and PKI elements of an extranet solution that tied corporate partners together online. Conducted security assessments and a review of corporate security policies. Senior Penetration Engineer, MCR (San Francisco, CA) Performed penetration testing of client networks. Maintained a 100% penetration rate. Unix System Administrator, Mpath Interactive (Mountain View, CA) Maintained Solaris servers in a distributed environment. Authored network and log monitoring tools to increase efficiency. Network Configuration Technician, IBM (Seattle, WA) Technical Support Technician, Spry Internet (Bellevue, WA) Technical Support Technician, Traveling Software (Bothel, WA) Technician, HiTech Systems, Inc. (Boise, ID)
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