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Rusty Nejdl CCNP, CCDP, A+, Net+, Linux+, Security+ rusty@ringofsaturn.com

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Summary

IT Professional with a diverse background in Systems/Network Administrator, training design, development and implementation, training system integration, development of simulated training systems, network maintenance and support, customer support and problem analysis, troubleshooting and resolution, technical writing, project management, and team building.

Certifications/Awards

Secret Clearance (Intelligence Services), Cisco Certified Design Professional (4/27/03), Cisco Certified Network Professional (9/6/02), Cisco Certified Design Associate (3/8/02), Network+ Certified Professional (5/28/02), A+ Certified Professional (5/23/02), Linux+ Certified Professional (3/22/02), Security+ Certified Professional (9/26/02), Langevin Certified Instructor (11/9/00), Eagle Scout

Education

MS, Music Technology and Business, Texas Tech, Lubbock, TX
BA, Music and Secondary Education, Texas Tech, Lubbock, TX

Technology Skills

Routers	Cisco, Juniper, Ascend, Netopia, Zyxel, Redback, Portmaster
Operating Systems	FreeBSD, Solaris, RedHat and Suse Linux, Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000, and XP workstation and server and 2003 Server
LAN/WAN	Analog, DSL, ISDN, T1, T3, OC-x, Frame-Relay, ATM, PPP, SONET, FDDI, Ethernet, Token-Ring, BGP, EGP, OSPF, RIP, IGRP, EIGRP, ISIS, VoIP, HP OpenView, NetCool, Cisco Pix Firewall, CheckPoint Firewall
System Administration	DHCP, DNS, E-mail (Sendmail, Exchange, and PostOffice), News (Typhoon), MySQL, Postgres, Apache, IIS, SSL, SNMP, TACACS, RADIUS, FTP, Real Media Server
Programming	Perl, PHP, Tcl/TK, JavaScript, MySQL, shell scripting, Sound editing and encoding, C# .NET, and some C++
Interpersonal	Mentoring, Meeting Facilitation, Conflict Resolution, Team Building, Time Management, Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, Project Management
Training	Instructional Design, Web-Based Training, Classroom Instruction, Design and Implement labs and simulations

Professional Experience

INTRUSION, INC

October 2002 - Present

Intrusion, Inc designs and sells network and host-based intrusion detection systems as well as firewalls based around the Checkpoint firewall system.

Software Engineer

• Designed automation for testing environment using Perl, Expect, Tcl/TK, and MySQL and the SmartBits Performance Analysis System.
• Full software-release testing of our SecureNet ® Network Intrusion Detection System
• Designed and implemented remote backup and restore system for product release.
• Maintenance of multiple servers(Web, E-Mail, IRC, Database) for both production and development environments.
• Provided design and support for network infrastructure in a multi-vendor, routed, VLAN environment.
• Documentation for user manuals, hotfixes, and other items.
• Compiling and testing of Linux kernel for use in software appliances.
• Redesigned network and vpn infrastructure saving $15K/month.

SATURN CONSULTING

May 2002 - Present

Personal consulting business focusing in Internet technologies. Projects include:

• Installation of a Cisco Pix firewall at Lain Faulkner for protecting of their office computers and internet servers.
• A business card CD for Fox and Company Investments designed for recruiting purposes. It is a bootable CD on both MAC and PC, showing a Flash presentation about the company.
• Setting up BGP multi-homing and utilizing HSRP to provide Leader Insurance with a dependable WAN infrastructure
• Designing an online membership system for Livehope.org utilizing PHP and MySQL

NTT/VERIO, INC. An Internet service provider with annual revenue of $300 Million.

Aug 1997 - Apr 2002

Education Engineering Lead (12/00 - 04/02)

• Developed internal Learning Management System (LMS) in Perl/PHP that provided a set of tools that showed a $2.71 ROI for every $1 invested in training. Recipient: "The Extra Mile" award.
• Selected by management to coordinate the implementation of enterprise-wide Siebel system for the training function.
• Managed Windows NT and 2000 servers and clients, as well as FreeBSD and Solaris servers that provided email (Sendmail/qpopper), DNS (Bind), Web (Apache/ISS), Database Services (ODBC/MySQL), Streaming Video (RealServer), Shell access, and authentication for the training department.
• Designed, implemented, and maintained department wide network utilizing Cisco Catalyst 2900 and 5200 switches and Cisco 2500, 2600, 5200, and 7200 routers.
• Created and presented a 27-page security audit of the training environment to upper management. As a result, only one minor security incident occurred within two years.
• Created training simulations for Cisco, Juniper, Netopia, Ascend, Portmaster, Redback, and Zyxel routers, which helped to increase the effectiveness of training to over 97% success.

Senior Technical Advisor to Customer Support (4/00 - 12/00)

Resolved problems escalated up to the Presidential level; led process improvement project resulting in on-line system for management of customer contacts.

Senior Network Analyst (10/98 - 04/00)

Supervised three Network Operactions Center support analysts. Migrated multiple ISP's customers into a national Email, DNS, News, and Authentication system. Resolved BGP, OSPF, and ISIS routing issues and ISDN, Frame-Relay, SMDS, ATM, T1, T3, OC-3, and OC-12 connectivity issues.

Eastern Regional Point of Contact (03/98 - 10/98)

Managed a team of four support technicians that were responsible for the customer support of nine different ISP's. Supported Cisco, Ascend, and Netopia routers, as well as Email (Sendmail,Exchange,PostOffice), DNS (Bind), News (Typhoon), Authentication,a nd Shell access on Windows, Linux, and Solaris based machines.

Support Technician (09/97 - 03/98)

Provided telephone and email based customer support, intially to dial-up customers, and later to dedicated ISDN, Frame-Relay, and T1 customers.

Professional Organizations

Member Computer Technology Industry Association (CompTIA)
Member DFW Cisco Users Group
Member North Texas Linux Users Group
Member DFW Unix Users Group
Member CompTIA's IT Pro Advisory Committee
Member DC214

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