SEAN
D. ACKLEY
PO BOX 398 · Brentwood, CA 94513 · Mobile:
(510) 409-9908 · Fax/VM: (408) 273-6360
Email: sean@ackind.net
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professional resume, please contact http://goo.gl/3n8RTJ
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Objective
I
am looking for an opportunity which creates a synergy where I thrive
at what I love to do and make the goals of the company a reality. I
can be a lead role in SaaS systems infrastructure among other
responsibilities and get down in the trenches to make things happen.
I love making data perform its job, in whatever capacity that is
required.
Skills
and Experience Overview
Cloud, SaaS – SaaS
Infrastructure and Systems, Network and Security Engineering,
Marketing, e-mail delivery,
deliverability, delivery assurance, ISP and ESP management, Openstack
(dev)
Network Software
– PowerMTA, Postfix,
CommuniGate, BIND, mrepo, Kerberos,
LDAP, SSO, Nagios,
Netapp 7.x, DNS, F5 load balancers, Cisco (basic), troubleshooting
skills
System
Administration – CentOS,
Ubuntu, Solaris (as needed), Windows Servers 2000-2012 (as needed),
Wordpress
Experience
2014
Taos, Telmate, ABC Transportation, Hortonworks, E-Merchant Solutions,
Alpha Internet, We Are Change
Consultant,
working at multiple companies under contract.
Skills
used: CentOS,
Ubuntu, Openstack (dev), Solarwinds, Nagios, NagiosXI, networking,
security, Kerberos, LDAP, SSO, Apache2, Wordpress
2008-2014
Responsys,
Inc.
(recently
purchased by Oracle)
Senior
Systems Administrator. Job includes strategy for SaaS e-mail
delivery, Linux, PowerMTA, infrastructure and more.
Skills
used: PowerMTA,
Postfix, Linux (CentOS 4.x and 5.x), Windows 2008-2010 Server
(basic), Netapp 7.x, EMC Storage (management only), Solaris 10.x
(basic admin), F5 load balancer (includes training), Cisco appliances
(switches, routers, security), DNS (bind), Open LDAP (basic), MySQL
(basic), Apache, LAMP stack, PHP Zend (basic), JRE, Apache Tomcat
(install, triage, log analysis), jBOSS (install and support), Nagios,
Centreon, architecture and design for many SaaS and data center
functions, Symantec virus scanner+AMD.
2005-2008
Taos
Consultant,
working at multiple companies and supporting operations as needed.
Skills
used: Linux,
Windows, System Adminstration, LDAP, Netapp, SaaS video delivery,
content management
2003-2005
Eloan,
Inc.
Systems
group engineer. Job duties include maintaining systems, VMware, Web
servers, networking, firewalls, and security. I implemented and
maintained the companies Checkpoint Firewall and VPN NGAI solution
(multiple redundant gateways). I implemented and maintained the
Netscreen IDS solution. I implemented the initial proof of concept
for the VMware model being used and implemented the initial
production scenario with documentation.
Skills
used: Checkpoint
NGAI and SPLAT; Netscreen IDS appliances; network troubleshooting;
Cisco routers (3600 series) and switches (3500 and 6500 series); Dell
server hardware (1650/1750/2650/6650/2850/2950); basic Sun hardware,
basic Solaris interaction; extensive Redhat/CentOS Linux interaction,
shell scripting, and operational needs; Windows servers (2000 and
2003), software loads and maintenance; BIND; Sendmail; Postfix
2003
SBC
Datacomm Global Security
Skills
used: Checkpoint
NG FP3; Nokia IP appliances; Netscreen appliances; VPN; ISS Real
Secure; network troubleshooting; customer interaction.
Expanded
Skills and Experience
Cloud, SaaS – Marketing,
e-mail delivery, deliverability, delivery assurance, ISP and ESP
management.
Network Software
– PowerMTA (3.x and 4.x),
Sendmail,
Postfix, Communigate, BIND, Windows DNS/AD, Webmin, Kerberos, LDAP,
SSO, RedHat tools (rpm, chkconfig, xinetd), raidtools, logrotate,
extensive Nagios monitoring, Google mini search appliance, other
admin tools.
System Administration
– Linux
(Redhat/CentOS 5.x and 6.x), Solaris 8-10), Windows 2000-2012 admin,
Active Directory admin and troubleshooting (basic), Exchange
2003-2008 admin, Windows 2003 clustering (basic SAN deployment),
shell scripting, troubleshooting, basic perl manipulation, LDAP
(Windows and Linux), Citrix Metaframe security, Remote Desktop,
Terminal Server, VMware Server, VMware VirtualCenter.
Network Security
– Firewalls
(Netscreen, Checkpoint 3.x/4.x/NG/NGAI/SPLAT, PIX/ASA), VPN
(Netscreen, Checkpoint, Cisco and PIX), Protocol Analyzers (tcpdump,
Etherpeek, Iris, Sniffer), IDS/IPS (snort, ISS Real Secure, Sentinel,
Netscreen IDP), tcp/ip troubleshooting, Intrusion Analysis, Intrusion
prevention, Network scanning and reporting (ISS, Retina), Network
monitoring, PKI (Windows, RSA, tokens-2 factor); Security In Depth
practices.
Networking
– Design,
moves/add/changes, routers (Cisco), switches (Cisco, 3com), IOS
working knowledge, tcp/ip fundamentals including routing and subnets,
troubleshooting.
Storage – Netapp
Network
Appliance (R200 near-line storage system, 3020 +higher devices, and
legacy 800 series models) including NFS, CIFS and SAN deployments.
Adaptec and LSI RAID hardware, Dell, HP, Supermicro.
Communications
– Network
cabling, patch panels, wiring design, T1/T3/Fiber, Fiber and comm.
plant, data room needs.
Data
Center – Server/cabinet
placement, management of systems, remote operations, power and
cooling.
Testing
– VMware
modeling, test labs (full scale and virtual scale), scenario
profiling.
Web
Sites
– HTML
coding, application support, MySQL, back-end scripts, Apache, IIS,
Basic SQL, Oracle installation and administration (basic), J2EE
support including Jetty/Tomcat/Apache plugins and concepts.
Forensics
– Software/hardware
(write blocking), deep analysis and reporting; basic EnCase;
Linux/Windows tools (STD, and Forensic tools); data recovery; Windows
data mining (live and offline); Chain of custody preparation.
Preferences
– Macbook Pro OSX desktop, Windows 7/8 desktop, Windows server
remote access, Synology Storage, CentOS Linux
Interests
I
thought it important to list my interests, and not just professional
experience. I have a deep love of data mining and data extraction.
I have a personal (and
somewhat professional)
interest in digital forensics and reconstruction. I have been
experimenting with book reconstruction and deep recovery of damaged
parchments. I have a love of historical books and texts, and the
associated library and cataloging/indexing requirements thereof. My
love of data has also created a large archive of e-books and a vast
personal library of texts, books, magazines and newspapers for
archival storage. I also have a huge interest in how data travels,
social media and e-mail formats, including marketing and e-mail
lists. I also have a huge personal and family interest in politics
and understanding of how the real world works, including economics
and international foreign affairs.
Magazines
I subscribe to are: 2600, Foreign Affairs, Wired, Skeptics, Homeland
Security, Intelligence Report, Janes Quarterly, Scouting Magazine,
Infowars Magazine, International Business Times, Financial Times,
Free Press, American Free Press, New Republic, The New American,
Infowars RSS, Feedly RSS and more.
Formal and
Technical Education
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2008
F5
load balancer training
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2005
Netapp
hands-on training course
Involvement
with configuration, deployment and troubleshooting
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2004
Citrix
Metaframe security training
Basic
and mid-level technical education on Citrix and security practices
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2001-2002
Netscreen
Training
Various forms of
Netscreen training, including hands-on, and classroom instruction.
Instruction on operation of Netscreen appliances, and Global Pro
management software.
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2001
RSA
Security and certification
Took
course related studies and certification for PKI and RSA SecureID
technology. This was the course prior to the release of Keon.
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2000-2001
Cisco
Courses
Multiple Cisco
courses ranging from routers, to PIX firewall. I took these
courses as a part of my hands-on training during a 2-year period
at SBC.
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1998
MCSE
Courses at Heald
College (9
weeks)
I took 3 MCSE
courses, which included NT Core Technologies, Microsoft TCP/IP,
Supporting NT in the Enterprise, and Exchange Server.
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1997
Network
Analysis Institute
I
took a 1-week course from the Pine Mountain Group on TCP/IP
fundamentals and structure.
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1997
MCSE
Courses at IBM (4 weeks)
I
took several MCSE courses in 1-week classes, which included NT
Enterprise, Microsoft TCP/IP, Exchange Server, and others.
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1997
IBM
AIX Courses (2 weeks) and certifications
I took Mid Level
and Advanced AIX 1-week courses from IBM.
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1997
Checkpoint
3.x Course and certification
Sun
Solstice experience, and hands on training on Checkpoint 3.x
software, and Solaris firewall solutions.
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Professional Associations
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FBI
Citizens Academy
(http://www.fbi.gov/hq/ood/opca/outreach/citizens.htm)
My
involvement: The
San Francisco Division held its first academy, and I was honored
to be a part of the select group. We learned many aspects of the
FBI and how they really work. It was a great experience as I
don’t believe many Americans realize what it takes to fight
crime and the FBI’s role.
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FBI
Infragard (http://www.sfbay-infragard.org/)
My
involvement: I
am a part of the Infragard to keep current on local security
matters which involve a wider range of issues other than basic
network security. The networking potential and meeting others in
the field is invaluable.
Official:
InfraGard is a Partnership between the private sector and the U.S.
government represented by the Federal Bureau of Investigation
(FBI).
The InfraGard initiative has been developed to encourage the
exchange of information by the government and InfraGard members.
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Additional
Skills and Experience
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I
consider my strongest ability to be that of quickly understanding
and adapting to the network environment of the job. I can come
up to speed and be expected to perform in harsh environments. My
skills to properly work with clients, achieve my directives and
complete objectives is second nature to me.
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SaaS
e-mail delivery, PowerMTA, Postfix, deliverability,
delivery assurance, ISP/ESP services
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TCP/IP
networking, troubleshooting and administration.
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VPN
design, engineering, and implementation with primarily the
Netscreen appliances. Extensive Checkpoint/Nokia, and PIX. Cisco
Concentrators are also among the other leading vendors I deal with
and can support.
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Windows
2000-2012 server and administration, basic domain and AD
infrastructure
Including Exchange, Citrix, clustering,
AD/DNS/WINS/DHCP and other applications
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F5
Load Balancers, nodes, VIP's, Layer-2 farms, routing, DHCP
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Netapp,
Network Appliance storage 7.x, Flex Vols, Aggregates, planning,
home dirs
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Firewall
design, engineering, and implementation up to an enterprise level.
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Firewall
systems: Netscreen, Checkpoint 3.x/4.x/NG, Nokia IP, and PIX.
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Extensive
Internet design, ISP, co-location, data center and implementation.
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Protocol
Analyzers, including Sniffer, Etherpeek, Iris, tcpdump/snoop,
ethereal/wireshark
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Network
Scanners, including ISS, Retina, nmap, Nessus
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Personnel
management, project management, team leadership, and project
focus.
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Unix:
Linux (Red Hat/CentOS 4.x, 5.x, 6.x), Solaris 8-10 (basic), AIX
(basic), others
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Other
skills and experience from my past is available on request
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Extensive
troubleshooting, encompassing all of the above technologies and
skills.
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References
and historical resume available on request.
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