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Contents 1 Matthew G. Keller 1.1 Summary 1.2 Education 1.3 Relevant Work Experience 1.4 Works Published 1.5 Recreation and Pleasure 1.6 Skills 1.6.1 Computer Programming/Development 1.6.2 Computer Systems and OS Exposure & Experience 1.6.3 Networking Experience 1.7 Buzzwords and Adjectives 1.8 References Available on Request

Matthew G. Keller

kellermg@potsdam.edu

Dates Relative to last revision, February 2007

Summary

Dynamic, ambitious, self-motivated IT professional with 11 years of system and network administration, 10 years of system engineering, 9 years of network engineering, 13 years of programming experience. Fluent in Perl programming, any Internet/WWW application/technology, UNIX/Linux and Windows environments (client and server), security/encryption/VPN technologies, and significant experience with other programming languages, graphic design, technical education, and Macintosh environments. My ideal environment will be challenging, evolving, and stretch my skills to their limits and then some.

Education

• 1996 - Present - State University of New York at Potsdam pursuing a Bachelors degree in Computer Science
• 1996 Graduate of Norwood-Norfolk Central School, Norwood, NY - Regents Diploma

Relevant Work Experience

April 1996 - Present - Cognusion (formerly Digital Logic) - Computer Programming; Systems Analysis; Computer Repair; Network Design/Maintenance and Training; Graphic Design; Virus Detection/Removal; Data Recovery; Operational Security Consulting; Application and Platform education; Technical Editing/Reviewing; Technology Planning; System/Network Security and Penetration Testing

February 1997 - Present - Computing and Technology Services (formerly known as Distributed Computing and Telemedia), State University of New York at Potsdam.

• January 2007 - Present - Information Security Officer & Network Administrator; Instructor
  • Leadership in campus-wide information security (infosec) initiative
    • Chair campus Information Security Task Force
    • Development and implementation of infosec "best practices"
  • Provide security analysis products
    • Post-breach forensics and incident response
    • Pre-production systems hardening w/ production recertification
    • Pre-breach intrusion detection/prevention and mitigation
  • Engineer and/or oversee the development of new service and systems technologies
  • Primary support of all campus data network electronics (switches, hubs, routers, wireless ports, appliances)
    • 10/100/1000Mb Ethernet, 802.11b/g Wireless
  • Liaise with vendors
  • Provide Helpdesk with Tier 3 technical support
  • Support WAN (Internet, Internet2, VPN Intranet) connectivity (Frame, Ethernet and ATM DS3's)
  • Much, much more
  • Teach Graduate ICT Courses related to Networking and Security
    • IT605 - Network Architecture
    • IT639 - Network Management

• February 2002 - January 2007 - Enterprise Systems Analyst
  • Primary support of all campus data network electronics (switches, hubs, routers, wireless ports, appliances)
    • 10/100/1000Mb Ethernet, OC3 ATM, 802.11b/g Wireless
  • Engineer and/or oversee the development of new service and systems technologies
  • Administrate or oversee the administration of all host systems: Linux (~40), Windows NT (~2)
    • File Servers (Samba/Netatalk/NFS/FTP)
    • Print Servers (CUPS/LPD/Samba/Netatalk)
    • Web Servers (Apache w/ Perl, PHP)
    • Utility Clusters (SSI/MSI)
    • Storage Systems (Fiber Channel, Ethernet)
    • many more
  • Act as Webmaster
  • Liaise with vendors
  • Provide Helpdesk with Tier 3 technical support
  • Support WAN (Internet, Internet2, VPN Intranet) connectivity (Frame, Ethernet and ATM DS3's)
  • Responsible for security incident investigation and resolution
  • Much, much more
• July 1999 - February 2002 - Host & Network Administrator
  • Sole support of all campus data network electronics (switches, hubs, routers, wireless)
    • 10/100 Ethernet, OC3 ATM, 802.11b Wireless
  • Implement/Manage/Maintain or serve as backup administrator of all Solaris, Linux, and Windows NT servers (around 30)
    • File Servers (Samba/Netatalk/NFS/FTP)
    • Print Servers (LPD/Samba/Netatalk)
    • Web Servers (Apache w/ Perl, PHP)
    • many more
  • Act as Webmaster
  • Liaise with vendors
  • Provide Helpdesk with Tier 3 technical support
  • Support WAN connectivity (T1 and DS3)
  • Much, much more
• May 1997 - July 1999 - Host Services/UNIX Consultant
  • Implement/ Manage/maintain 5 Windows NT 4.0 Servers
  • Implement/Manage/Maintain 15 Solaris/Linux Servers
  • Design campus-wide centralized authentication system for UNIX/Linux, Windows NT and Macintosh authentication systems
  • Design, implement and maintain web-based proxy service for campus
  • Provide Tier 3 Technical Support
  • Much, much more

September 1997 - May 1999 - Continuing Education, State University of New York at Potsdam - Instructor - Taught adult education courses such as 'Introduction to Webpage Design', 'Learning Microsoft Office', 'Basic Windows Programming', 'Intermediate Microsoft Access'

Works Published

• Apache Server for Windows Little Black Book - Greg Holden, Matthew Keller, 400 pages, February 1999, ISBN 1-57610-391-9
• Apache Server Commentary - Greg Holden, Nicholas Wells and Matthew Keller, 600 pages, September 1999, ISBN 1-57610-468-0
• Columnist for ApacheToday.com - May - December 2000

Recreation and Pleasure

• Photography
• Hiking
• Rock, Tree and Mountain Climbing
• Camping
• Boating
• Reading

Skills

Computer Programming/Development

• Perl, Java, PHP, Python, C/C++, UNIX shell (BASH, CSH, SH, etc.)
• HTML, DHTML, CSS, JavaScript
• Visual C++, Visual BASIC
• MySQL, PostgreSQL and Oracle Databases
• Other

Computer Systems and OS Exposure & Experience

• Linux (Intel (ia32 and ia64), SPARC, Alpha, PPC, DragonBall, StrongARM, etc.) 2.0-current
• Windows 3.x-current
• SunOS v4.x
• Solaris II
• QNX
• Various BSD's
• Other UNIX Systems (HPUX, AIX, Ultrix, etc.)
• Apple Macintosh (v6-present)
• Various DOS's
• Other

Networking Experience

• 10/100/1000 Ethernet networks over twisted-pair copper, coax and fiber (multi and single-mode), Wireless (802.11a/b/g, other RF and microwave), ARCnet, FDDI, ATM, Token Ring, WAN (Frame Relay, ISDN, ATM, etc), variety of protocols
• Nortel, Wellfleet, Proxim/Avaya/Lucent, Allied-Telesyn, Cabletron/Enterasys, Alcatel, DEC, Xylan, Foundry, etc. Network electronics
• MLT, SMLT, RSMLT, BGP, OSPF, RIP, VRRP, IGMP, DVMRP
• Microsoft Networks (SMB/CIFS)
• Novell NetWare and IntraNetWare Networks (2.x-5.x)
• UNIX/Linux Networks (all sorts)
• Storage networks (Fiber Channel, iSCSI, ATAoE)
• AppleTalk Phase 2 Networks and AppleShare over IP
  • Netatalk AFP Server for UNIXes
• OpenVMS (DECnet) (minor)
• Fluent with Apache Web Server for UNIX/Linux and Win32
• Authored numerous wire protocols at layers 3,4,5 and 7
• Much more

Buzzwords and Adjectives

Challenge; Imagination; Vision; LDAP; Kerberos; Active Directory; Firewalls; Internet 2; Linux; Intrusion Detection and Prevention; Security Security Security; Loyal; Business Continuity; Mission-Critical Aware; Clusters; Team Player; Team Leader; "Motivational Aura"; Customer-centric; Protocolophile; Technical Writer; Happy; Experience Experience Experience; Results-driven; Objective, Out-of-the-box Analyst; Rapid Adaptor

References Available on Request