Contact Information
Name: John Gregory
Email: jl_gregory (at) yahoo (dot) com [email concealed]
Location: Lake Villa, Illinois, United States
Resume
Position/Title: Security System Administrator
Resume: John Gregory

1609 Oakland Drive

Lake Villa, IL 60046

847-395-0721

jl_gregory (at) yahoo (dot) com [email concealed]

LinkedIn - http://www.linkedin.com/in/johngregory1

Objective

To obtain a full-time position, with a progressive local company, where my Information Security, Disaster Recovery, Unix system administration, or other professional skills can be utilized to their fullest potential.

Education

Aug. 1981 to Dec. 1985

Southern Illinois University Carbondale, Illinois

Bachelor of Science Degree in Technical Studies

Associates of Applied Degree in Architectural Technology

Experience

May 2003 to July 8, 2008

Computer Sciences Corp - Libertyville, Illinois

GSS Security/BCS on assignment @ Motorola

Business Continuity Services (current) role includes, but is not limited to, the tasks of:

- Implementing Disaster Recovery plans for specific applications.

- Assisting the client with BIA (Business Impact Assessment) documentation.

- Assisting the client with FMEA (Failure Mode Effect Analysis) documentation.

- Creating Disaster Recovery test documentation and performing the DR tests.

- Updating all DR related documentation in clients DR tool (LDRPS).

Security Operations role includes, but is not limited to, the tasks of:

- Vulnerability research, assessment and remediation.

- Monthly Foundstone (McAfee) scanning for Midwest region.

- Provide pre-production vulnerability assessment scans for new projects.

- Interpret Motorola’s various Security standards for IT.

- Provide PGP training and support for client’s staff.

- Experience with various technical Engineering Computing teams.

- Compliance auditing for Northern Illinois Mobile Devices Engineering team.

- Review/Procure/Administer various security products.

Special Projects / Roles;

- ISO 17799+ Gap Analysis, Security Lifecycle Documentation.

- PowerBroker Administration for NI PCS EC.

- Maintain secure log servers.

- Develop sanctions for security violators.

Experience with the following Security tools:

- Symantec Endpoint Protection ver 11

- (McAfee) Foundstone Enterprise, Foundstone Professional (portable scanner)

- ISS Internet Scanner

- Nessus Vulnerability Scanner

- Vandyke SecureCRT and SecureFTP

- Typical home user tools (Symantec AV, Various spyware tools, Black Ice, PointSec,etc)

Feb. 2002 to May 2003

Motorola Inc. - Libertyville, Illinois

Northern Illinois PCS Engineering Security

Security Administration role for Engineering team includes:

- PowerBroker Administration (policy creation, auditing).

- Creating a variety of tools to search for vulnerabilities (weak passwords, open X-sessions, weak rhost).

- Assist the Operations team with Corporate Audit preparation.

- Assist in the Development of (and participate in) the Vulnerability Assessment Task Force.

- Assist with scanning team (ISS, Nesus, ESM).

- Setup secure log servers.

- Develop security metrics.

- Vulnerability remediation.

May 1997 to Feb 2002

Motorola Inc. - Libertyville & Harvard, Illinois

Engineering Computing Support

Solaris System Admin role includes, but is not limited to, the tasks of:

- Login/application account lifecycle on 4 separate domains.

- Writing / executing backup scripts - maintaining backup applications.

- Setup and maintenance of NIS+ & DNS namespaces.

- Create and maintain shell and Perl scripts.

- Working knowledge and execution of automated Jumpstart setups.

- Various software installations.

- Setup and installation of various Sun workstations & Ultra Enterprise servers.

- Maintain the expanding Sun network.

- Install most types of miscellaneous hardware.

Feb. 1989 to May 1997

OWP&P Architects Inc. - Deerfield & Chicago, Illinois

CADD Manager / SunOS System Administrator

Role includes, but is not limited to, the tasks of:

- Adding, deleting, maintaining user accounts.

- Writing/executing backup scripts.

- Maintenance of NIS namespace.

- Creation of simply shell scripts.

- Software installations (Arris Architectural Design).

- Setup and installation of Sparc workstations.

- Install miscellaneous hardware.

- Create/Design/Draft a various array of Architectural projects (Medical, Educational, Institutional Care facilities).

- Train fellow Architects on the Arris Architectural Design package.

- Maintain backups, plotters and SunOS Unix environment.

Aug. 1988 to Feb. 1989

System Design Group Ltd. - Rolling Meadows, Illinois

CADD Architect / Director

Information available upon request.

Jan. 1986 to Aug. 1988

Matthias Jans Architects Inc. - Arlington Heights, Illinois

CADD Architect / Sun System Administrator

Information available upon request.

Instructor Led Courses

- SA-270 Solaris 1.x System Administration (Sun Ed)

- SA-285 Solaris 2.x Advanced System Admin (Sun Ed)

- SC-300 Administering Security for Solaris (Sun Ed)

- SA-350 Solaris 2.x NIS+ Administration (Sun Ed)

- ES-400 Ultra Enterprise 10K Administration (Sun Ed)

- SA-400 Enterprise System Performance Mgt (Sun Ed)

- Perl Programming (Motorola University)

- ONTAP System Administration (Network App)

- Adv System Admin for NetApp filers (Network App)

- Cluster Failover (Network App)

- 520 Netware 4.x Administration (TeKnowlogy Ed)

- 804 Netware 4.x Install.& Config. (TeKnowlogy Ed)

- Intermediate Word 6.0 for Windows (Block Tech.)

- Introductory Excel 5.0 for Windows (Block Tech)

- Advanced Excel 5.0 for Windows (TCI Technologies)

- Introductory Access 2.0 for Windows (TCI Tech)

- Intermediate Access 2.0 for Windows (TCI Tech)

- H.E.A.T Technician (CSC)

- Introduction to PGP Desktop 8.x (Motorola)

- ITIL Awareness (CSC - online)

- ITIL: Problem and Change Management (CSC - online)

- ITIL: The Service Desk & Incident Mgmt (CSC - online)

- Quality Awareness (CSC - online)

- Six Sigma Awareness Training (CSC & Motorola)

- SEP 11 (Symantec Endpoint Protection)

- Various ITIL courses (Motorola)

Certification Exams/Recognition

- SA-270 SunOS System Administration (Pass 83%)

- Bravo Award from Motorola Information Protection Services (SNMP Remediation)

- CSC Recognition Award – (01-19-2006)

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