Founder and Chief Technology Officer AdCritic.com, Falls Church, Virginia January 1999 - October 2002

Founded AdCritic.com, the #2 video streaming site on the Internet. Built and administered system network and servers, and managed a small team of developers and advisors. Maintained a secure networking environment using IDS (intrusion detection systems), PKI, VPN, firewalls, and encrypted communications. Responsible for all purchasing decisions within a budget. Successfully sold the company in March of 2002, and facilitated the complete redesign and rebuild of the site into a subscription-only site.

Volunteer Network Engineer Fairfax Cable Access Corporation, Falls Church, Virginia June 1996 - Present

Volunteer Systems and Network Engineer for an Internet Co-op providing low-cost direct Internet access for a wide variety of public organizations. Responsible for security of web, DNS and mail systems, LAN Security, intrusion detection (IDS), file-level security, security audits, firewall rules, security policies, and 24 x 7 monitoring of all systems. Serve as member of the FCAC Internet Committee.

Senior Research Engineer CAIS Internet, Washington, DC August 1998 - May 2000

Lead research and development for OverVoice, bringing secure high-speed data networking into hotels and apartment complexes using existing wiring. Built to spec a secure network, intrusion detection and firewall rules, evaluated network and systems gear for stability and security, established partnerships with networking and hotel related industry leaders, and designed a secure mobile network for a large passenger train company. Responsible for a $100,000 budget.

Web Product Manager/Engineer UUNET Technologies, Fairfax, Virginia March 1997 - August 1998

Lead engineer and manager for Disney.com contract and Solaris Web Hosting products. Researched and tested intranet tools, web servers, databases, and system utilities. Built a chrooted secure environment for shared hosting customers. Managed a small team of engineers to install, manage, and support over 30 high-end customers pushing over 5 terabytes per month. Outlined and implemented system and network security, backup and disaster recovery requirements for the product.

Programmer & Analyst UUcom, Inc., Alexandria, Virginia October 1996 - March 1997

Administrated distributed backup system, upgraded machines with patches from the vendor, installed a variety of programs on a variety of machines and operating systems. Worked exclusively on projects for a Denver-based company, Mercury Mail (now InfoBeat). Programmed a variety of customer service, user and maintenance tools that dealt with Oracle database interaction, Internet access, and statistical processing.

System Administrator

INET, Bethesda, MD

June 1996 - September 1996

Researched, installed and maintained many cutting edge programs, file systems, and conferencing tools as a contractor to the U.S. Air Force. Responsible for auditing network and systems for security holes, installing patches when necessary, and keeping up with CERT advisories to help the Air Force maintain C2 security levels.

B.S. Computer Science, 1996
Hope College, Holland, Michigan