Career Goals

To work with a fun, outgoing and diverse team To attain a CISSP designation

To gain more experience with a broad range of security technologies

Qualities

Fast Learner Eager for new challenges Quality and results driven

Strong trouble-shooting skills Strong communication and customer service skills Committed to Network Security Industry

Technical Experience

Borderware Firewall (3.x-6.x) and Checkpoint FW-1 (3.x) Configuration and Troubleshooting Including:

VPN, NAT, Content Filtering, SSN and DMZ configurations, Proxies and User Maintenance,
Borderware secure services (Zmailer, DNS, etc.)
Added Enhancements to Borderware Firewall
Strong understanding of Firewall Security

BSD UNIX (BSDi, FreeBSD 2.x-4.x) Configuration and Administration Including:

IPFW, IPsec VPN, Intrusion detection packages, XWindows, CVSup, DNS (BIND 9.x), Sendmail, Postfix, PGP, Apache, NTP, NFS, PostgreSQL, Squid proxy server, Samba, RADIUS, LDAP, Backup and User Maintenance.
Submitted patches to FreeBSD project
Strong understanding of OS security

Configuration and Administration of:

Solaris UNIX (Sparc architecture) Linux UNIX (2.2 Redhat) Windows 3.x/95/98/2000

RND Web Server Director Lucent MAX and Pipeline Cisco Routers

Knowledge of TCP, UDP, IP and ICMP protocol exploits (naptha vulnerabilities)
Knowledge of application exploit methods (stack smashing, chroot escape, mail)
Knowledge of current security vulnerabilities (following CERT)
Knowledge of secure coding practices

Strong Background in:

• Programming in C, Perl, Shell script
• Development in HTML

Other Experience:

• Training
• Pre and Post sales support
• Technical and Non-technical Documentation

Work Experience

Owner/Operator
Self-Employed
July 2000 - present

• Development of Stock Market Technical Analysis Testing System
• Development of SSL Interface for Online Trading System
• Use of PostgreSQL and OpenSSL

Firewall Software Engineer
Borderware Technologies Inc.
Aug. 1998 - June 2000

• Debugged integration of Windows 2000 Active Directory with Firewall Authentication Mechanism.
• Developed and implemented new kernel licensing scheme.
• Played a key role in attaining EAL4 certification (Common Criteria) for the Borderware Firewall.
• Standardized console GUI.
• Created backup and restore utility.
• Administered CVS repository on Solaris system

Web Developer
Seachange Corp.
Feb. 1998 - July 1998

• Developed and maintained database CGI scripts in Perl.
• Developed web sites in HTML.

Technical Representative
Seachange Corp.
May 1997 - Jan. 1998

• Trained other support personnel
• Lead investigation of network security breach for a customer.
• Provided support for various security and network products

Co-op Work Experience

Junior Programmer
Canadian Tire Corp.
May 1996 - Aug. 1996

• Coded Information Warehouse routines in SAS, JCL, PL/1, SQL, MS Access.
• Set record number of completed requests (monthly) while on Adhoc team
• Developed request-tracking application for adhoc team.

Network Technician
Health Canada
Jan. 1994 - Aug. 1994

• Developed simple network diagnostic utilities in C and UNIX shell script
• Aided in design of Trans-Canada health information network.

Network Support Technician
Canadian Tire Corp.
May 1993 - Aug. 1993, Sept. 1992 - Dec. 1992, Jan. 1992 - Apr. 1992

• Diagnosed both hardware and software problems.
• Responsible for all new installations and cross-Canada rollout of PCs to depots

Education and Certifications

Certified Checkpoint Network Administrator (3.x) - Netrex Inc. Jan 1998
Certified Checkpoint Network Engineer (3.x) - Netrex Inc. Jan 1998

University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ont. (1997 - present)
Candidate for 4 yr. Honours Science (non - specialized) Distance Education.

University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ont. (1991 - 1996 )
B. Math, General

Independent / Personal Experience

(Home network design)

FreeBSD Firewall with PPPoE Cable Mode

• Running IPFW, DNS (BIND 9.x), Sendmail, PGP, NTP, NAT, Squid proxy

FreeBSD Desktop

• Running XWindows, NFS, CVSup, PostgreSQL, Apache

Activities and Interests

• Member of the Bees Knees Choreography project (Jan. '01 - Mar. '01)
• Member of the Toronto Swing Dance Society ( June '00 - present)
• Member of Assoc. Art Brazil of Canada (capoeira angola) (Sept. '00 - present)
• Role of "Sly" in Brampton Music Theater's production of "Babies, Babies, Babies" (Nov. '98)
• Member of 53rd Musicians ('93 - '99)
• Role of "Osgood" in Doubletalk's production of "Sugar" (Aug. '96)
• Role of "Zoggo" in FASS's production of "FASStic Surgery" (Feb. '96)

Interests

• Dance
• Capoeira
• Drama
• Music (Voice, Guitar)
• Hiking / Camping

Copyright © 2001 Dave Crane