KEVIN A. HOFFMAN

EDUCATION:

B.S., Computer Science, December 1995
Virginia Polytechnic Institution & State University (Virginia Tech)
Blacksburg, Virginia

CERTIFICATIONS:

Arcsight Certified Systems Analyst (ACSA) - November, 2007
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP #31172) - April 2002 - Present
ITIL Foundation Certificate In Services Management - January, 2003
Accredited Systems Engineer (ASE) - HP OpenView Network Services Management - June 2004
Accredited Systems Engineer (ASE) - HP OpenView Systems and Servers - UNIX - June 2004

RELATED EXPERIENCE:

Enterprise Management Engineer, Sept 2003 - Present
Enterprise Management & Security Analyst, Feb 2001 - Sept 2003
Costco Wholesale; Issaquah, WA

• Designed, Built, and Managed network management system for Costco international network.
• Worked with security team on various internal security projects.
• Performed extensive Perl scripting for various network management functions.
• Managed and maintained OpenView, CiscoWorks, and Visual UpTime software systems.
• Responsible for enterprise management design for several multi-million dollar projects.
• Worked to bring various monitoring systems together into an enterprise management system.

Senior Network Design Analyst, Advanced Communication Systems INC (ACS)
Fairfax, Virginia; Jan 2000 - Feb 2003
Contracted to Dept. Health & Human Services (Office of the Secretary), Washington DC

• Installed and configured Real Server & Encoder Intranet system for use within DHHS.
• Installed, configured, & utilized various Cisco applications within CiscoWorks 2000.
• Installed and configured several Redhat Linux servers.
• Performed extensive Perl & Apache Mod_Perl scripting for various network management functions.
• Developed extensive base of automated network management reports.
• Managed large network management system for HHS nationwide network.

Senior Network Design Analyst, Advanced Management Incorporated (AMI)
Aquired By Advanced Communication Systems INC (ACS)
McLean, Virginia; Nov 1996 - Jan 2000
Contracted to Dept. Health & Human Services (Office of the Secretary), Washington DC

• Configured and installed Cisco 2900 Catalyst switches.
• Installed and maintained NetScout RMON probes & software.
• Developed complex network management system based on SNMP polling and data collection.
• Designed computer model of nationwide internal network using Cabletron Spectrum.
• Developed new Cabletron Spectrum model types using Level I Spectrum development tools.
• Performed network performance monitoring using Concord's Network Health, Cabletron's Spectrum, RMON, and custom designed reports.
• Assisted Central Network Management staff with Unix system administration and network performance troubleshooting.
• Worked on various web based Intranet projects using Apache/Mod_Perl CGI scripting.
• Designed, developed, and maintained four internal Intranet web sites using Apache, CERN, and Microsoft web servers.
• Designed, developed, and maintained an email broadcast system for criteria based internal broadcasts.
• Wrote various custom perl, tcl/expect, Bourne shell, gawk/sed scripts and Banyan BeyondMail Rules.

Senior System Administrator, Advanced Management Incorporated (AMI)
McLean Virginia; Jan 1996 - April 1996
Contracted to Dept. Health & Human Services (Office of the Secretary), Washington DC

• Responsible for general Unix administration & security.
• Used various security tools such as Tripwire, Satan, TCP Wrappers, & COPS.
• Monitored and responded to CERT, CIAC, and vender security advisories.
• Unix shell, awk, and sed script programming.
• Responsible for basic DNS and sendmail configuration.
• Helped develop Unix administration and security policies and procedures.

Programmer, Co-Op student, Federal Deposit Insurance Company,
Arlington, Virginia; Four tours.
May 1993 - Dec 1993 / May 1994 - Dec 1994 / May 1995 - Aug 1995 / Dec 1995 - Jan 1995

• Unix Systems programming in C.
• Wrote Banyan VINES Client/Service Applications in C.
• Worked on Unix security team using TIS Firewall and various products such as Tripwire, COPS, and TCP Wrappers.
• Administered Unix and Windows NT servers.
• Installed, configured, and maintained Usenet news (C-News).
• Installed and configured gopher, anonymous FTP, and http servers.
• Unix shell script and awk programming.
• Worked extensively on various Internet projects.
• Created WWW pages with image maps, forms, and CGI.
• Installed, configured Solaris workstations.

Programmer, Classic Cleaners,
Roanoke, Virginia: August 1991 - May 1993 (When needed)

• Designed, developed and maintained customer & invoice tracking database software for PC.

Computer Operator, Roanoke General Electric Employees Credit Union,
Salem, Virginia; June 1989 - August 1991

• Responsible for day to day system operation.
• Streamlined operations with WFL programming.
• COBOL and limited Extended Algol Programming.

SKILLS:

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

• Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), National member, 1993-Present.
• IEEE Computer Society, Member, 1997-Present.
• Information Systems Security Association (ISSA), Member, 2001-Present.
• Internet Society (ISOC), Member, 1998-Present.
• Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), Virginia Tech Chapter, Treasurer, 1992-1994, Member, 1991- Present.

OTHER AFFILIATIONS:

• Appalachian Trail Conference, Member, 1996-Present.
• Mountain Club of Maryland, Member, Trip Leader, Trail Volunteer, 1997-Present.
• Appalachian Long Distance Hikers Association (ALDHA), Member, 1996-Present.
• Boy Scouts of America, Assistant Scout Master, 1987-1993, Scout, 1976-1987, Achieved Life Rank.

PERSONAL:

I am an avid outdoors man having hiked and backpacked nearly 4000 miles since the beginning
of 1996. This includes the long distance hikes listed below.

• Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine (2150 miles). (See my online photo album!)
  Photographs from this trip were published in New South Japanese magazine.
  April 1996 - October 1996.
• John Muir Trail across the High Sierras from Yosemite Valley to Mt Whitney (210 miles),
  July 1997 - August 1997.
• Coast to coast England from Irish Sea to North Sea (180 miles), September 1998 - October 1998.
• Wonderland Trail around Mt Rainier, Washington (90 miles), September 1999 - October 1999.
• Long Trail, Vermont (270 miles), September 2000. (See my online photo album!)
  
• West Coast Trail, B.C. Canada (77 kilometers), September 2001.