Summary
Senior Architect for Unix Systems/Network Research and Development
Senior designer and technical leader for complex systems, programs, and problems, with over 15 years of experience with all aspects of TCP/IP and Unix−from administration to development to design. Goal-oriented methodology. Insightful analysis of protocols and products. Strategic vision for revolutionary new technologies and enhancements to achieve technological dominance.
Career Highlights
Trusted Computer Solutions−Herndon, VA
Principal Secure Systems Engineer
August 2008 - Present
Lead Technologist for and driving the technical design, implementation, core code design, security, and integrity of CounterStorm, an Internet worm and attack detection and response appliance. Additionally performed tactical management of a distributed team of developers.
CounterStorm−New York City
Chief Architect
August 2001 - August 2008
Lead Technologist for CounterStorm and the product as described above. Additionally responsible for patents, senior technical liaisons, technical management of DARPA Information Assurance and Army FCS projects involving other security companies and on-site deployment at governmental facilities and Homeland Security contracts for bot-net and worm detection
Product users include: New York Police Department, Warner Music Group, The Brookings Institute, McGraw-Hill, Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital, BAE Systems.
HydraWEB Technologies–New York City
Chief Technical Officer
September 1994 - May 2001
Lead Technologist for HydraWEB. Responsible for all technical evaluations, plans, designs, and technical customer proposals. Senior inventor, designer, and developer of HydraGPS (WAN client/server reliability and optimization system), HydraWEB (LAN client/server reliability and optimization device), Brimstone (firewall), and Proconsul (serial console middle ware). Responsible for patents, senior technical liaisons, plus core code design, review, and integrity. Additionally responsible for systems/network administrator and guidance for both the company LAN, the Internet connection, plus several large corporate clients with large Unix Internet-connected network installations dealing with Interactive TV and WWW hosting.
Product users include: Allen Bradley, Ascend, Associated Press, ATKK, AT&T, Bear Stearns, Citicorp, Corel, DLJ, Deutsche Post, Dow Jones, JC Penney, Juno, MCI, Monster, Reuters.
Columbia University–New York City
Systems Manager/Programmer, Center for Telecommunications Research
March 1992 - August 1994
Solely responsible for all CTR systems, maintenance, and network operations for a network of 300+ users, 90+ Unix machines, and 100+ PCs, Macs, and X-terminals. Including requirement analysis, purchase, installation, and maintenance of all technical equipment and software. Compiled, installed, and maintained all normal Internet services such as DNS, sendmail, USENET, WWW, anonymous FTP, and IRC. Extraordinary duties included the total redesign, purchase and implementation of the network due to a move to a different building.
Additionally full and part time January 1988 - March 1992.
Columbia University–New York City
Systems Manager/Programmer, IBM SEN/PIP project, Department of Computer Science
Fall 1990
Responsibilities included management and maintenance of test-bed network including fixed and mobile Unix computers. Compiled AIX 1.x (nontrivial) for implementation of mobile protocols and performed Mach NFS debugging in the kernel.
Publications
Robertson, Seth, et al. "Surveillance Detection in High Bandwidth Environments." Information Survivability Conference and Exposition (DISCEX III), Washington, D.C., April, 2003.
Patent Applications
System Detection: "Detecting Probes and Scans Over High-Bandwidth, Long-Term, Incomplete Network Traffic Information Using Limited Memory."
HydraWEB Technologies: "Network Provisioning, Addressing Denial of Service Attacks, Reducing Network Bandwidth Arbitrage Fees, and Reducing Government Tariffs on Electronic Transactions"
HydraWEB Technologies: "Method and Apparatus for Reducing and Optimizing Network Traffic"
HydraWEB Technologies: "Method and apparatus of modifying performance of a load-balacing system using an extensible agent"
HydraWEB Technologies: "Wide Area Network Server Load Balancing Using a Network Provisioning System"
Education
Columbia University, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. B.S. in Computer Science, February 1992
Clearance
Active, 11/2006