P r o f e s s i o n a l   R e s u m e   f o r :

 

Michael L. Fouts

431 Peralta Av.

Sunnyvale, CA. 94086

phone: 408-749-1643, hm

email: mfouts@mac.com

 

Employment Objective:

 

To find a suitable network security position in the Silicon Valley area where I can best utilize my talents... a position where I can contribute to advancing the state of security for an organization- acting either individually or as a member of a team, mentoring other team members when appropriate, continuing to learn new security skills, etc. I hope to work in an environment where excellence is valued, teamwork is encouraged, and everyone enjoys working together to get the job done. Continued focus on security projects, as well as operational aspects of network security is very desirable.

 

Professional Strengths:

 

-  Seasoned IT professional with over 14 years combined experience… incl 6+ years network security experience (CheckPoint on Sun/Nokia, Cisco PIX/ASA, some Juniper IDS, etc), 7+ years Sun Solaris experience, 2+ years Network Appliance file server mgmt, some exposure to Linux (various revs), and 2+ years in Legato/BudTool backup administration

 

-  Very enthusiastic about technology and my security profession... I enjoy working on difficult technical problems, implementing proactive security solutions (i.e. project-related work), and really enjoy working with people

 

-  Have held many customer-facing positions in my career... I know how to handle difficult customers (both internal and external), and how to best represent the company I work for in difficult situations
 

-  Bring proven diagnostic, operational and project skills to the table, and have a naturally proactive stance in terms of my work ethic and design goals

 

Educational Info:

 

-  Attended College of San Mateo (CSM) from 1978-79 majoring in Electronics Technology, received Certificate of Completion (only 3-6 units shy of an AS degree at the time), and held a 3.5 GPA in my major (3.0 GPA including all courses)

 

-  Have taken several professional courses over the years including classes on CheckPoint FireWall-1, Nokia VPN Appliance administration (NSA), classes on Sendmail and DNS, Sun Solaris administration, Cisco IOS router config, Legato/Budtool backup management, etc

 

-  Also plan on enrolling in CheckPoint NG/NGX firewall classes… once these classes are complete, I then plan on taking the CheckPoint CCSA/CCSE exams (already have an eval license at home for this software)

 

-  Have completed taking Cisco CCNA, CCDA and CCSP security classes at Foothill College (evenings)… have also completed CompTIA Security+ classes, as well as some classes on CISSP certification (currently hold a 4.0 GPA in my completed courses)

 

-  Have already taken the CCNA intro exam at this point (640-821), which covers the first two CCNA classes... and scored a 982 out of a possible 1000 on the exam (passing score is 825)

 

-  Finally, I’ve been studying for my CCIE Security exam… I’ve completed approx 90% of the self-study, and plan on taking the written exam sometime in the next few months

 

 

Employment History:

 

Hitachi America                                          Sr. Network Engineer                                          8/07 - present

 

I’ve worked as the Sr. Network Engineer within the ITSS organization of Hitachi America (HAL) since Aug of ’07. My primary focus has been on project as well as operational support of a security infrastructure for an external client… most of my time is spent working on a security infrastructure consisting of approx 20-25 CheckPoint on Nokia firewalls, with some time spent supporting BlueCoat proxies, Cisco VPN concentrators, Cisco ASA/FWSM security appliances, etc. Some of my operational duties include working on security-related tickets, interfacing with customers, acting as an escalation point for other security team members on difficult issues, managing the fw service contracts, etc. Some of my project duties include fw and fw mgmt server sw upgrades, assist with turn-up of new sites (incl site-to-site VPN work), assisting with and resolving SOX issues, identifying possible security-related issues in the security fabric that could impact the business, prioritizing these issues and resolving them in a timely manner, etc.

 

Shutterfly, Inc.                                          Lead Security Engineer                                          4/07 - 7/07

 

I worked as a Security Engineer for the company, and reported directly to the Security Architect… I was involved in several security-related projects at the time, such as Qualys/WhiteHat vulnerability testing and remediation, Juniper IDS upgrades and deployment, RedSeal configuration management, etc. I was also somewhat involved in SOX compliance, and often acted as the lead security contact to various business units on assorted security projects. In addition to some of the security tools mentioned above, I also became familiar with Nessus as well as other open-source security tool sets available on the internet (such as Knoppix-STD, the NST toolkit, etc).

 

Cisco Systems                                          Customer Support Eng III                            2/06 - 3/07

 

Worked in a Tier-2/Tier-3 support group within the Cisco TAC organization, providing backbone-level support to external customers for several Cisco security products… supported products included hardware platforms such as the PIX/ASA firewalls, FWSM modules, AIP/CSC-SSM modules, MARS appliances, etc. In addition, I also provided support for software products such as IOS firewall, SDM/PDM/ASDM device mgmt software, CSA, ACS, and some support for CiscoWorks/VMS. My customer sat numbers were among the highest in the group, and I often received positive feedback from my customers on my level of technical expertise, patience, thoroughness, etc.

 

Foothill College                                          LITES Instructor (CCNA 1)                            1/06 - 4/06

 

Was previously a LITES instructor at Foothill College (evenings), providing supplemental CCNA1 instruction to a class of approximately 10 students (was recommended for this position by my Cisco Net Academy instructor)… I also provide a variety of Cisco lab support, as well as individual tutoring for students from time to time as well.

 

Synopsys, Inc.                                          Security Administrator II                                          5/98 - 1/03

 

Initially held a position as a Sr. UNIX Systems Admin in what was then called the 'core' group... duties included co-management of all central UNIX core servers (NIS, DNS, mail, NTP, central depot software servers, etc). Was later responsible for the core Network Appliance file server infrastructure (5-7 systems)... these systems hosted all user-community home directories, various UNIX depot software directories, etc. In  late 1999, was then transferred over to the network security group where I worked as a security administrator managing approx. 50+ firewalls worldwide. Corporate firewalls were either Sun-based or Nokia-based platforms running CheckPoint v4.0 through to NG/FP3... job duties included operational tasks as well as involvement in several projects.

 

Philips Semiconductors                            Sr. Network Administrator                            6/96 - 2/98

 

Duties in this position included acting as the lead UNIX/Networking admin for an engineering group of Philips Semiconductors... projects included upgrading the networking infrastructure (both switches and Sun desktops) for the engineering group, as well as putting in place an enhanced backup solution for the business unit (consisting of several Exabyte mammoth tape drives in a central juke box using NDMP over SCSI). The networking infrastructure eventually consisted of 45+ Sun UNIX servers and workstations, dual-homed Network Appliance file servers, and Cisco 5000-series switches on the back end... 100mbit/full-duplex links were supplied to all engineering desktops, with dual back-hauls between the two switches.

 

Condor Systems                                          Sr. UNIX Systems Admin                                          4/95 - 6/96

 

Primary job duty was to provide senior-level UNIX systems administration support for the existing server infrastructure at the corporate office... infrastructure consisted of Sun/VAX systems on the server side, and Sun and PC systems on the desktop. I held a secret-level security clearance during this time as well... add’l duties included firewall mgmt/auditing, assorted IT projects, working on classified projects, computer facilities management, etc.

 

Interval Research                            Member - Technical Staff                                          3/93 - 4/95

 

Primary responsibility in this position was to provide operational support for the Macintosh client/server infrastructure (approx 200 systems total)... duties included everything from initial system set up and config, user orientation, daily user/system support, system recycling, etc. Macintosh systems ranged from entry-level PowerBooks, to Quadras, to PowerPC systems, with Sun systems used on the back end (mail server, backups, firewall, etc).

 

Verilink Corporation                            Network Administrator                                          10/90 - 3/93

 

Primary Job duties at Verilink included supporting a community of approx 125 PC-NFS (PC) clients (system config, end-user support, etc), administration of a small community of Macintosh clients (system config, end-user support, etc), and management of several Sun UNIX servers on the back-end (installation of new systems, system upgrades, backups, etc).

 

 

 

Last updated: 7/31/10