| Contact Information | |
| Name: | James Ellison |
| Email: | jellison8125 (at) comcast (dot) net [email concealed] |
| Location: | Dallas, Georgia, United States |
| Resume | |
| Position/Title: | Security System Administrator |
| Resume: |
Summary: Network Engineer with extensive experience supporting a corporate headquarters with 20 branch offices and 400 plus users. I have exceptional customer service skills and consider myself a well rounded employee. • Network Devices and Software  Juniper/Net screen OS, including firewall setup, troubleshooting, monitoring and policy management in a distributed environment.  Fluent in routing and network management, including Cisco IOS administration and switch/router configuration.  Windows IT Network Services, including Active Directory/LDAP, Exchange, Web Services, etc.  Novell Netware, GroupWise and other services  Citrix Presentation Server 4.5  Blackberry Enterprise Server  VMware ESX Server  Sage Timberline  Interacted with vendors and clients on a daily bases • Network Security Applications o Basic Assessment skills using bootable Linux assessment packages and the following tools:  Nessus, Nmap, Netcat, Nikto etc...  Metasploit and Milworm frameworks o Intrusion Detection  Snort with community and bleeding edge rules Sunshine Mortgage Corporation July 2000 - Present Atlanta, Ga. Team Lead-Senior Systems Engineer/Citrix Administrator/Security Administrator Played a key role in the redesign and development of the network infrastructure migrating from Novell 6.5 to Microsoft 2003 Server Active Directory, improving business scalability, personnel interaction, and security visibility. Migrated the Citrix infrastructure from Metaframe XP to Presentation Server 4.5 and implemented Nfuse and Citrix portal solutions for external users. Maintained 2000/2003 Server farm performance monitoring, updates and upgrades. Utilized VMware ESX Server for testing. Managed all windows server based applications and network operating systems: Active Directory, Citrix Presentation Server 4.5, Microsoft Exchange 2003, Novell Netware, and GroupWise. Team Lead role for the IS department supporting the Network Administrator and Help Desk support personnel. Provided networking (switch and routing) for all LAN/WAN connectivity. Built and maintained an Open Source Intrusion Detection System with Snort and monitored the network with network top users (NTOP), Nagios, Ettercap, Nessus and various other tools. Migrated Sunshine Mortgage’s corporate antivirus solution from McAfee EPO to Kaspersky Enterprise Space Security. Acted as the primary security administrator for all network and systems related incidents. This role included intrusion detection and prevention of both external threats to IT services and internal threats regarding worm/virus infections and fraudulent employees. Experience in this role included multiple incidents including mail server attacks, internal infection, and negligent employees. It also included the development of formalized recommendations to management concerning employee security policies and other lacking areas of process enforcement. Hunters Pointe Apartments October 1999 – January 2000 Norcross, Ga. PC Support Technician/Assistant Office Manager o Provided Network Administration and PC support for the office. o Responsible for Software Installation and Upgrades. Setup and supported all workstations. o Office duties that ensure smooth operations at all times. Bondo Mar-Hyde Corporation November 1996 – October 1999 Atlanta, Ga. PC Support Technician o Provided end user support-Software installs o Developed an inventory tracking system with MS Excel to help dispose of waste. o Extensive help desk support. Education and Training: o Comptia Security+ Certified o Certified Ethical Hacker o C|EH v5 |
