Richard B. Johnson
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QUALIFICATION HIGHLIGHTS
EXPERIENCE
• 11 years solid IT Network and Security
Summary of Qualifications
experience with the goal of becoming a
Utilizing the latest in open source software and my corporate level IT/Security officer at a
knowledge of enterprise network systems, I helped save my Fortune 500 company.
most recent employer over $125,000 in licensing and • CISSP Candidate (2012), N+, A+, CNA
hardware costs. Utah small businesses have seen similar • University concentration with advanced
savings resulting from projects I have managed with the courses in Networking and Security
overall goal of improving network performance and security. • Experienced Entrepreneur – Created a
While I do have extensive experience with Linux successful LLC company (Power Users)
administration, I am also proficient at managing Windows while attending University that helped
Active Directory domains and all Windows operating systems. customers expand their business
Nine Year Mortgage
Network Engineer/Security Administrator Mar 2010 – Jul 2011
Built and deployed firewalls, Intrusion Prevention Systems, switching and routing ACLs, and created IT
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acceptable use policies bringing company into PCI compliance.
• Designed and implemented company Disaster Recovery Plan including backups, server and workstation
imaging, and DRP documentation.
• Experienced in a broad range of network infrastructure including Cisco IOS and HP ProCurve.
• Constantly looking for network vulnerabilities using the Backtrack 4.1 penetration testing software.
Power Users, LLC
Network /Systems/Security Administrator Aug 2008 – Present
Performed network security analysis of mission critical systems identifying single points of failure,
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vulnerabilities, and formulating remediation strategies.
Help mitigate risk and secure assets using industry standard penetration testing software included in
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Backtrack such as Nessus, Nmap, Metasploit with Meterpreter, and the Social Engineering Toolkit.
Improve business continuity by automating workstation and server maintenance.
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Reduced help desk requests by up to %75 by implementing automated workstation cloning system.
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Secure client remote sites using industry standard VPN security and firewall ACLs.
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Quality Engineered Network
Network Administrator Jan 2007 – July 2008
Responsible for up to 20 customer networks providing remote administration Windows 2003/2008
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domains, design and maintenance of Domain security, and over 300 user workstations.
• Very knowledgeable with Linux command line, including bash scripting.
• Understand reading and writing network routing tables and various routing protocols.
EBC Computers
Depot Technician Aug 2006 – Jan 2007
Managed Orem branch with responsibilities including new hire screening, daily accounting of store
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revenue, end of year financial accounting, and weekly manager’s meeting.
• Provided technical and administrative supervision for eight network technicians that provide customer
support PC repair.
• Find great joy in helping others solve complex technical problems.
LDS Church
Missionary Jul 2004 – Jul 2006
Successfully completed a 24 month term teaching and training in Fukuoka, Japan.
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• Fluent in the Japanese language.
• Supervised and coordinated weekly service projects teaching English.
• Compiled and reported weekly statistical progress to regional leaders.
Hardware Experience
Cisco PIX: 505-535, ASA: 5500-5550
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Cisco 7200 series routers, 800 series routers, various switches
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Dell PowerEdge: 1800 series, 1900 series
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Endian: 4i, Mini, virtual appliances, community edition
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HP ProCurve layer 3 managed: 2610 series, 2800 series, 2900 series
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HP ProCurve layer 2 managed: 2810 series, 2510 series, 2500 series
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HP ProLiant: DL380 G3, G4, G5, G6 series, ML350 G5
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Netgear: ProSafe line of unmanaged business switches, GS724Tv3 managed switch
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POGO Linux servers
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Various levels of RAID and implementation
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SonicWALL: Pro 2040, SSL VPN 200
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UPS: APC and PowerChute monitoring software, Belkin and Bulldog monitoring software
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Software Experience
Linux: openSUSE 9+, Fedora Core 6+, Ubuntu Server 8.10+, CentOS, Backtrack 4.0+, KNOPPIX 6.2+,
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Gentoo, LDAP, Samba, Bash scripting
Windows: NT, 2000/2003/2008 Server, Active Directory, Batch scripting
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VMware: ESX 3.5-ESXi 4.1, vCenter, Converter, Veeam Monitoring, Workstation 5.0+, Server, Player
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Clonezilla Server: network cloning and imaging
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FOG (Free OpenSource Ghost): network system cloning and imaging
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UTM: Endian, IP Cop, Untangled, Smoothwall and other stateful firewalls
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LAMP: Web server building and configuration – Apache, MySQL, PHP
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Spiceworks: network inventory management and help desk ticket system
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Databases: MS SQL, MySQL, SQLite, Oracle 10G & 11G
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Backtrack Pen Testing: Nesus, Nmap, Metasploit, Meterpreter shell, John the Ripper, Hydra, Rainbow
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tables, Hping3, Dos and DDOS attacks, Aircrack Kismet wireless cracking
Social Engineering Toolkit
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Fail2ban: Linux IPTables related network security
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Snort
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Password exploits: Ophcrack and Rainbow Tables, John the Ripper, Hydra
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Proxy serving
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Cisco Packet Tracer: network simulation software
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GNS3: network simulation software
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Nagios: Network Monitoring Solution
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Wireshark and tshark (Linux command line packet sniffing)
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EDUCATION
Bachelor of Science in IT, Utah Valley University (May 2012)
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CISSP candidate (May 2012)
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Certified Network Administrator, Utah Valley University (2010)
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Comp TIA Network+ Certified (2008)
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Comp TIA A+ IT Technician Certified (2007)
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Comp TIA A+ Essentials Certified (2007)
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