Engineer Software

Zach Flower

Experimenting with life, one line at a time.

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Education

August 2005 May 2010

B.S. in Computer Science Boulder, ColoradoWork Experience

August 2011 Present

Software Developer Boulder, Colorado

Currently employed. Job description available via request only.

October 2010 August 2011

Software Engineer Denver, Colorado

Worked primarily in PHP; Developed on top of a highly modified CodeIgniter framework; Integrated 3rd-party products into Name.com website and checkout process (DevHub and MobileView); Designed and created mobile website (http://m.name.com); Implemented additional ccTLDs for registration through Name.com website (.BE, .AT, and .LI); Implemented transfer-in functionality for numerous TLDs; Debugged and maintained transfer in processor; Debugged site issues; Created the API for Name.com’s sister site Who.is; Created vanity domain name generator; Implemented Tropo API for SMS alerts and notifications; Researched machine learning for in-house data analysis and domain name value predictions.

January 2010 October 2010

Project Engineer Golden, Colorado

Wrote custom batch scripts for log analysis and file system audits; Responsible for testing of new software releases; Worked at the Starz facility in Denver and DirecTV facility in Culver City and was responsible for server upgrades and installation, software upgrades and installation, and testing of over 45 High Definition and Standard Definition channels and backup channels; Worked primarily in Windows 2008 Servers.

June 2009 January 2010

Systems Administrator Boulder, Colorado

Ran student Linux lab for the Department of Computer Sciences, catering to 350 users; Responded to trouble tickets and was responsible for client services; Installed, administered, configured, and secured SSH server; Installed, administered, configured, and secured Apache web server; Maintained Xen server; Configured and administered MySQL backed NSS service; Installed, configured, and administered VMWare server; Ran occasional network security audits on department servers.

October 2008 October 2009

Security Team Member Boulder, Colorado

Responsible for writing server hardening procedures for Red Had Enterprise Linux 5; Discovered exploitable vulnerability in campus-wide system; HEX IP packet analysis; Vulnerability discovery and exploitation for the purposes of security auditing; Network security incident investigation and forensics; Installed and configured NTOP for the purposes of network monitoring.

May 2008 August 2008

Information System Security Designer Baltimore, Maryland

Underwent an Agency Special Background Investigation as well as a Polygraph Examination; Held a TS/SI/TK Security Clearance; Worked primarily on adapting embedded software (SDS Core Library) to run on a Windows CE .Net emulator; Wrote code (Microsoft embedded Visual C++) to work around the absence of the required Information Security (INFOSEC) card in order to run CoreLib on the emulator; Wrote more detailed error messages for the SDS User Application Software (UAS).

May 2007 August 2007

Lab Technician / Intern Golden, Colorado

Responsible for testing of new software releases; Built and repaired servers; Worked at the DirecTV facility in Culver City and was responsible for server upgrades and installation, software upgrades and installation, and testing of over 80 High Definition channels and backup channels; Built servers and clients for the DirecTV operators and employees to train them in the operation and management of the Omnibus iTX Software; Worked primarily in Windows 2003 Servers and was responsible for all Operating System installs and upgrades.

January 2006 August 2008

Systems Administrator Boulder, Colorado

Built and repaired 19-node clusters and servers; Wrote BASH shell scripts for automation purposes; Installed and repaired Windows XP and Windows 2000, various flavors of Linux, and Mac OSX 10.x operating systems; Administered a wide array of Linux servers; Installed, administered, configured, and secured SSH servers; Installed and administered Apache web servers; Installed and administered Sendmail servers; Installed, configured, and administered DHCP servers; Checked logs on a daily basis; Administered and secured wireless network.Awards & Achievements

Regional Semi-Finalist in Microsoft’s ImagineCup Competition

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