Gabriel Mongefranco

Search this site

Humanitarian Efforts

Help raise $100,000 for UNICEF

Help the Haiti relief effort

Menu Menu

Home

Resume

Gabriel's Blog

Projects

Writing

Poetry Database

Video Channel

H@xor St0r3

Sitemap

Recent site activity

Home

edited by Gabriel Mongefranco

Resume

edited by Gabriel Mongefranco

attachment from Gabriel Mongefranco

attachment removed by Gabriel Mongefranco

edited by Gabriel Monge-Franco

attachment from Gabriel Monge-Franco

attachment removed by Gabriel Monge-Franco

Home

edited by Gabriel Monge-Franco

MongeFranco.com

Inicio Home

Portal

Correo E-mail

Documentos Documents

Calendario Calendar

Contactos Contacts

OakPages

Sitios Sites

Homea > a

Resume

Gabriel Mongefranco

Writer, Developer and Security Professional

http://gabriel.mongefranco.com

Skills

u Business - Business process writing, Business Objects reporting and universe design,

Crystal Reports design, IT procurement, JasperServer and iReport reporting and

administration, process improvement, software license compliance, statistical analysis,

receiving

u Computers and Electronics - Advanced computer repair, desktop hardware replacement,

spyware removal and Windows registry cleaning. Basic electrical and electronics knowledge,

robotics knowledge, micro controller programming, and serial interface programming

u Linux - Apache/MySQL/PHP configuration, basic BASH shell scripting, Debian GNU/Linux,

Gnome, KDE, installation and system administration

u Networking - Active Directory setup and basic administration, basic Cisco knowledge,

DHCP, DNS, 802.11, LAN setup and configuration, Linux networking, network troubleshooting,

peer-to-peer networking, TCP/IP, Windows Server 2003/2008, XBee, ZENworks Asset Management

(ZAM) implementation and administration

u Office - Advanced Access, Excel, InfoPath and Live Meeting. Intermediate OpenOffice,

Outlook, Publisher, PowerPoint, SharePoint, Visio and Word

u Programming - C++, C#, JavaScript, GAMBAS, PBASIC, PHP, Tcl/Tk, T-SQL, Visual Basic for

Applications (VBA), Visual Basic .NET (VB.NET), and several others

u Security - Firewall configuration, foot printing, safe programming, security

assessment, security policy writing, Snort intrusion detection and prevention system

(IDS/IPS) configuration, network traffic analysis, virus analysis, WEP/WPA configuration,

Windows and Linux hardening

u Web Design and Development - XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, Elgg, ASP.NET, Twitter API, PHP,

database design

u Writing - Creative writing (poetry, short stories) and technical writing (processes,

instruction manuals, contracts, Spanish/English translation)

Education

u Pursuing Bachelor of Science in Engineering - Electrical and Computer Engineering.

Calvin College (Grand Rapids, MI). Expected graduation date: 12/2012

In Progress

u Pursuing Associate of Applied Science - Electronics Engineering Technology. Cleveland

Institute of Electronics (Cleveland, OH). Expected graduation date: 05/2011

In Progress

u Graduate coursework in Computer Architecture and Database Design. Grand Valley State

University (Grand Rapids, MI)

09/2009

u Bachelor of Science - Network Security. Davenport University (Grand Rapids, MI)

09/2009

u Associate of Applied Science - Computer Information Systems, Network Administration.

Grand Rapids Community College (Grand Rapids, MI)

09/2009

Professional Certifications

u Network+ Certified Professional. CompTIA

12/2008

u Security+ Certified Professional. CompTIA

08/2007

u First Aid Responding to Emergency. American Red Cross

02/2007

u Adult CPR, Child CPR. American Heart Association

11/2006

Professional Experience

Programmer/Analyst - Spectrum Health Hospitals

u Business Objects universe development, security administration, data validation and

production migration

u Application, web and database development in ASP.NET, VB.NET, Access/VBA, Microsoft SQL

Server (Transact-SQL) and batch scripting

u Application Support for SPSS PASW Data Collection, ABA National TRACS Burn Registry,

Stratacap Financial Planning and StrataJazz Financial Forecasting

u Project Highlights:

o Documented current Data Warehouse architecture and created alerts and probes to monitor

servers and track performance/usage of Windows Servers, IIS, Tomcat and Business Objects

o Created a web-based Data Dictionary to provide end users with easy access to business

definitions of Data Warehouse objects. Also developed a VBA application to synchronize

Business Objects universe objects with the Data Dictionary automatically

o Implemented a PASW Data Collection clustered system for enterprise creation, publishing

and analysis of web-based and telephone-based surveys

o Created a web service to feed Excel and other ad-hoc data sources into Xcelsius

dashboards

o Created a web application and web service to shorten long URLs internally, without

going through the Internet

06/2009 - 05/2009Owner and Developer - OakPages.com

u Development of a social network targeted at families and friends

u Setup from the ground up: web and database server configuration, Elgg installation and

customization, language files translation and programming of custom plug-ins in PHP

including a photo album and Twitter interface

u Reached visitors from over 140 countries and territories in less than two months

02/2009 - PresentAnalyst - Spectrum Health System

u Application, web and database programming in support of IT and business functions

(VB.NET, C#, ASP.NET, PHP, C++, T-SQL, MySQL, JasperServer, JasperReports, IIS server, MS

SQL server, Access, Excel, Crystal Reports, Business Objects)

u License Compliance Tracking and Monitoring

u Procurement of client and server technology

u Project Highlights:

o Created a Business Objects universe and Web Intelligence reports for IT quality metrics

and incident management reporting from CA ServiceDesk

o Setup a JasperServer reporting server inclusive of Active Directory authentication, and

designed several reports in iReport to provide ad-hoc procurement, license tracking and

inventory reporting to IT management

o Improved a VB.NET/SQL application to facilitate receiving, label printing, automatic

importing of vendor price sheets, dynamic product selection and exporting of license data,

and synchronization with Lawson software, thus saving Asset Management approximately 20

hours a week in data entry work

o Created several ASP.NET and SharePoint-based sites, including a dynamic department

page, an auction site, cross-site voting applets, dashboards, and event pages

12/2007 - 05/2009Information Integrity Technician - Spectrum Health System

u ZENworks Asset Management implementation, data migration, administration, and

troubleshooting

u Software license compliance

o Research and document legal right to use

o Process and approve internal requests for new applications and upgrades

o Proactively monitor compliance through ZENworks Asset Management, home-grown Access and

SQL databases, eDirectory tools, NWAdmin, Active Directory, spreadsheets, VBA and Crystal

Reports

o Coordinate work with vendors, customers, application analysts, engineers, and security

analysts to quickly resolve any compliance issues

u Procurement of all client and server technology. Place and reconcile credit card orders

u Project Highlights:

o Managed application footprint creation process to increase software recognition

o Created a VB.NET/SQL application to easily navigate through Spectrum Health s

organizational hierarchy, using data from heterogeneous systems

o Created a 3-tier application to update serial LED signs through a secure web interface

o Created an application tracking database, ad-hoc reports and remote application removal

tool. The system included data transformation/load operations for SQL Server, Oracle,

Active Directory (AD), eDirectory, Lawson, and miscellaneous CSV extracts

08/2007 - 12/2007Asset Management Intern - Spectrum Health System

u Software license compliance

o Research and document legal right to use

o Process and approve internal requests for new applications and upgrades

o Develop compliance reports through SQL queries, Excel/VBA and Crystal Reports

o Programming of several database applications in PHP, T-SQL, VB.NET, C#, Access/VBA, and

Tcl/Tk, on both Apache Tomcat and IIS servers

o Write and revise business processes and policies

u Application and Novell Application Launcher (NAL) objects testing prior to enterprise

deployment

u Procurement of all client and server technology. Place and reconcile credit card orders

u License reconciliation of over 2,000 applications, saving approximately $200,000 in

licensing costs

04/2006 - 08/2007Computer Tutor - Grand Rapids Community College

u Tutor students in programming (C++, QBasic, Visual Basic, Bash, JavaScript, HTML), Unix

Administration, Telecommunications, LAN/WAN, Web Design, Dreamweaver and Microsoft Office

u Provide assistance to students with technology use, mathematics, and Spanish

u Provide first-level support at the Student Technology Help Desk as needed

09/2005 - 05/2006IT Consultant/Translator

u Web site design

u Database application design

u Computer Repair

u Network setup and administration

u Spanish interpretation and translation

o Interpretation at depositions, medical examinations, and court hearings

o Translation of technical, instructional, and legal materials

08/2004 - Present

Languages

u English

u Spanish (native speaker)

Training, Awards and Leadership Experience

u UNICEF Volunteer and Fundraising Organizer, Grand Rapids, MI 2010.

u Presenter, Dissecting a Computer Virus, Spectrum Health and Davenport University,

02/2009

u Senior Capstone Project: A Secure Network of Robots, Davenport University, 12/2008

o Designed and built three space-aware explorer robots with Basic STAMP microcontrollers

o Added wireless communication capability using the XBee protocol

o Designed a security protocol for encrypted communication and intrusion detection

u Business Professionals of America (BPA) National Leadership Conference, Reno, NV 2008

o Administrative Support Concepts 2nd place

o Computer Security 3rd place

o C++ Programming finalist

o VB.NET Programming finalist

o Dynamic Leadership 101 conference attendee

o Entrepreneurship 101/201 for Young Professionals conference attendee

o Trends in Business Education conference attendee

u Microsoft Course 2559B: Introduction to Visual Basic .NET Programming with Microsoft

.NET, CPR, March 2008

u Business Professionals of America (BPA) Michigan Leadership Conference, Davenport

University 2008. National Leadership Conference qualifier

o C++ Programming 1st place

o Information Technology 2nd place

o Computer Security 3rd place

o VB.NET Programming 3rd place

u Presenter, How Do Hackers Do It? Spectrum Health, March 2008

u Business Professionals of America (BPA) Michigan Leadership Conference, Northwood

University 2007. National Leadership Conference qualifier

o Computer Security 1st place

o C++ Programming 1st place

o Fundamentals of XHTML 2nd place

o Database Design 4th place

u Novell ZENworks Asset Management Advanced Training, Spectrum Health, 12/2006

u Presenter, "Protecting Yourself from ID Theft on the Internet," Spectrum Health,

11/2006

u Project Management 101, Spectrum Health, 2006

u Vice President of Computer Club at Grand Rapids Community College, 2004-2005

o Organizer of an extremely popular computer repair clinic, PC Clinic, Grand Rapids

Community College, Grand Rapids, MI 2004-2005

o Club representative at GVSU Leadership Conference, Grand Valley State University,

Allendale, MI 2005 and Student Congress

u Presenter, Google Hacking 101, Grand Rapids Community College, 11/2004

u Michigan Summer Institute - Robotics. Competitive scholarship recipient. Lake Superior

State University, Sault Ste. Marie, MI, Summer 2003

o Projects: PLC programming, FANUC industrial robot programming, CAD/CAM design, data

acquisition, acoustics and speaker construction

u Science Olympiad Regional Competition, Grand Valley State University, Allendale, MI,

2003. State competition qualifier

o Sounds of Music 5th place (musical instrument design and performance)

u FIRST Robotics West Ottawa High School, 2002-2003

o National competition finalist, Orlando, FL, spring 2002

o Recipient of Web Designer of the Year award

o Projects: Robot design, building prototype to scale, P-BASIC programming, Web design,

physics

Gabriel Mongefranco

Writer, Developer and Security Professional

Contact me via e-mail at abovhu@r.postjobfree.com or by using the form below:

Gabriel Monge-Franco_70x100.png

View Download 28k v. 1 Aug 5, 2008 7:27 PM Gabriel Mongefranco

Gabriel_Mongefranco_Resume.docx

Download Resume - Word format. 31k v. 1 Apr 25, 2010 8:39 AM Gabriel Mongefranco

Gabriel_Mongefranco_Resume.pdf

View Download Resume - PDF format. 122k v. 3 Apr 25, 2010 8:38 AM Gabriel Mongefranco

networkcerp.jpg

View Download 15k v. 1 Dec 13, 2008 8:14 PM Gabriel Mongefranco

Security+Cer.C.gif

View Download 7k v. 1 Dec 13, 2008 8:14 PM Gabriel Mongefranco

Subpages (3): Awards Resume Documentation Volunteering

Sign in Recent Site Activity Terms Report Abuse Print page Powered by Google Sites

Search this site

Search all sit

Contact this candidate