Sean Golash

Email: ac4lwn@r.postjobfree.com **** 16th Street NW

Cell: 206-***-**** Washington, DC 20011

Education

B.S., Information Technology

University of the District of Columbia, Washington, DC (December 2012)

Certifications

CompTIA A+, CompTIA Network+, CompTIA Security+, CPR/AED

Skills

●Networking - setup, maintenance, configuration, teardown

●Security - staff education, physical security, intrusion detection, social engineering awareness education, password concepts, encryption, SSH

●Installation and configuration of operating systems and software

●Hardware configuration, installation, and repair

●Printer setup, configuration & repair

●Platforms:

Windows 98, 2000, ME, XP, Vista, 7, 8, 10

Linux/Unix, most flavors (Ubuntu, RedHat, Kali, Backtrack etc.)

Mac OS(X+)

●Troubleshooting – software/hardware conflicts

●Problem solving

●Research

●Virtualization – VMWare, VirtualBox, Virtual PC

Professional Experience

January 2018 – current

A+ Certification Tutor (part time)

Independent Contractor – Tutoring persons with learning disabilities to ensure successful completion of coursework and exam proficiency in areas of hardware and networking

February 2016 - June 2017

Communications Patent Application Classifier

Classification of patents in areas such as telecommunications, video coding, networking

Centuria Corp at Serco, Inc., Harrisonburg, VA (Oct. 2016-June 2017)

KT Consulting at Serco, Inc., Harrisonburg, VA (Feb-Sept 2016)

December 2012 - February 2016

Freelance IT

VPN, NAS, FTP, Wireless and wired network setup (less than 50 devices), printer setup and problem resolution, computer repair, Installation and repair of operating systems including Windows, MacOS, and various Linux flavors; installation of software;

Spring 2009 - September 2012

University of the District of Columbia

Networking project assistance and collaboration (Supervisor: Dr. Sherali Zeadally)

●review of scholarly literature

●setting up wired & wireless networking testbeds

●deployment of tools for network analysis and system, network, & application performance

●conducting performance measurements using various protocols and software tools

●research on critical infrastructure protection and performance analysis of various security protocols

Day-to-day maintenance of the Networking Systems Laboratory (NEST) (research laboratory) at UDC: manage, maintain, and responsible for network systems and the security of the lab (volunteer)

June-August 2010

Pacific Northwest National Laboratories, Pasco, WA

Intern - Wrote documentation for setup and installation of a testbed for the cyber defense technology experimental research (DETER) project

2005 - 2011

Freelance computer repair and troubleshooting

Installation and repair of operating systems including Windows, MacOS, and various Linux flavors; installation of software; virus removal; hardware installation and repair

Awards and Fellowships

●Laboratory Xerox-PARC Fellowships, May-September 2012, Spring 2010, and Spring 2009

●National Science Foundation Faculty and Student Teams (FaST) Award and Internship, with Dr. Sherali Zeadally, Summer 2010

●District of Columbia National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Space Grant, July-October 2012; April 2009-May 2011

Publication

S. Golash, “Power Saving Techniques for LAN networking Devices,” HBCU-UP National Research Conference, Washington DC, Spring 2009.

References available on request

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