Director IT/Architect
Resume:
Jose Vicente Ortega
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Qualifications & Accomplishments
• Experienced in creating visions and strategic roadmaps for Information Technology services and aligning resources to achieve the execution of those strategies; creating technical policies and standards; developing, marketing and supporting infrastructure services; experience in team work environments and complex matrix organizational structures.
• 15 years experience with internetworking equipment & software including Cisco PIX, Aironet,7206, 7513, Catalyst 6500, Catalyst 5500, 26x0, 36x0, 4500, CheckPoint FW-1, Stonebeat, WatchGuard Firebox, WebSense, Nokia FW, Juniper SSL VPN, Packeteer 65xx, Rapid7 NeXpose, Aruba Wireless, Proxim, SonicWall, Avaya VoIP, Asterisk, Nortel routers, Adtran Atlas 800, Accord MGC-100 bridge, Polycom VC equipment, Riverbed Steelhead, Snort, Nessus, Nmap, Wireshark, Etherape, Metasploit, ISS, SecureID/ACE, Tacacs, Entrust, AppArmor, and Splunk.
• Platforms include MS Active Directory, MS SQL, MS Exchange, MS Sharepoint, MS Project Server, MS Speech Server, Office Communications Server, MS WSUS, Blackberry Enterprise Server, VMWare Server, Xen, VPN, Avaya IPOffice 412, Avaya VoIP Unified Messaging, Asterisk VoIP, Open LDAP, Netscape Directory, Sun One Directory, DNS, DHCP, PKI, Netbackup, BackupExec, ImageNow (Document Management System.)
• 17 years of Operating System experience including Novell, Windows Server NT/2000/2003/2008, Windows 98/2000/XP/Vista, Solaris, Linux, OpenVMS, HP-UX and Mac OS 7.x, 8.x, 9.x, and OS X.
• Managed a $2.8 million budget and 22 people in support of University mission statement.
• Integrated and deployed systems at University including Datatel’s Administrative System (Colleague), Student web portal, Course Management System (WebCT, Moodle), Campus-wide photo ID system/access control, Sun’s One LDAP achieving single sign-on throughout the campus, streaming video services including Real Video, Darwin, MS Windows Streaming and Flash objects, web event calendar application, on-line web survey tool, wireless initiative providing access to over 4,000 users through a captive portal, video conferencing facilities transmitting over ISDN and IP using Polycom and Tandberg equip., deployment of Avaya VoIP Unified Messaging, migration from NT4.0 to Active Directory including MS Exchange 2003, deployed client-less VPN solution for remote access, 8-node Bio-Informatics cluster running iNquiry and Hmmr among 200+ applications.
• Successfully managed construction projects addressing technology in a 3-floor Law School renovation, 4-dorm buildings, and a high-tech teaching facility transmitting video to over 20 states nation-wide via IP.
. Managed and supervised the deployment and implementation of TIMS (Technical Information Management System) for Exxon-Mobil on field operation in Venezuela. Systems included Network Infrastructure, RTIS (Real-Time Information System, LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System, CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System & DODS (Design & Operations Documents System) which involved dealing with contractors and vendors internationally and getting
. Managed all technological matters in a start-up dot-com, providing general security services, varying from Insurance to personal security in the B2B and B2C markets.
. Gave a conference "Managing Risks on the Internet", on how security should be treated just as any other business issue. Accepting some of the risk, mitigating some of the risk and transferring the rest.
. Was interviewed and published by a nation-wide magazine on hackers and technological security.
. Designed, implemented and delivered total security solutions for small and medium sized companies including firewalls, intrusion detection, honey-pots, network design, router hardening, OS hardening, information security policy, 24/7 managed security services, disaster recovery procedures and forensic services.
. Participated in the deployment and implementation as project manager of the PKI-VPN pilot for company employees. Worked closely with CheckPoint providing 3rd level support using FW-1, SecuRemote and Entrust.
. Designed and implemented security policy procedures, network design, network deployment and equipment configuration of one of the largest corporate networks. Performed audits and penetration testing on banks network infrastructure as well as 3rd level network troubleshooting.
. Performed 3rd level network troubleshooting on Caracas Mobil's site, using CA Sniffer to evaluate network performance, and provide solutions to slow network symptoms.
. Participated in the re-design of the largest network in the Caribbean and provided 3rd level support during its implementation. Aided in the design of help-desk support procedures using MS Exchange platform.
• Extensive background in computer hardware and software operations, problem resolution, isolation techniques, diagnostic systems, and the ability to teach and mentor other people. Strategic thinker and problem solver.
• Strong analytical and communication skills and a positive attitude toward work and people.
Education
1996, Graduate at the Universidad Metropolitana,
B.S. in Electrical Engineering. GPA of 3.72
Activities
2008, UTA Annual Computer Security Conference
Ethical Hacking & Pen Testing – Secure Information Assurance
Educause Annual Conference – Orlando, FL
Datatel - DUG Annual Conference – Washington, D.C.
Technology Advisory Board Member - Nolan Catholic High School
2006, Datatel - DUG Annual Conference – Washington, D.C.
2005, CertTest Training Center, CISSP.
2004, High Tech Institute, Advisory Board Member
UTA Annual Computer Security Conference
Educause Southwest Regional Conference
Datatel - DUG Annual Conference – Washington, D.C.
2000, Speaker - ExpoWeb 2000, Presented “Managing Risks on the Internet.”
1999, Application Aware Networks - Cisco Systems
Managing Culture for Success - IESA
1998, Application Intelligent Networks - Cisco Systems
Domain Name Service - Cable & Wireless
Enterprise Security Solutions - Cisco Systems
1997, ATM Networking - Cisco Systems
An Introduction to Public Networks (Telephony) - Digital Equipment
Work History
IT Director (7/01-Present) Texas Wesleyan University
Principal role leading technology efforts including solutions design, production, development and implementation. Conducted information technology assessments, audit and business impact analysis in order to develop and implement procedures and strategies to provide resilient services. Responsible for a $2.8 million budget and 22 people as well as managed and supervised IT services campus wide, data center operations, network infrastructure. Performed project management, telecom management, vendor management and business continuity.
Network/Security Engineer (7/01-6/02) Texas Wesleyan University
Responsible for assessing, analyzing, designing, documenting and implementing network/security on university campus, including infrastructure, and Active Directory deployment as well as Datatel management system on HP 9000 servers. Included firewall (FW-1), WebSense, Router and OS hardening, IDS configuration among others.
Project Manager (12/00-7/01) ExxonMobil/Jantesa/Japanese Gas Corporation
Responsible for managing and supervision of deployment and implementation of TIMS (Technical Information Management System) for Exxon-Mobil on field operation in Venezuela. Systems included Network Infrastructure, RTIS (Real-Time Information System, LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System, CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System & DODS (Design & Operations Documents System). Coordinated and participated in configuration and installation of CiscoWorks and HP OpenView for monitoring oilfield network.
VP of Technology (5/00-12/00) Nexus Systems
Business development, business planning, marketing planning, strategic and tactical planning, concept and brand development of security solutions for small and medium sized companies including firewall configuration, intrusion detection, network design, router hardening and OS hardening, disaster recovery (business impact and time-frame recovery) and forensic services.
Intranet/Security Specialist (12/96-5/00) Schlumberger Oilfield Services - Omnes
Duties include 3erd level technical support, network troubleshooting, security awareness, firewall configuration, security assessments, audits, penetration exercises. Deployed and implemented PKI-VPN pilot security solution for employees to access the corporate network via the Internet thru a secure manner using public keys. Also performed security audits on nation-wide banks network infrastructure. Installed and managed CheckPoint FW-1 firewall and websense software to control HTTP access inside and outside of various customers. Installed and configured Cisco 2620 routers and Catalyst 2900, 2900XL, 5500 switches.
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