Shane Williams
Work Experience
School of Information at UT Austin
Network / System Administrator - 9/98 to present
- Maintained and upgraded web, email, file and printer sharing, streaming media, and security services for network of more than 100 computers and roughly 1000 users.
- Proposed and implemented network and host based intrusion detection systems using free software such as tripwire, tcpdump, and snort.
- Regularly performed vulnerability assessments with free tools such as Nessus Vulnerability Scanner.
- Conducted penetration testing with the cooperation of Cisco Secure Consulting Services employees on two occasions and received excellent ratings on both occasions.
- Planned and implemented migration of department's servers from Solaris to Linux systems.
Research / Teaching Assistant - 2/97 to 8/98
- Maintained the department's server systems, which at the time consisted of a cluster of HP (Unix) servers with approximately 500 users.
- Reviewed existing systems for security, closed several major vulnerabilities, and developed a system to simplify regular patching of server operating systems.
- Planned and implemented migration of department's servers from HP to Solaris systems.
- Proposed and implemented security enhancements such as use of secure services, password checking and expiration.
- Developed a security policy outlining various stake-holders' rights and responsibility regarding the department's network and computing resources.
The Daily Texan - UT's Daily Newspaper
Copy Editor and Editorial Columnist - Fall 95 and Summer 96
Copy Editor: Checked articles in both electronic and print versions for standard grammar, spelling and AP style. Suggested style and flow revisions as well as headlines.
Editorial Columnist: Produced editorial columns of approximately 500 words on a weekly (in Fall 95) and bi-weekly (in Summer 96) basis on a variety of topics.
Education
School of Information at UT Austin
MLIS - Focus on Information Science - August 1998
GPA 3.9 - Selected by faculty as Beta Phi Mu Student of the Year 1998-1999
Relevant Courses: Federal Information Policy, Information Networks, Public Policy and the Internet.
University of Texas at Austin
BA - Plan II Liberal Arts Honors Program - Concentrations in Philosophy, History, and Psychology - December 1996
GPA 3.5
Technical Knowledge
Operating Systems
Intermediate to Advanced knowledge of Solaris 2.5.1 and Linux. Intermediate knowledge of HPUX 9.X and 10.X, FreeBSD 2.X, as well as Windows 95. Basic familiarity with Macintosh System 7.X and 8.X.
Server Software
Standard Unix daemons, NIS & NFS, Apache, Apache-SSL, Sendmail, LDAP, Mailman, Majordomo, Samba, MySQL, Postgres, QPopper, WebCT, Alkaline Search Engine, Excite for Web Servers, ICE Search engine.
Security Programs and add-ons
Secure Shell, PGP, TCPWrappers, NFR, Tripwire, Snort, Nessus, tcpdump, Ntop, Ipaudit, Sourcefire.
Programming Tools
Intermediate knowledge of Perl, PHP, MySQL and CGI. Intermediate knowledge of sed & awk. Basic knowledge of Java and Javascript.
Certifications
CISSP - Earned Feb. 2005.
Teaching and Conference Appearances
INF 385L - Information Networks
UT Austin - School of Information - Spring 2004
Taught a full semester graduate-level course on information networks. Covered a combination of technical and theoretical issues surrounding networks. Topics ranged from TCP/IP protocol details to open vs. closed standards, from Shannon's definition of information to the impact of technology on privacy.
LIS 385T6 - Linux and Open Source Software
UT Austin - Graduate School of Library and Information Science - Summer 1999
Taught a nine-week graduate-level course on using Linux and on the philosophy and theory of open source software. Students installed and configured server and application software on RedHat 5.2 Linux systems. Students also attended the Open Source Forum held in Austin that summer.
UT System Telecommunications and Information Technology Conference
Brownsville, TX - August, 10 1999
Teaching High Technology on a Low-Tech Budget.
Presented to other educators and technology professionals about my experience teaching Linux to graduate level students. Discussed the cost advantages of using Linux to introduce server technology to students.
SANS Network Security 2000
Monterey, CA - October 18, 2000
Achieving Security in a Public University Environment: Intrusion Detection on a Shoestring Budget
Presented on my experience setting up security measures in GSLIS. Compared the advantages and disadvantages of snort, tripwire, NFR, and tcpdump.
An Introduction to Network Security
McAllen, TX - December 8, 2000
Presented a workshop on network security to a group of Public Library professionals. Covered basic networking concepts, general security concepts, and various vulnerabilities and solutions.
Open Source Security Tools
Austin, TX - September 21 and October 12, 2001
Presented two workshops to the UT Austin community on installing and using freely available tools such as snort, tcpdump, and nessus.
Open Source Security Tools summary
Austin, TX - May 13, 2004
Brief presentation to UT Austin colleagues on use of open source tools for
security within the School of Information. Spoke briefly regarding our use of
Nessus, Snort and bridging firewalls.
References provided on request
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