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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="043005a0dvldtc.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#FFCC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Aaron Grothe</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#0099FF" FACE="Arial" > </FONT> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF3300" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><B>|</B><B>     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Aaron Grothe"><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> <div> <B>My Resume</B>   |   <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U>Links</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Presentations"><U>Presentations</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact Me"><U>Contact Me</U></A></div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#FFCC00" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <IMG SRC="04cac810.jpg" border=0 width="172" height="129" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFCC00" TEXT="#080000"> <div> My Resume</div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="635" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="391"><div> Name: Aaron Grothe</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> E-mail: grothe@earthlink.net</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> HomePage: http://home.earthlink.net/~grothe</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="229"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="19" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="229" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B>DBA SUMMARY</B></div> <div> Oracle DBA with exposure to the Oracle 10g environment. Which combined with extensive Unix/Linux experience makes me a worthwhile addition to any team working towards the future of Oracle Environments. Recently passed Oracle Database 10g: DBA Assesssment Exam, allowing use of Oracle Database 10g Administrator title.</div> <bR> <div> <B>SYS/ADMIN SUMMARY</B></div> <bR> <div> Sys/Admin with experience configuring imlementing Unix/Linux solutions, along with exposure to Microsoft Windows implementations. Worked on DRP procedures and establishing security baselines for operation. Have worked on migrating solutions off Unix solutions to Linux based solutions.</div> <bR> <div> <B>SECURITY SUMMARY</B></div> <bR> <div> CISSP/Security+ certified individual and Board Member of NEbraskaCERT. Have dealt with security issues in both the Unix/Linux and Microsoft Windows environments. Have Sys/Admin experience in implementing solutions.</div> <bR> <div> <B>WORK EXPERIENCE</B></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="638" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="243"><div> infoUSA Incorporated</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="120"><div> Oracle DBA</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="255"><div> March 2003 - May 2004</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Transferred to the Oracle Database Group </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Performed several upgrades during my time there </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Oracle 8.0.5 -> 8.0.6.3 upgrade as part of Oracle Financials upgrade </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Migration from Solaris 2.6 to Solaris 2.8 Environment </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Worked on DRP procedures </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Migration of Oracle Databases from Solaris to Linux Environments </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Did initial groundwork for Oracle Financials 11i upgrade </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Installed tuned Oracle 8.1.6 environment</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Oracle 9iAS administrator</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="638" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> infoUSA Incorporated</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> System Administrator</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> April 2002 - March 2003</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Administered a mix of Sun Solaris and Red Hat Linux machines </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Performed security tasks: installing logcheck, aset, ssh, turning off executable stack on Solaris machines etc.</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Responsible for installing configuring SNORT IDS system </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">This has entailed installing the ACID system to provide a web interface for incidents </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Have also upgraded to using the Snort beta series for better detection features </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Installed oinkmaster to automatically update rules every night</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Updated Apache to deal with the Apache Chunk Vulnerability </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Kept network secure, through patching services, configuring secure servers and keeping in sync with CERT advisories </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Responsible for reducing ICMP traffic exposure to outside world reduced through dropping ICMP traffic at the router, going through the technical and political process to get this accomplished</div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="638" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Xandros Corporation</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="108"><div> Consultant</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="304"><div> January 2002 - February 2002</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Consulted on Security Policy </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Wrote several papers on security issues in the Debian distribution upon which Xandros is based </div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="638" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="185"><div> Heimdall Linux Inc</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> President/CEO</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> February 2000 - December 2001</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Founder of a Linux based startup creating security products based on GNU/Linux Software </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Initial product was a firewall that was being submitted for Common Criteria evaluation http://www.commoncriteria.org </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Presented technical papers to a variety of conferences including </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Defcon VIII http://www.defcon.org/html/defcon-8-post.html, presented a paper on bypassing firewalls through httptunnel </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Cert Conference 2001 - http://www.certconf.org/presentations/2001/Presentations/WM-3_files/frame.htm, Third Party Evaluation </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Cert Conference 2000 - http://www.certconf.org/presentations/2000/heimdall-openssh/, OpenSSH: A Telnet Replacement </div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="638" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="223"><div> Analysts International</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> RADD Developer</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> April 1999 - January 2000</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Was a member of the Rapid Application Development (RADD) Team </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Worked with Microsoft Visual Basic to develop applications for customer </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Developed prototype security infrastructure for large product using LDAP and Java for the State of Nebraska Health & Human Services Group. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Installed and Configured Netscape Certificate server/Directory server used as part of the Nebraska Criminal Justice Information System, Certificate Server used to generate Type 1 certificates for secure e-mail and web site access. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Became a Microsoft Certified Professional by receiving certification for Visual Basic 6.0 Desktop Edition. </div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="638" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 19 ><NOBR><div> Northrop Grumman</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> Software Engineer</div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER><NOBR><div> September 1992 - April 1999</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Was involved with a variety of prototypes for the U.S. Military's Defense Messaging System (DMS) e-mail system. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Wrote the X.500 component of the first X.400/X.500 e-mail prototype for the United States Department of Defense (DoD). </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Integrated support for the Fortezza card crypto products, into the X.400 and X.500 components </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">This entailed writing a library version of the X.500 component for access from other libraries as well as writing a Stand alone version with a user interface. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The Unix version was written using Motif and the ISODE X.500 libraries </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">The Microsoft Windows version was written using the University of Michigan LDAP libraries. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Was crucial in the selection of the vendor to provide X.400/X.500 support for the DMS prototypes. This entailed contacting several vendors, arranging for evaluations copies and modifying the DMS prototypes to work with the prototypes. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Ported system to HP-UX environment from Solaris</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Was lead programmer for the effort to web enable the legacy e-mail system developed by Sterling Software. </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Installed/Configured Netscape Certificate Server as the PKI component of web enabling the legacy e-mail system. </div> <bR> <div> <B>COMMUNITY</B></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="638" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="206"><div> NEBraskaCERT</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="206"><div> Board Member</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="206"><div> 2002-Present</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Board Member of NEbraskaCERT, the premiere security organization in the midwest </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Help coordinate/plan the annual NEbraskaCERT conference </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Help organize speakers, reviewing abstracts and the like</div> <bR> <div> <B>EDUCATION</B></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="638" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="402"><div> University of Nebraska at Omaha</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="95"><div> Student</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="121"><div> 1987-1993</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.gif" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Took classes in a variety of computing topics. Completed all Computer Science coursework for a Bachelor's degree. </div> <bR> <div> <B>CERTIFICATIONS</B></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="635" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 37 ><NOBR><div> Certified Industry System Security Professional (CISSP)</div> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="233"><div> ID #34420</div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 37 WIDTH="387"><div> CompTia</div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="233"><div> Security +</div> <bR> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 56 WIDTH="387"><div> Oracle University</div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="233"><div> Oracle Database 10g Administrator</div> <bR> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>