ADAM JUSTIN CECCHETTI



Contact Info
adam@cecchetti.com
http://www.shadowflux.com

EDUCATION

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsbugh, PA.
M.S. Electrical & Computer Engineering - Information Networking May 2005
3.5/4.0 GPA

Saint Vincent College, Latrobe PA
Major: B.S. Computer and Information Sciences
Minors: Mathematics, Communication
3.5/4.0 GPA

EXPERIENCE


Leviathan Security GroupApril 2007 - Present
Security Consultant
Amazon.com, Inc. Seattle WA.August 2005 - April 2007
Security Engineer
Clearspring Technologies. Pittsburgh, PA.May 2004 - July 2005
Security Architect / Senior Program Manager
Designed and implemented prototype distributed security architecture for use with Semantic Information Integration system.
Setup project environment including project management software, team management software, CVS, build servers, etc.
Planned development schedule for CyLab XML Content Management System (CMS) and internal software projects.
Designed, implemented, tested and installed XML CMS. Responsible for configuration Oracle DB and App Server for CMS.
Admin RHEL 3.0, W2K, MSSQL, Apache, MySQL, OpenVPN, Samba, IpTables, Snort, Oracle 9i/10g
ITT Technical Institute.Pittsbugh, PA May 2004 - July 2005
Adjunct Instructor
Taught course on Network Standards and Protocols, authored and administered exams
TCP/IP, OSI
Taught course on Linux System Administration, authored and administered exams.
Redhat 9, MySQL, Samba, IpTables, NIS/NFS, DHCP, DNS, Snort
ResCare, Incorporated. Pittsburgh, PA. December 1999 - December 2003
Computer Technician
Developed and conducted training modules on various financial software packages
Oracle 8 to SBT software database migration planning.
Benchmarked and stress tested various financial software packages.
VPN Client-side Maintenance.
Saint Vincent CollegeLatrobe, PA. December 1999 - May 2003
Linux System Administrator
RedHat 6.0-8.0, DBA Oracle 8i,9i.
Built Two 16 Node Beowulf Clusters for scientific computation.
Firewall and IDS design and maintenance.
Custom RPM Creation and Maintenance
Writing custom snort modules
Guest lectured courses on Linux system security, firewalls, IDSes, Linux system/OS level programming


CONSULTING

PlexTronics Pittsburgh, PA (Summer 2003)
Small network setup and design
Print Server Installation

Citizens Telephone Mammoth, PA (Feb 2001)
Customized written plan of migration of Windows -> Linux

Innovative Fleet Management, Cranberry PA (Contractor 2000)
Setup of NT 4.0
Setup of Win 2k Server
Setup and Integration of Red Hat Linux 6.2 Server into NT environment

IronBridge Partners Inc, Pittsburgh PA (Contractor July 2000)
VA Linux Installation, Administration
Rack Installation / Ethernet Punch Down Panel Installation

North Towne Motors, Butler PA (Contractor)
Setup NT 4.0 Server

GCC HS Lab Setup, Maintenance, Admin, Greensburg PA (1995-99)
Lab Setup, Maintenance, Admin
35 PCs, 5 Printers, Server NT 3.51, Clients Win 95
Network Trouble Shooting
Hardware Upgrades, Repair

Westmoreland Online, Inc Greensburg PA (1994-1997)
Tech Support for Win 3.11, Win 95, Linux
Slackware Linux Administration
Modem Pool Installation, Cabling
On-Site Tech Support Assistance

Open Source Projects
Java Dice (Zaurus 5000-D 5500)
Java Dice 2 (Zaurus 5000-D 5500)
PortKnocker Perl/Tk Interface
PortKnocker C Implementation
PortKnocker Java Implementation

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Programming Languages: C, Perl, Bash, Java
Applications Software: Oracle 8i-10g, Oracle Enterprise Manager, Apache (SSL), Samba, CVS, VMWare GSX, Snort, IpChains, IpTables, TripWire, BRU, MySQL, Ghost Image
Certifications: CCNA (Cisco Certified Network Associate)


Awards and Activities
Resident Advisor Saint Vincent College, 2001
Boy Scouts of America: Eagle Scout<Assistant Scoutmaster (inactive)
AJ Plumbo Grant Work: Distributed Computing, 2002
2nd AJ Plumbo Grant Work: Distributed Computing, 2003
Nominated and Accepted for Whos Who by St. Vincent College 2001
Web Master Alpha Lambda Delta, 1999
Web Master Student Government St. Vincent College, 1999
Hall Representative Student Government St. Vincent College, 1999


Last Updated 07/15/05