I am a 39 year old technology ninja in downtown Toronto. I have recently moved on from my Internetworking Technician position at eSubnet Enterprises Inc (Toronto) to a Web Technology Specialist position at a Cambridge based firm. I am no longer seeking other employment opportunities at this time.

• network design & deployment
• securing the network(s)
• server/workstation ~ build/deploy/maintain/fix
• forensics (network and device)
• data recovery
• OS build/harden (Linux, Windows, Mac)
• Web Server config/harden/deploy (Apache/IIS ~ MySQL/MS-SQL ~ PHP/ASP)
• web application design/build (all aspects from bare metal build, database design, back end and front end design; i.e. everything)
• VPN design and implementation, mostly for VOIP applications
• work with the console. Point and click isn't always better

Merger Law Associates Ltd (and Folger Rubinoff LLP)

Reputation Management project. Provided steps to recover the online SEO value of the primary client via various SEO strategy management and empowering said client with a full social network topology to gain an edge. This work was in response to a complete SEO 'crash' due to an alleged malicious blogger.

Secondary work performed for client and Folger Rubinoff LLP to provide a forensic analysis of an alleged malicious bloggers current SEO activities. This document served as evidence in a case at The Supreme Court of Canada.

2005 Nikonnews.ca (no longer active) - Self Employed

Designed and implemented a microsite to deliver news and offerings, as well as a monthly competition. Site was built on IIS, MS-SQL, and hosted internally at the Mississauga office.

2005 Nikon.ca (e-commerce dress-up) - Self Employed

Styled the custom e-commerce solution which was built by another contractor. This site never went live due to Nikon's policies with their distributors.

2005 Nikon.ca (emergency relocation) - Self Employed

Successfully reproduced all content and functionality of www.Nikon.ca from an outside host to an internal host. This was a more difficult task than it seemed due to not having any file or console access to the external host other than regular HTTP. Also helped Nikon management screen potential web developers for the complete rewrite of their main web presence in Canada which was due to start mid-2006.

2006-2009 Supported a downtown Toronto Hotel/Condo - while employed by eSubnet

• worked alone but under management of current employer (eSubnet)
• provided technology help desk to 75 staff members
• provided telephone and internet connectivity help to all 500 suites
• maintained 13 servers and 75 workstations, routing/switching equipment
• supported Avaya Definity R12 phone switch.
• supported voice, data and CATV wiring for the property
• supported call accounting system, point of sale system, and various other components of the business systems
• provided in-house point of contact and troubleshooting for all technology vendors
• developed enhancements for the environment
• on-call 24/7 as well as on-site 9-5 weekdays
• troubleshooting of routing problems (email etc)
• managed MS Exchange 2003 for the property
• provided monthly report data for presentation to management

2008 Call Trending Web Application - while employed by eSubnet

• Developed an intranet site which allowed the client to collect phone switch data, analyze and identify service level issues
• programmed an interface system to collect data from the phone switch into an MS-SQL based database that I also designed
• designed front-end web application which allowed the data to be presented in several configurations. This allowed staff to identify trends, problem areas etc in their service levels

2008 Website Redesign with CMS for current employer - eSubnet Enterprises Inc

• built www.esubnet.com, the company web presence a year earlier, further tasked with a complete rewrite which includes specs for a full CMS back-end
• designed MySQL databases to host the systems pages
• designed a PHP back end which allows for full customization of the site content, including custom per-page SEO control
• design included a means of organizing and releasing monthly articles, page-to-pdf functionality etc

2009-2010 Web Application Design and Deployment - while employed by eSubnet

• developed a PHP intranet application which provides a means of managing enrolment and outcome of yearly exams
• designed a MySQL database to store the systems data, cleaned up and imported source data which was scattered across several sources, including MS-Access, Excel, and paper trail
• designed the front end data-entry and reporting system to client specs

2010 Multiple Service Migrations to Single Server Solution - while employed by eSubnet

• a company was looking to move several pieces of infrastructure to a single server and host
• email, website (english/french), mailing lists, bulletin board were brought over to a new Linux VM at a popular provider
• several obstacles had to be overcome through expert manipulation of underlying technologies, as access was very limited to existing services
• the new web host was secured then prepared to host all of the new services, and data transferred
• mailing lists and bulletin board migration required manual manipulation of existing raw data to get it compliant with new more secure versions of the software
• provided expert advice and technology assistance to the web developer responsible for the new web site
• not only email, but user configurations including blacklist/whitelist selections were also migrated

All I need to do what I do:

• Terminal (Console)
• Notepad / TextEdit / Coda (for all coding work)
• Photoshop
• Google Search
• Canon XTi
• Wireshark, NMap
• Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Safari on Mac OS X and Windows XP Pro
• Firebug - Indispensable Firefox plug-in
• Twitter - to keep up to date with developing technology trends
• a healthy iTunes playlist to keep me company

Everyone does something on their off hours. For me, it's coding.

• MacTracker - A means of tracking your Mac when/if it gets stolen. Sends screenshots, webcam captures, network traces, and keychain information back to a home server. Back end almost complete, look for it branching off my main site in the upcoming months.
• ReCAPTCHA - A reboot of current CAPTCHA trends. Existing challenge-response methods are wrong and I firmly believe that the future is to determine what a human WILL do as opposed to what a human CAN do. Some proof of concept completed.