ALEX KIRK*
1425 S Eads St #1502
Arlington, VA 22202
Phone: (571) 215-0733

SUMMARY: Award-winning writer with proven commercial webmaster/web programmer skills. Strengths include technical writing with a focus on documentation, as well as web database integration. Skilled at synthesizing complex systems for easy comprehension by non-technical users. Original C++ Program Published in SysAdmin Magazine, August 2001 issue.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Programming Languages: C/C++, Java, Perl, PHP, JavaScript, VB, ASP, UNIX/Linux Shell Scripting (bash, csh)
• Operating Systems: Open/Net/FreeBSD; Linux 2.4.x (Debian, Slackware, RedHat); Windows (All Flavors); Mac OS X
• Reverse Engineering Tools: IDA Pro, OllyDBG
• Network Analysis Tools: Snort, Ethereal, Netdude, Tcpdump
• Thorough Knowledge of Network Protocols: TCP/IP, SMTP, HTTP, NetBIOS, WINS replication, MSN/Yahoo Messenger, Gnutella, etc.
• Internet Infrastructre Tools: Apache Web Server, Qmail, IMAP, Samba, iptables (Linux firewall), pf (OpenBSD firewall), rsync (backup tool)

WORK EXPERIENCE

Sourcefire, Inc. 2004-Present
Research Analyst

• Performed extensive reverse engineering to discover the nature of new security vulnerabilities using IDA Pro and OllyDBG
• Reverse-engineered Windows Internet Naming System replication protocol and binary portion of MSN Messenger protocol; wrote in-house Ethereal dissectors for both protocols
• Researched computer security vulnerabilities in order to write Snort detection rules, which were published as company product
• Wrote Perl script to automatically find buffer overflows in Oracle database, generate packet captures of those overflows, and create files for co-workers' rule generation tool
• Administered majority of systems in research lab

CarrAmerica Realty 2001-2004
Market Research Analyst

• Organized & automated computerized research methodologies
• Initiated and developed original Perl program, drastically reducing time required for quarterly analysis of national employment statistics
• Produced quarterly reports for Board of Directors, as well as on-demand reports for CEO and other upper-level executives
• Created presentations/memoranda for use in executive decision-making (acquisition memos, etc.)

3 Ace Solutions 2001-2003 (Part Time)
Founding Partner

• Converted DCpages.com Perl page generation system from use of flat-file database to MySQL
• Redesigned and maintained the web site for Rescue Specialists, Unltd.

United States Department of Agriculture 2000-2001 Webmaster/Technical Writer

• Redesigned and maintained Computer Support Branch Intranet site
• Designed and maintained Win2K Migration Help Intranet site
• Maintained agendas for daily status meetings during Win2K migration in order to keep project team focused
• Created documentation for network maintenance, Help Desk procedures, and web site maintenance, resulting in increased staff productivity
• Created & maintained Memoranda of Understanding & Statements of Work

SupplyPath.com 2000
Webmaster

• Led design and implementation of site with 35 original pages interfacing to a 35,000 page product catalog, allowing for drastic increase in product line size
• Investigated advanced HTML concepts for web design; implementation of findings accelerated user experience significantly

Webco, Inc. 1997-2000
Web Designer

• Led content development, design and implementation of 20-page site
• Administered a 12 PC network with assorted peripherals; work included installing PC's, troubleshooting the network, performing routine backups and restoration, and optimization
• Developed & implemented fax broadcasting sales campaigns, 1998, 2000

The Sacramento Bee (Metropolitan Newspaper) 1997-1998 (Part Time)
Correspondent

• Wrote published articles
• Researched articles by interviewing contacts, attending meetings, investigating public records

ACADEMIC AWARDS & HONORS

• Bachelor's Degree, Computer Information Systems, Strayer University October 2002
• Winner of The Sacramento Bee Journalism Scholarship, April 1998
• Editor In Chief, The Blue & Gold, 1995-97; paper awarded All-American status with five of five possible marks of distinction by National Scholastic Press Association; ranked 9th nationally among high school papers by the same organization
• Presidential Academic Fitness Award, awarded by George Bush, 1992

OTHER

• Volunteer web programmer (PHP/MySQL) with The Mars Society, 2004
• Wrote official Mars Society FAQ, March 2004
• Made Stanford University Folding@Home program functional under OpenBSD operating system; wrote official FAQ entry on subject; Dec. 2003
• Rewrote official NetBSD/Dreamcast FAQ/HOWTO (instructions for running UNIX on a Sega Dreamcast gaming system)
• Ran node on Mixmaster Anonymous Remailer system, 2001/2003

References available upon request