WHITNEY.ELLIS.POWELL | RESUME&PORTFOLIO

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Hi! I'm Whitney and this is my online resume & portfolio. :)

I'm a 24 year old from North Carolina. I attended Appalachian State University and graduated with a BSBA with a major in computer information systems. I live in Charleston, South Carolina, working as a security engineer by day, and a web developer by night.

Over the years, I've surrounded myself with as much technology as possible, and this website is a result of that influence. My geeky interests lie mostly in *nix and the open source community, web development, information security, gadgets, and computer hardware.

This is a collection of some of my work. If you have any business inquiries, my contact information can be found at the bottom of this page.

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Skills

Certifications

CISSP Associate of (ISC)2 - Apr 2010
CompTIA Linux+ - May 2010
CompTIA Security+ - May 2009
ITIL Foundation Certified - Nov 2008
Pursuing: CEH (Aug 24, 2010)

Clearance: Secret, expires 2019
Operating Systems

Linux/Unix - Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Gentoo, Ubuntu, Slackware, Solaris, STOP
Windows - XP, Vista, Windows 7
Mac OSX
Virtualization - Virtual Box, VMware

Office and Design Software

OpenOffice.org, Microsoft Office Suite
Adobe Flash CS3
Adobe Photoshop CS3
Adobe Illustrator CS3

Server Administration

Apache HTTP Server
Windows Server
Lighttpd server

Programming

XHTML
CSS
PHP
JavaScript
AJAX
VB.NET
ASP.NET
Working knowledge of: Python/Django, Grails/NetBeans, Pascal, C++, Java

Database

MySQL
Microsoft Access

Networking & Security

Security: SSH, SE Linux, Iptables
Software: Snort, Wireshark, NMAP, Retina, DISA Gold Disk, SRR, Paros

Education

2004-2009 | Appalachian State University | Boone, NC
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration
Major: Computer Information Systems

Accomplishments

Dean's List - 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009

Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP) - 2006-2009
Project Management Club - 2008-2009
Study Abroad in Scandinavia - May 15,2007 - June 7, 2007

Studied information technology in Scandinavian business practices within Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland.

Independent Study - 2008-2009 - "The Effects of Gender Socialization on Females in the Open Source Community"

Final paper

Leadership Experience

Co-led Certification Testing & Evaluation (CT&E) regression testing for a DoD cross domain solution (CDS) in 2010
Performance Test & Evaluation (PT&E) Review - 2009

Led the PT&E review for DoD CDS

Security lab assistant - 2008-2009

Assisted students with labs for the managing & advanced security classes within the ASU computer information systems department

Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP)

President - Spring 2009
Website Committee Chair - Fall 2008

A.S.U. Gaming Club - LAN Committee - 2006-2008
A.S.U. Gaming Club - Vice President - 2007-2008

Coordinated 200-person LAN parties which involved recruiting sponsors and teams, leading meetings, helping set up networks and servers, running tournaments

Appalachian Linux Users Group - Publicity Chair - 2007-2008

Professional Experience

05/10 - Present | SPAWAR Systems Center Atlantic | Charleston, SC

Cross Domain Solutions (CDS) Engineer
Currently specialize in Linux and Unix CT&E processes for Cross Domain Solutions (CDS) within the Department of Defense.

2001 - Present | Freelance web development

Design and develop fully-functional web pages for clients. This includes server and database administration, customizing and implementing content management systems, branding, and maintenance.

06/09 - 05/10 | Honeywell TSI | Charleston, SC

INFOSEC Analyst
Specialize in Linux and Unix CT&E processes for Cross Domain Solutions (CDS) within the Department of Defense.

08/04 - 08/08 | ASU Technical Support Services | Boone, NC

Computer hardware/software repair and one-on-one technical customer support for students, faculty, and staff at Appalachian State University.

05/08 - 08/08 | ThirdRAIL Advertising & Design | Fayetteville, NC

Work included designing, building, and maintaining websites with fully-functional user backends and databases. Graphical designs were created in Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator. Websites were built in notepad. Websites were cross-browser friendly written primarily in XHTML, CSS, and PHP using Wordpress or Drupal as needed. Work also included creating flash banners for radio stations and local events, putting together media kits, logo design, daily hosting and server administration/maintenance, and office technical support.

05/07 - 07/07 | Electronic Student Services | Boone, NC