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Hi! I'm Whitney and this is my online resume & portfolio. :)
I'm a 25 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 systems engineer by day, and a freelance 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, information security, web development, 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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Certifications
- Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) - April 2011
- Red Hat Certified System Administrator (RHCSA) - April 2011
- Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) - April 2010
- Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) - September 2010
- CompTIA Linux+ - May 2010
- CompTIA Security+ - May 2009
- ITILV3 Foundations Certified - Nov 2008
- Currently pursuing: RH Enterprise Security: Network Services, Jun 2012
Publications
- Journal of Information Technology Management (JITM)
- Gender Differences Within the Open Source Community: An Exploratory Study
- Authors: Whitney E. Powell, D. Scott Hunsinger, and B. Dawn Medlin
Skills
- Operating Systems
- Linux/Unix - Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ubuntu, Slackware, Solaris, BackTrack, Gentoo, STOP
- Windows
- Mac OS
- Virtualization - Virtual Box, VMware
- Office and Design Software
- OpenOffice.org, Microsoft Office Suite
- Adobe Flash
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Illustrator
- Server Administration
- Apache HTTP Server
- FTP
- Samba
- Windows Server
- Programming
- HTML
- CSS
- PHP
- JavaScript
- Bash
- Python
- VB.NET
- ASP.NET
- Java
- C++
- Database
- MySQL
- Microsoft Access
- Networking & Security
- Tools: Wireshark, NetWitness, NMAP, Snort, Metasploit, NeXpose, Retina, DISA Gold Disk, SRR, Paros
Professional Experience
08/11 - Present | SPARC, LLC | Charleston, SC- Linux systems engineer
- Design and develop fully-functional web pages for clients. This includes server and database administration, customizing and implementing back end, front end design, branding, and maintenance.
- Security Engineer
- Performed in depth network forensic analysis.
- Coded Python and C scripts and programs to assist in aforementioned forensic analysis.
- Specialized in Linux and Unix Certification Testing & Evaluation (CT&E) processes and engineering for Cross Domain Solutions within the Department of Defense (DoD).
- Led security engineering effort for a DoD CDS in 2010.
- Co-led CT&E regression testing effort for a DoD CDS in 2010.
- Information Security Analyst
- Specialized in Linux and Unix CT&E processes for Cross Domain Solutions within the Department of Defense.
- Led PT&E review effort for a DoD CDS in 2009.
- Used tools such as DISA Gold Disk, DISA SRR, Paros, and manual testing tools to test client systems for C&A (certification and accreditation).
- Computer hardware/software repair and one-on-one technical customer support for students, faculty, and staff at Appalachian State University.
- 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.
- Linux Server Administration
- Created databases and set up content management systems for university related groups and departments.
- Company Webmaster
- Designed Computer-Based Training Manuals for clients using HTML, JavaScript, PHP, Macromedia Flash, and Adobe Photoshop.
Education
2004-2009 | Appalachian State University | Boone, NC
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration
Major: Computer Information Systems
Bachelor of Science, Business Administration
Major: Computer Information Systems
- Accomplishments
- Dean's List - 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009
- Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP)
- Student Chapter President - 2009
- Member - 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"
- Security lab assistant - 2008-2009
- Assisted students with labs for the managing & advanced security classes within the ASU computer information systems department.
- 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
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*Note: Some of these links have been removed because the website either no longer exists, or has been redesigned. Some instances link to websites that have been tweaked by the owner since the design was published by me.
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