TODD K. WATSON
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Education
Technical Skills
- Operating Systems: Unix (Linux, HPUX, OpenBSD, FreeBSD, Irix, SunOS, Solaris, Digital Unix, Ultrix), MacOS, MacOS-X,
BeOS, Windows 95/98/2K/XP, MS-DOS
- Networking Hardware: Cisco routers, access servers,
and Catalyst switches with 10/100/1000 Mbit Cat-5 and
multi/single-mode fiber modules, Allot NetEnforcer, hubs, and
various other networking hardware
- Networking Protocols: Ethernet, TCP/IP,
IPX, Appletalk, ISL and 802.1q VLAN trunking, BGPv4, NFS, NIS,
SNMP, 802.11[bag] wireless, LDAP, DHCP, and more...
- Programming: Perl, C, Unix Shell scripts,
Awk, HTML, PHP
- Security: SSH, SSL/TLS, PGP/GnuPG, Tacacs+, Kerberos, Cisco (PIX, ASA, VPN, and Access Control Lists), Snort, IPAudit, and various other packet sniffers and IDS
- Databases: MySQL, PostgreSQL, Perl-DBI
Work Experience
- (January 2000 - Present)
Associate Director of Systems and Networks
for Southwestern University.
Responsible for the Systems and Network division
of the IT department which manages:
- central Unix servers (SMTP, POP, IMAP, SQL, LDAP, DNS, HTTP(S), DHCP, SSH, Tacacs+, Majordomo, IRC).
- campus-wide network consisting of multi-mode and
single-mode fiber, Cat-5 cabling, and all routers, switches, access-points,
and dialup services (Asynch PPP and ISDN).
- security of communications to and between all
networked systems and hardware, including secure CGI programs to
provide web-based E-Commerce transactions.
- development of applications to streamline System Administration
functions, and enhance user functionality on campus servers and
network.
- (June 1997 - December 1999)
Systems and Network
Administrator for Southwestern University.
- (December 1995 - May 1997)
Program Coordinator
for the
International Institute of Theoretical and Applied Physics
(IITAP).
- Worked with IITAP Director in planning and managing the institute's
programs which varied greatly in scope, such as an intensive visitor
program, conference program, and many faculty collaborations.
- Helped faculty members generate grant proposals for research
and collaboration.
- Improved the conference program at the institute by streamlining
the registration, management, and budgeting of conferences.
- (August 1995 - December 1995)
Graduate Research Assistant
at Iowa State University --
Department of
Physics and
Astronomy
- Designed and machine fabricated highly-specialized instrumentation
and electronics for the precise measurement of changing intensities in
the brightness of stars.
- Applied data correction methods and analyzed data obtained with
the Hubble Space Telescope using high-end Unix workstations.
- (1990 - August 1995)
Research Laboratory Technician
at the University of Texas --
Department of Astronomy
- Maintained workstations used for data analysis by performing
regular backups and upgrades.
- Made modifications to instrumentation for high-speed photometry
of stars to correct design flaws.
- Built electronics package to supply high and low voltage to
photomultiplier tubes and interface a PC for recording
data and controlling the instrument.
- Used specialized equipment to study White Dwarf stars with large
telescopes at McDonald Observatory and in the Canary Islands.
Publications and Teaching
References
Professional and personal references avaliable upon request