A little more detail on who I am and where I am in the tech world.
Technology is a second career for me, by choice. Before learning how to pull DRAM or edit files with vi, I spent 12 years as a trial lawyer both in government and private practice. That experience taught me the importance of paying attention to detail, and how to learn most of what I need to know from self-study. Although I did pretty well at the bar, the work became all-consuming for me. As one of my mentors used to say, “the law is a jealous mistress”. The search for a more balanced existence put me on the road that eventually led to Microsoft school, where I began learning how to be a tech professional.
Leading up to the Y2K “transition”, I worked mostly in desktop support and engineering. Clearing that milestone, I got involved with directory services and identity management, which has now become my main area of expertise.
In addition to some vendor certifications and my law degree, I’ve also done graduate work in history — for the non-digital side of my brain.
Education
B.A., Humanities. State University of New York (1979)
J.D., Law. Rutgers University School of Law (1982)
M.A., History. Long Island University (1989)
Current Assignments
Information Systems Engineer, a Fortune 500 Company.
Morrisville, N.C.
Technical Lead on:
* Oracle Identity Management Engineering
* Global Directory Operations
* Identity Management Support
Associate engineer on:
* Oracle ERP Business Conversion
* Warehouse Management System Upgrade
* MS Exchange Global Rollout
* Active Directory Implementation
Previous Projects
* Intranet and Internet Web Tier Support
* Netegrity SiteMinder Integration
* Global Directory Architecture
* Desktop Engineering
Areas of Interest:
* Directory services design and maintenance
* Enterprise applications for Open Source software
* UNIX/Windows Integration and Interoperability
Certifications:
* Red Hat Certified Technician
* Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (Expired)