Phillip H. Blanton

4721 Little London Drive
Colorado Springs, Colorado 80923

Objective

I love software and technology. I am seeking a consulting position that will provide me a challenging, constantly changing environment. In twenty-five years of work in the software and information technology sector, I have found that consulting provides me with the mix of fascinating work along with the kind of constantly changing environment in which I thrive. Designing and developing software professionally allows me to literally do my passion for a living.

Experience

• Twenty-Six years of experience in information technology and software development. Expert in software architecture, design and development targeting the Microsoft .NET framework and the c# development language.
• Red team leader. Expert in software and network security with a focus on penetration testing and security auditing (hacking existing software packages in order to expose vulnerabilities).
• Expert in network security, software security, security auditing and penetration testing. Certified Ethical Hacker C|EH, and Certified Penetration Tester (CPT).
• Expert in database architecture and T-SQL targeting Microsoft SQL Server 07, 2000, 2005 and 2008.
• Expert in e-commerce and online payment systems, having implemented a number of online e-commerce systems with integrated payment.
• Experienced IT department director, project manager and development team-lead having repeatedly lead software teams in all phases of the project life-cycle. Experienced in the design and development of internal applications, commercial applications, component class libraries and developer tools.
• Contributing author of the C++Builder 5 Developer's Guide. (Sam's; ISBN: 0672319721)

Technical Qualifications

• Microsoft Certified Professional
• CEH: Certified Ethical Hacker
• CPT: Certified Penetration Tester.
• Current Top-Secret, SCI Security Clearance.
• Additional certifications that have expired or are no longer relevant.

Relevant Education

• US Navy
  Electronics Technician specializing in radar and satellite communications. Military education included BEE, ET-A, NAVMACS-B, and NAVMACS-C.
• 1998: University of Northern Colorado, Physics and Computer Science
  3.6 GPA. Recipient of the 1997 UNC Physics Department's "Departmental Scholar" award.

Skill Matrix

The most in-demand skills listed here. Over the course of twenty-five years as a developer, I have picked up a large number of relevant and irrelevant skills. I also have experience in developing for Linux/Unix, and in the L.A.M.P. stack, but am not actively seeking employment in those areas so haven't listed those skills here.

Experience

As a consulting software architect, my experience overlaps quite a bit.

Warfighter's Edge (Wedge)
US. Air Force Academy / IITA – Software Developer, Architect, Red Team Leader. May 2009 to the present. Supervisor: Lt. Col Andy Berry

PhasePoint Technology Partners
Principal Architect & Master Consultant. August 2008 to the present.
Self Employed

Akanomi Technology
Chief Architect & Master Consultant. July 2003 to the present.
Self Employed

Falafel Software
Consulting Software Engineer / Architect. Aug. 2003 - January 2007
Supervisor: Lino Tadros

ComponentScience Inc.
Chief Technology Officer. Aug. 2003 - August 2006
Self Employed

TurboPower Software Company
Senior Software Engineer. Nov. 2000 Aug. 2003
Supervisor: Julian Bucknall

Sprint Corporate Security
Senior Engineer / Analyst. Aug. 1999 Nov. 2000

Hewlett-Packard
Software Engineer. Aug. 1997 Aug. 1999
Supervisor: George Celvi

Connecting Point
Network Administrator / Software Engineer. 1996 – 1997

Satellite Specialists
Satellite Broadcast Engineer. 1987 – 1990

Showtime USA Video
IT Director. 1986 - 1996

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