**** THIS COPY IS DEPRECATED AND SHOULD BE UPDATED SOMETIME IN 2007. **** **** I AM CURRENTLY EMPLOYED AND NOT LOOKING FOR WORK; THIS INFORMATION IS **** PROVIDED AS BACKGROUND ONLY. **** **** FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE SEE http://frost.biztos.com/ -- Kevin Frost, I.T. Consultant : ASCII CV -- Profile ------- I am an I.T. consultant and contractor specializing in database and web- application technologies. With over ten years of industry experience, I bring mature and flexible expertise to data-centric projects. My role typically combines high-level analysis and architecture with hands-on design, programming and documentation. Specialization: . Internet/Web Strategy . Data architecture, database design and development . Data mining, aggregation and warehousing . Oracle 7-9i, PL/SQL, SQL Server 2000, PostgreSQL 7.*, MySQL 4.* . Web applications (community, social network, CMS) . Server-side application development . Object-oriented and procedural Perl, mod_perl, Unix/Linux systems . EDI and client-server integration . XML, xHTML, JavaScript, ActionScript, shell scripting, etc. Industries: . Internet/Intranet . Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology (Clinical/Safety) . E-mail processing and protection (anti-spam, automation) Rates and references gladly provided upon request. Experience ---------- SYMANTEC CORP. (Principal Software Engineer) Jan 2006 - Present. Fight spam; kick butt; write great code. Details to follow, eventually. ZULIO.COM (Consultant) Dec. 2003 - Sep. 2004 Provided database and application design and development services to a social- network startup from pre-alpha to public beta. Working remotely, managed database specification, design and implementation (MySQL, upgraded to PostgreSQL for deeper development). Developed server- and client-side web application codebase in a collaborative work environment under direction of the San Francisco-based CTO. Major responsibilities: . Design, development and support of complex fully-abstracted RDBMS . Assurance of Oracle DB codebase compatibility . Design and development of server application libraries . Client-side development (JavaScript) and cross-platform testing . Infrastructure strategy analysis Technologies: . MySQL 4.5, PostgreSQL 7.4, PL/pgSQL (PL/SQL clone) . CASE, ERWin, Visio 2000, psql (SQL*Plus clone), pgAdmin, phpMyAdmin . Object-oriented Perl under Apache 2 with mod_perl . HTML, xHTML, XML, CSS, JavaScript for client side. . Red Hat Linux 9.1 ERGOMAIL.COM (Principal) Jul. 2001 - Jan. 2003 Conceived, designed, and developed an innovative e-mail protection system providing unprecedented control and privacy features for individuals and organizations. Ergomail combines challenge-response, collaborative filtering and textual analysis to prevent spam and other unwanted mail from reaching the customer's inbox while substantially reducing the risk of costly false positives. Managed and performed complete system design and implementation from conception through public beta. (Full public release pending capitalization.) Major responsibilities: . Design of overall protection system and qmail subsystems . All database operations from architecture through administration . Server-side program development including all coding . Client-side development of UI and management tools (two major revisions) . Final responsibility for all technical aspects of the system Technologies: . PostgreSQL 7.0-7.4, PL/pgSQL . qmail, daemontools, and related platforms for custom mail processing system . Perl, Apache 2, BASH, cron-and tcpserver-based EDI . HTML, xHTML, XML, CSS, JavaScript for client side. . Red Hat Linux 7.3, 9.1 MJUICE.COM / ARTISTDIRECT.COM (Consultant) Dec. 1999 - May 2001 MJuice.com was first to market with secure downloadable MP3s. As a consultant to MJuice and later to its parent company ArtistDirect, planned and developed database, client-server and web application solutions for digital rights management (DRM) and music-portal content management. Acted as database, CMS and back-end DRM lead for the first year and primary database consultant thereafter. Developed back-office web application for content management and Flash-based client tools. Directly supported executive team in technology analysis and strategic planning. Planned, performed and documented Oracle / SQL Server integration. Major responsibilities: . Business and systems analysis for data management strategy . Oracle 8i database design and development (customer, site and asset DBs) . Server-side DRM development alpha through beta . Dynamic site and CMS development . Data architecture and integration strategy . Secondary DBA for Oracle 8i/9i back-end Technologies: . Oracle 8i, 9i, PL/SQL, MS SQL Server 2000 . ERWin, Visio, Oracle administration tools . Object-oriented and precedural Perl, Apache . HTML, XML, CSS, JavaScript, ActionScript (Flash) for client side. . Red Hat Linux, FreeBSD, Sun Solaris, Windows NT GENENTECH (Consultant, Staff) Feb. 1998 - Apr. 1998 May 1996 - Jul. 1997 Jul. 1993 - May 1996 On staff and subsequently as a consultant, played a key role in Safety Database development, customization and deployment and in the company's fulfillment of its regulatory requirements. As a member of the Product Safety group, served as primary representative for the user community of a mission-critical, federally-regulated database system. Analysed and implemented solutions in cooperation with in-house technical staff and leading consultants. Acted as liaison to business partners for database issues. Played an active role in day-to-day Product Safety operations, with a concentration on AER evaluation and regulatory reporting. Major responsibilities: . AER triage, analysis and reporting . Technical liaison to business partners (foreign and domestic) . Requirement specification, systems analysis and vendor relations . Task automation / electronic data interchange (EDI) . Form and report design / authoring, data mining and query development . User training and support As a Business Analyst consultant to Medical Affairs Information Technology, provided strategic and technical analysis, planning, programming, education and support services on customization and implementation of a new Product Safety database solution (customized ClinTrace). Major responsibilities: . Analysis and planning of database customizations . Data life cycle, EDI and connectivity strategy . Legacy data conversion planning and documentation . Business process and database modeling (logical and physical) . Report design and programming . Requirement specification and documentation . Acceptance testing management and user training . QA, testing, debugging of database and related software . User training and transition support Technologies: . Oracle 7, Informix RDBMS . Oracle Forms, Oracle Designer, SQL*Plus, Lotus Notes, ClinTrace, Brio, predecessor of Oracle AERS, in-house systems . PL/SQL, Perl, Postscript, product-specific scripting languages . Digital Unix, Sun Solaris Education --------- California State University, Chico BA German Studies, 1993 (with honors) Eberhard-Karls Universitaet, Tuebingen (Germany) Modern Philology and Political Science, 1991-1992 Languages --------- Native English; fluent German; intermediate Hungarian. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kevin Frost, I.T. Consultant +1 (408) 480-3655 (End of CV)