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Charlene R. Kessler,
CCE
(formerly Charlene R. West)
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Education
Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia
Math/Computer
Science, B. A.
May 1985
 Certifications
Certified Computer Examiner® (CCE®)
certificate # 298
International Association of Forensic Computer Examiners® (ISFCE®)
Ms. Kessler is a well-organized
individual able to work independently or on a team with the desire
to contribute to the success of a quality organization. She is
dynamic, energetic and enthusiastic with strong presentation and
excellent communication skills and the ability to motivate those
around her to accomplish the company goals.
Ms. Kessler
founded Above Board Consulting, Inc. in 2004 which focuses on
Computer Forensics, Technology Management Consulting, and Computer
and Network Security. Her 20 years of experience in these areas is
summarized below:
Forensic Experience
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During the
past year, performed forensic recovery, preservation and
analysis of computer systems in response to EEOC claims.
Maintain chain of custody and original images/documents per
legal guidelines.
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Recovered
deleted files for various clients for personal reasons.
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Two years
of experience with responsibility for network security of large
campus wide network with multiple UNIX and Windows Servers and
end-user workstations. Security role included the
responsibility for preventing and detecting network intrusions
and doing forensic analysis to identify inappropriate network
access.
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Three
years of responsibility for the design and implementation of the
WAN and LAN access and security. Responsibilities included
securing the network and doing forensic analysis to identify
potential hackers and prevent unauthorized access.
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Approximately 8 years of experience writing advanced
administration scripts on UNIX for DNS, NFS, NIS(yp), sendmail,
POP3, imap and http servers to track activity and system
performance and monitor audit logs and notify administrators of
potential problems.
Management of Information Services Experience
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Audited MIS operations of an
Atlanta-based Healthcare provided and recommended changes and
improvements to reduce support costs and improve SLA’s.
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Technical Liaison role between BellSouth (our largest customer
at the time) and our engineers had responsibility for the
communications and problem resolution in order to improve
product design and delivery.
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During traditional jobs and
consulting engagements have training and experience in
budgeting, project management and in the development and
management of personnel.
- Worked in
a consultative capacity to analyze the requirements of small
government clients in order to improve the design of the
software being marketed to those agencies. Coordinated between
the end-user clients to develop requirements and the engineers
to implement those requirements.
- Built and
managed a remarkable team of employees to support over 30
different types of Unix platforms for software development and
operations for about local and remote employees and all the
associated PC’s, databases and applications.
- Assisted
numerous clients including hospitals, law firms, investment
companies and manufacturing companies by helping to solved
telephony, wireless, call center and network design problems.
Network Security Experience
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Penetration testing and GLB
reports for a regional ISP.
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Network security design and
implementation for a local city government.
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Implementation of secure
wireless networks.
- Analyzed
client networks to identify bottlenecks and vulnerabilities and
recommended design changes to maximize the available resources
and improve up-time and increase security.
- Training
and experience implementing SourceFire Intrusion Detection
Products.
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Implementation of Anti-Virus, Anti-Spam and Anti-Spyware
software to protect networks.
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Experience with numerous
network management packages including SunNet Manager, HP
Openview and NG Sniffer.
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Experience implementing
security measures including prevention and intrusion detection
on UNIX hosts and Local Area Networks. Please note Network
Security Experience listed under Forensics since there is
overlap in this area.
General Technical Experience
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Authored and taught UNIX
Administration, TCP/IP, Ethernet and X.25 courses.
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Certified numerous UNIX systems
for Year 2000 compliance for 400-bed hospital, large automobile
manufacturer, large bank and newspaper.
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Extensive technical experience
in a variety of areas, including UNIX and Network Design,
Implementation, and Administration. Established and documented
corporate network policies and standards.
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Extensive experience planning
and managing local and wide area networks over Ethernet and
Frame Relay using TCP/IP and IPX Protocols. Have Novell
experience and training. Configuration, installation, and
troubleshooting experience on Cisco routers and switches.
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Advanced UNIX systems
administration and shell scripting skills on HP, IBM, SGI and
Sun systems in a variety of environments including setup and
maintenance of DNS, NFS, NIS(yp), sendmail, POP3, imap and http
servers.
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Above Board
Consulting, Inc. |
President and CEO |
7/04 -- Present |
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Relational Technology
Services |
Business Development Manager |
3/02 – 7/04 |
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Self Employed |
UNIX/Business Consultant |
9/01 – 3/02 |
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IKON Technology
Services |
Senior
Business Developer |
4/00 – 9/01 |
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Self employed |
UNIX/Business
Consultant |
1/99 - 4/00 |
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Greenville Technical
College |
Adjunct
Faculty |
3/99 - 6/99 |
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IPST |
UNIX/Security Administrator |
1/97 - 12/98 |
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Digital Video |
UNIX/Security Administrator |
3/95 - 1/97 |
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Uniface Corporation |
Systems
Engineer |
9/93 - 3/95 |
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Brock Control Systems |
MIS Manager |
9/91 - 8/93 |
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Keogler, Morgan & Co. |
MIS Manager |
4/90 - 9/91 |
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Convergent
Technologies |
Instructor &
Course Developer |
6/87 - 4/90 |
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AT&T Information
Systems |
Systems
Engineer |
5/85 - 6/87 |
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Emory University |
Part Time:
Teaching Assistant |
1/84-5/84 |
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