## BIO
<span style= "font-size:200%;">**Benjamin Madsen**</span>
Owner / Sr. Technical Engineer
Codifiant Technologies
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Technology Consultant
Information Technology / Internet Systems / Network Engineering
Offer a unique combination of technical expertise and team leadership skills in diverse industries. Extensive project management experience leading teams of engineers from start to finish. Experience gained working at various small businesses contrasting with more complex corporate environments, such as ChevronTexaco, Pacific Bell and Airtouch, creates a wealth of knowledge and a clear understanding of standard business practices. Proven ability to determine project requirements and see tasks through to completion. Areas of expertise include:
| * IT Project Management
* End User Training
* Advanced Problem Resolution | * Systems Management
* Network Engineering
* Systems Programming |
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Technical Skills
Computer Programming
* Good programming experience in PERL, CGI, HTML, C, C++, Visual Basic, and Java
* Basic SQL Database administration using MySQL and PostgreSQL for the Linux OS and SQL Server for Windows
* Good working knowledge of Windows, Linux and Solaris platforms
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Miscellaneous Skills
* Eagle Scout in the Boy Scouts of America
* 5 years WAN/LAN engineering and troubleshooting experience
* 9 years customer support experience in the computing industry
* Extensive knowledge of standard desktop applications such as Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Access, etc.)
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Network Engineering
* Certified Cisco Network Associate (August 1999 - August 2002)
* Extensive knowledge of various router, switch, firewall, load balancing and VPN technologies
* Good knowledge of various data/voice transport technologies
* Good knowledge of lower level networking protocols such as IPX/SPX and TCP/IP
* Extensive knowledge of authentication systems such as: Radius, TACACS, PAM
* Extensive knowledge of many standard upper level networking protocols such as HTTP, SMTP, DNS, DHCP, SSH, SSL, SNMP, FTP, TELNET, and many others
* Good knowledge of standard routing technologies such as RIP, IGRP, EIGRP, OSPF, and basic knowledge of BGP
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Current Employment
| Owner / Sr. Technical Engineer / Software Engineer
*Codifiant Technologies* | September 2002 to present
Martinez, CA |
| Operate a technology company specializing in Internet technologies. Design and host Internet websites and applications using various scripting and database technologies. Investigate online network management operations and opportunities. |
| IT Manager / Sr. Network Engineer / Software Engineer
*Wisp Communications* | August 2001 to present
Martinez, CA |
| Investigate and design wireless solutions for corporate customers and possible WISP. Manage internal systems to provide basic security to hosted services such as HTTP, POP3, SMTP and DNS. Investigated different wireless 802.11(x) vendors and the security problems / solutions that each [login to view URL] a software engineer, write custom software for internal customer applications. Often interaction is required with my customer&'s engineers or end users to come up with exact program requirements and methodology. Some of these projects have included a trouble ticketing system and petroleum piping design specification calculator. These particular projects were done for Chevron Corporation and included calculating lifetime efficiencies while converging on many variables at a time. Other projects have included distributed data collection databases to track reliability and create risk analysis reports. |
Employment History
| Network and Systems Engineer
*Virtual Learn, Inc.* | June 2000 to December 2000
Oakland, CA |
| Network Engineer - Contractor
*Diamond Micro Solutions* | May 2000 to June 2000
San Leandro, CA |
| Network Analyst
*KnowledgeFirst Inc.* | January 2000 to April 2000
Foster City, CA |
| Network Analyst Mid-Level - Contractor
*Airtouch Communications* | August 1999 to January 2000
Walnut Creek, CA |
| Tier 1 Network Support Technician - Contractor
*Pacific Bell Network Integration* | March 1999 to August 1999
Dublin, CA |
| Network Administrator
*Quinta Corporation - A Seagate Company* | July 1997 to January 1999
San Jose, CA |
