Michael Paul Thomas Conigliaro

415 West Sycamore Ct
Louisville, CO 80027
203.980.4274
mike [at] conigliaro [dot] org
http://conigliaro.org/

Experience

Senior Systems Engineer

LivingSocial - Boulder, CO

April 2011 - Present; hired during acquisition of SocialMedia.com (see below)

I just got here. =)

Co-Founder and Principal Infrastructure Engineer

ReportGrid - Boulder, CO

October 2010 - July 2011

Designed infrastructure for a cloud-based analytics and reporting platform. ReportGrid became a TechStars alumni in 2011.

Implemented rapid-provisioning and life-cycle management for Ubuntu Linux using Amazon EC2, Chef, and custom Ruby/Bash scripts
Implemented and administered a sharded MongoDB cluster and several application servers for BlueEyes services
Wrote initial versions of the Python and Ruby client libraries

Chief Infrastructure Engineer

SocialMedia.com - Boulder, CO

January 2010 - April 2011; SocialMedia.com was acquired by LivingSocial in April 2011 (see above)

Designed infrastructure for a performance advertising platform serving tens of millions of requests per day

Reduced infrastructure costs by ~70% by migrating from a traditional hosted environment to Amazon Web Services
Implemented rapid-provisioning and life-cycle management for Ubuntu Linux using Amazon EC2, Chef, and custom Ruby/Bash scripts
Wrote ultradns4r and dynect4r to allow EC2 instances to manage their own DNS records automatically
Utilized the Sinatra web framework to create a custom REST API for simplified infrastructure management
Implemented comprehensive application and server monitoring (including limited automatic problem-resolution) using Nagios, Ganglia, Monit and custom Ruby/Bash scripts
Wrote check_ganglia_metric to allow Nagios to generate alerts based on Ganglia metrics
Implemented continuous integration and deployment of new builds using Hudson/Jenkins CI and custom Ruby/Bash scripts
Automated the setup and teardown of isolated staging environments for automated testing
Implemented and administered a Hadoop/HBase cluster, a sharded MongoDB cluster, a multi-master Tokyo Tyrant cluster and several Jetty/BlueEyes application servers
Contributed several modules to the official Ganglia gmond Python module repository

Computer Analyst

Fandotech - Manchester, CT

June 2007 - January 2010; hired during acquisition of ProActive Technologies (see below)

Designed and implemented datacenter solutions for a leading managed services provider in a 24/7 multiple datacenter environment

Implemented rapid-provisioning and life-cycle management for Red Hat Linux using Kickstart and Puppet
Utilized Samba, Winbind and Active Directory to implement centralized authentication throughout the datacenter
Created a Windows installer package to facilitate the deployment of several essential network support tools (SysinternalsSuite, WinSCP, PuTTY, WinDump, Nmap, etc.)
Implemented and administered several Citrix XenServer pools and VMWare ESX server farms
Administered two NetApp filers in an Active/Active cluster configuration
Developed strategies and worked to virtualize/consolidate servers in the datacenter
Implemented and administered several distributed Citrix XenApp farms
Oversaw the migration from several disparate customer information management tools to ConnectWise PSA
Helped formalize new standards for datacenter cabling, VLANs, and firewall configuration
Used Kaseya to manage, monitor, and deploy software to ~2000 Windows servers and workstations
Configured and deployed Cisco PIX/ASA, SonicWALL and Netscreen firewalls
Developed corporate standards for customer network documentation, as well as monitoring and automation with Kaseya
Recognized as “Tech of the Quarter” in January 2008 and received an Outstanding Employee Performance award in August 2007

Chief Systems Architect

ProActive Technologies - North Haven, CT

June 2005 - June 2007; ProActive Technologies was acquired by Fandotech in June 2007 (see above)

Designed and implemented a unified managed services platform using 100% open source software

Designed and implemented a distributed network monitoring solution based on Nagios
Implemented and admnistered a two-node MySQL cluster to store up to a year’s worth of customer network performance data
Created a web-based customer portal using the Symfony PHP framework – The portal allowed customers to view real-time network statistics and generate PDF reports for off-line trend analysis.
Created Windows installer packages to facilitate the deployment of NagiosPluginsNT and NRPE-NT
Designed a custom network analysis/IDS appliance using Snort, Prelude IDS, Syslog-NG, and several other open source tools. When installed on a remote network, these appliances were capable of relaying security alerts back to our main office, allowing us to view all alerts from a single console.
Implemented redundant OpenLDAP servers for centralized authentication and user account management
Introduced knowledge sharing tools such as DokuWiki and SugarCRM to manage customer network documentation
Implemented OTRS for trouble ticketing
Configured and deployed Cisco PIX/ASA, SonicWALL, and Netscreen firewalls
Developed corporate standards for customer network documentation

Systems Analyst

Perimeter eSecurity - Milford, CT

July 2004 - June 2005

System administration and web application development for a leading managed services provider in a 24/7 datacenter environment

Developed a proprietary web-interface for an open-source network configuration change tracking program called RANCID. This tool was used internally to maintain a revision history of several hundred routers and switches located throughout the core and customer networks.
Implemented a three-node Red Hat GFS cluster with an EqualLogic iSCSI SAN to host home-grown packet analysis software used for intrusion detection
Designed and implemented Perimeter’s “BankWatch” product. This tool was used to gather IDS statistics and compile graphical reports (e.g. top attack sources/destinations, top attack signatures, etc.) which were subsequently emailed to internal staff on a daily basis.
Migrated office users from a Windows 2000 file server to a Red Hat Linux file server running Samba 3.x with LDAP authentication
Developed a web-based LDAP tool which allowed customers to manage their own passwords and contact information
Developed several modules for a proprietary, web-based CRM system

Network Administrator (Contract)

William B. Meyer, Inc. - Stratford, CT

April 2002 - July 2004

System administration and web application development for a multi-service transportation company with over 300 employees and $40-million in annual revenue

Solely responsible for 10-15 Windows/Linux/FreeBSD servers, over 40 wireless barcode scanners and access points, and over 100 Windows desktops and laptops in various locations throughout CT, NY, and MA
Utilized a multi-honed Netscreen firewall to implement a secure DMZ architecture
Mitigated spam and virus threats by installing a content-filtering SMTP-relay in the DMZ
Introduced KiXtart login scripts to automate administrative tasks on legacy Windows desktops
Used Perl to automate secure order processing activities for high-profile clients such as Amazon.com
Upgraded 3 Windows NT domain controllers to Windows 2000 with Active Directory
Migrated from Exchange 5.5 to Exchange 2003
Implemented master/slave DNS with BIND on FreeBSD in a Windows 2000 Active Directory environment
Migrated from a single DHCP server on NT4 to two FreeBSD servers running ISC-DHCPD with a split address pool for high availability
Designed and implemented a complete intranet website including layout, graphics, and application logic using PHP on IIS
Developed custom web applications using ColdFusion

Web Developer

SEIsports.com - Shelton, CT

September 1999 - April 2002

Designed and maintained a small e-commerce website for a local retailer of snow, skate, and surf boards

Designed an entire e-commerce website, including layout, graphics, and application logic using PHP, Perl and MySQL running on Apache and FreeBSD
Wrote a sophisticated shopping cart system using the UPS.com API which allowed customers to get real-time shipping quotes based on the sizes and weights of the items in their cart
Created a powerful administrative interface that allowed non-technical employees to safely modify site settings, products, categories, etc.
Wrote several reporting tools to parse customer data and provide useful statistics for use in future marketing strategies

Open Source Projects

See http://github.com/mconigliaro/

Education

Southern Connecticut State University - New Haven, CT

Earned a Bachelor’s of Science in Computer Science in December of 2003
Completed an independent research project on the subject of web programming in a Linux environment by writing an open source MVC framework in PHP. This project was presented to the ABET Computing Accreditation Commission in 2003 as an example of student work to renew SCSU’s accreditation for the computer science program.
Contributed to Dr. Terrell Ward Bynum’s “Computer Ethics and Professional Responsibility,” published by Wiley-Blackwell in 2003 (ISBN 1855548453)

Certifications

Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) - Certificate #805009592042441 (scored 100% on all sections)
Citrix Certified Administrator (CCA) - XenServer 4.0

Skill Summary

Operating Systems: Linux (Ubuntu, Red Hat, CentOS, Debian, Gentoo, SuSE), Windows (2000, XP, 2003, 2008, Vista, 7), Mac OSX, FreeBSD
Programming Languages: Ruby, Python, PHP, Perl, Bash, Windows shell, HTML, CSS, SQL, C, C++, C# (.NET), VBScript, KiXtart, AutoIT
Software Packaging: Debian (dpkg), NSIS, WiX
Firewalls: Cisco ASA/PIX, SonicWALL, Netscreen
Load Balancers and HTTP Accelerators: HAProxy, Varnish
NAS/SAN: NetApp, EqualLogic
Thin Clients: Wyse
Databases: MySQL, MongoDB, SQLite, Microsoft SQL Server, Oracle, Tokyo Cabinet/Tyrant, HBase
Web Application Servers: Apache, Nginx, IIS, Jetty, BlueEyes
Mail Servers: Postfix (AMaViS, SpamAssassin, ClamAV, etc.), Microsoft Exchange, Barracuda Spam Filter, Symantec SMTP Gateway
LDAP Servers: OpenLDAP, Microsoft Active Directory, Netscape Directory Server
Network Monitoring/Management: Chef, Puppet, Ganglia, Cacti, Monit, Nagios, Zabbix, Kaseya, SonicWALL Global Management System, Castle Rock SNMPc
Network Analysis: Wireshark, Tcpdump/WinDump
Security: Snort, Prelude-IDS, Nessus, Nmap
CRM: ConnectWise PSA, SugarCRM
Virtualization and Cloud Computing: Amazon EC2, Citrix XenApp (Presentation Server), Citrix XenServer, VMWare ESX
Backup: Acronis TrueImage, Asigra Televaulting, Symantec Backup Exec
Misc: DNS (ISC BIND, Microsoft DNS Server), DHCP (ISC DHCP, Microsoft DHCP Server), Hadoop, Hudson/Jenkins CI, Red Hat GFS, Red Hat Kickstart, Samba, WordPress