Meet the Experts

Torgeir is a senior system consultant with Norsk Hydro in Porsgrunn, Norway. He works largely with unattended software install packages on Microsoft Windows NT® workstations using VBScript, WMI, Windows Installer, and other core operating system technologies.

Expert Zone columnist Barb Bowman has been a teacher of Philosophy 101, worked in ski area design in Aspen, Colorado, served as a production director for wallpaper sample photography, and later wrote user documentation and conducted testing for Prodigy's first Windows applications. Today she is a product development manager for Comcast High Speed Internet.

Susan works as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) with CITP, MCP, and GSEC technical certifications. She has been a Small Business Server (SBS) owner since the 4.0 days and supports public SBS newsgroups as a contributor to the Center for Internet Security and a member of the Computer Security Institute.

Interested in computers since childhood, Andrew works as a computer technician at a college. His networking experience includes combining technologies from different suppliers, including Microsoft and Novell, to provide a high level of security on campus. Andrew’s goal is to beat Kent England's record of 400 newsgroup replies in a month.

With MCP+I, MCSE, CSSA and Ph.D. credentials, Bradley combines security, systems administration, and application development into a unified and humorous approach to life. He chairs the New England Information Security User Group, formerly chaired the Boston Area Exchange Server User Group, and co-founded Boston User Groups, Inc.

Kent is an Internet architect and small business system administrator from Encinitas, California. With a degree in electrical engineering, Kent is one of the original Expert Zone Associate Experts. He is active in the Windows XP newsgroups nearly every day and has posted more than 400 responses in a month.

A Microsoft Visual Foxpro MVP since 2001, Alex is a senior software developer at Visa International and has been a developer for 17 years. Alex has extensive experience in writing accounting and inventory systems, billing systems, transactional software, and Web development and has lectured at conferences and user groups in North and South America.

With a Ph.D. in physics and more than 20 years experience in the telecommunications industry, Michel has extensive experience in applications-level cryptography. He has worked as a senior photonic designer, security analyst, and architect and has written many articles about CryptoAPI, CAPICOM, and .NET cryptography. Michel maintains the JavaScience Web site and is a visual security MVP.

A native of the United Kingdom, today Alun works as a software developer in Austin, Texas, and runs his own company, which specializes in developing secure Internet software. Over the past 15 years, Alun has developed a strong interest in multiple-platform programming standards, cross-platform reliability, and security. He contributes most often to the network programming newsgroups.

An MVP, Paula has worked in IT for over 10 years, starting with first-tier support position in a NetWare–Windows 3.11 environment. Today she provides technology consulting services to small and medium businesses in the New York City area. Her expertise is physical and logical networking, including experience with Microsoft Exchange server, Active Directory®, and other server- and network-related issues.

Doug is an area field engineer and self-taught expert in computer operating systems and programming. One of the original Expert Zone Associate Experts, Doug was trained in communications, radar, and cryptography in the Navy. Today he is a Windows XP MVP and prolific contributor top the Windows XP newsgroups, posting well over 2,400 responses.

Karl currently works for SAIC, providing network intrusion detection, incident response and vulnerability management capabilities for the United States Department of Homeland Security and former Immigration and Naturalization Service. Author of the Microsoft Security FAQ Web site, Karl can be reached at levinson_k@despammed.com.

Pratyusa's specialty is Win32 programming and Windows security. A graduate of the Indian Institute of Technology in Kanpur, he holds a bachelor of technology degree in computer science. When he is not writing code, he enjoys listening to U2 and Bon Jovi, reading, and following the Real Madrid and Manchester United soccer teams.

Robert worked with computers for many years before taking time to try law enforcement, which led to his current interest in IT security. He worked with mainframes, minicomputers, and many versions of UNIX before focusing on network security and development.

Slav hails from Ukraine, where he earned a master of sciences in mathematics at Dnipropetrovsk University. He currently works for a major financial institution in Melbourne, Australia, as a .NET and Linux infrastructure designer and security consultant.

Dieter is a German IT administrator and consultant for a small, Munich-based business. He also publishes the independent German-language ISA Server 2000 FAQ Web site and is active in several German newsgroups with focus on ISA and Exchange. Dieter is an ISA Server and Exchange Server MVP.

A programmer in Seoul, Korea, for a decade, Han was awarded a Visual C++ MVP in 2003. With a background in both Linux and Windows, his goal is to become an expert in Windows security. He recently wrote a program using the PKCS#11 API (also known as Cryptoki), a specification for the cryptographic token interface standard. Others with similar interests can contact him at hanburn@naver.com.

Computing industry veteran Thomas W. Shinder, M.D., MCSE, has worked as a trainer, writer, and a consultant for Fortune 500 companies. A series editor of the Syngress series of Windows 2000 and Windows Server 2003 Certification Study Guides, Tom wrote Configuring ISA Server 2000: Building Firewalls with Windows 2000 and ISA Server and Beyond: Real World Security Solutions for Microsoft Enterprise Networks. He also contributes to and moderates the independent ISAserver.org site.

Manager of myITforum.com, Rod is an expert on Microsoft Systems Management Server with more than 18 years of IT experience. Author of Microsoft SMS Installer, Admin911: SMS, and IIS 5.0: A Beginner's Guide, Rod has written thousands of articles on technology topics and is a regular speaker at the Microsoft Management Summit.

When a family member unleashed the nimba virus on the home network, Steven began a thorough study of network security. A serious computer hobbyist and advanced class amateur radio operator (KK9ZZ), Steven frequented newsgroups for help about network security. Today with a MCSE certification, Steven enjoys helping others in the newsgroups just as he was helped.

Harry has been involved with the security profession since 1996 and employed by Atlantic Mutual since 1977. With experience in security administration, standards development, corporate policies, security awareness, virus protection, and network vulnerability testing, Harry also serves as a forum moderator for the McAfee and My IT forums, specializing in breaking virus and security news.

A Florida native and former bank executive with 30 years experience in banking operations, Janie was more recently responsible for developing and maintaining the disaster recovery plan for a local community bank. She is a frequent contributor to several security forums, cohosts an Ohio-based genealogy Web site, and remains active in the online genealogical research community.

Kelvin works in his own company and has been testing Microsoft software for more than 10 years, including everything from Windows NT and Windows to Windows Server 2003 and Microsoft Office 2003. At Microsoft TechEd 2003 in Taiwan, Kelvin delivered a lecture on the topic of rights management.

An IT fan since the age of 13, today Kai works for ITaCS GmbH, a Microsoft Gold Partner for security solutions in Berlin, where he advises enterprise customers about IT security, infrastructure, and high availability solutions. Kai has authored books for Microsoft Press, lectured at TechNet events, and is an MVP for security and ISA Server.

As the IT administrator for WAND TV in Decatur, Illinois, Phillip manages satellite downlinks, remote offices, and VPN solutions for connecting more than 20 stations across a large geographic range. A passionate technology hobbyist who drove a semi-truck for 10 years, today Phillip possesses MCP and CCNA certificates and is an ISA Server MVP.

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