Kyle X. Hourihan
kyle@freesoft.org
Palo Alto, California
+1.650.330.0771
Summary:
Kyle X. Hourihan is the Technical Courseware Development Manager and
Trainer for Nokia Enterprise Solutions (Formerly Nokia Internet
Communications) in Mountain View, California. He designs, writes
and teaches Nokia's internal and external training material. He
conducts Train-the-Trainer sessions for Nokia Authorized Training
Partners as well as high end training for Nokia's internal R&D and
TACs (Telephone Assistance Centers). Kyle has been working in
Network Security since 1999, and previously worked for 3Com as a senior
Instructor and Developer for their Carrier Systems Division
(Commworks). He started off his career working as a programmer
writing code for Cisco IOS implementing routing protocols and
performing software QA on their routers. Kyle earned a B.S. in
Computer Science from the University of Maryland, College
Park He also co-authored and edited several books on
security:
Nokia Security Solutions Handbook (Co-author, January 2003)
Check Point NG VPN-1/Firewall-1: Advanced Configuration and
Troubleshooting (Editor, April 2003)
Check Point NG VPN-1/Firewall-1:
Advanced Configuration and Troubleshooting (Editor, April 2003)
Kyle is also co-author of the award winning website, Freesoft.org (www.freesoft.org), a comprehensive
source of Internet engineering information, as well as one of the
Internet's better sites, clocking in with over 5000 HTML pages and more
than 100 MB of on-line material. Now residing in Palo Alto, California,
Kyle enjoys traveling, sailing and motorcycling.
The Present:
February 2003 - Present
Course Development Manager, Nokia
Enterprise Solutions, Mountain View, CA
Manages course development team that creates and delivers course
material for Channel Partners and internal audiences. Manages and
maintains an Authorized Training Partner network that delivers
internally developed courses to end users. Course Topics include:
VPN, IPSEC, SMTP, IPSO OS, DHCP, GPRS, ESMTP, DNS, Enterprise Mobility
Software, Checkpoint Firewall, Mail Antivirus and Spam Prevention,
Secure Remote Access.
The Past:
January 2000 - February 2003
Technical Training, Nokia Internet
Communication, Mountain View, CA
Design, write and teach Nokia's internal and external training
material. Conducts Train-the-Trainer sessions for Nokia
Authorized Training
Partners as well as high end training for Nokia's internal R&D and
TACs (Telephone Assistance Centers). Topics include VPN,
IPSEC, Checkpoint Firewall, Mail Antivirus and Spam Prevention,
Nokia IPSO Operating System, SSL and SSL Gateways.
July 1999 - December 1999
Technical Trainer, IPivot Inc., San
Diego, CA
Wrote and designed sales and technical
courseware for IPivot's load balancing and offloaded SSL
products. Helped present technical presentations to interested
VCs and eventually to Intel who purchased IPivot in November 1999.
May 1997 - July 1999
Senior Network Trainer (IV), 3com
Corporation, San Diego, CA
Consult with high profile customers to analyze their unique training
requirements. Design, develop and deliver the most appropriate
training solution to meet those requirements. Teach internal
employees and customers the newest technologies and the most complex
new products and product enhancements. Maintain a high level of
technical competency by consulting with R&D and system engineers on
new products and major product enhancements. Define training
requirements and help design and develop new training courses on the
newest technologies and the most complex new products and product
enhancements. Evaluate and approve the readiness of new
instructors and consultants. Evaluate new equipment for training
and certification labs. Determine the most efficient and
effective lab configurations. Courses developed and taught
include technology courses such as: TCP/IP, PPP, Frame Relay,
Channelized T1/PRI, RADIUS protocol, RIP/RIPv2, Virtual Private
Networking (VPN) and Product courses for 3com Router Installation and
Configuration, Cable Modem Telco-Return Headend System, Virtual Private
Networking (Remote LAN Dial), RAS and Enhanced RAS Configuration and
Support.
September 1996 - May 1997
Advanced Technical Trainer (III), US
Robotics Inc. Skokie, IL
Develop and conduct customized network training classes targeted
towards customers’ specific network environment and needs. Topics
include technology training such as Frame Relay, TCP/IP, PPP, ISDN,
Routing Protocols and Theory, T1, PRI and other Telco related
subjects. Other product related courses pertaining to the
US Robotics Total Control Chassis. Train resellers, end users and
internal employees how to install, configure, troubleshoot and support
high end and complex products. Training is conducted
internationally, in company facilities, hotels and on customer
premises. Evaluate and train other technical
instructors. Fee-based training service provides a revenue
stream for the company.
October 1995 - September 1996
Systems Engineer, Inacom, Inc. San
Diego, CA
Deliver consulting,integration, and troubleshooting expertise in a wide
range Computer Network Systems, including but not limited to
TCP/IP, NT, Netware, Unix, and Macintosh.
January 1995 - February 1998
Consultant/Trainer/Webmaster, Freelance
Perform freelance consulting/training in a wide range of TCP/IP, NT,
Netware, Unix, and httpd/html-related topics. Currently Kyle is the
Webmaster for four websites.
January 1994 - January 1996
Consultant/Trainer, Mesa Consulting,
L.C., Arlington, VA
Provide Unix, TCP/IP, Netware 3.x and 4.x, C and C++ expertise on a
consulting and training basis. Develop and teach courses such as
NFS, TCP/IP and C++ as well as Novell CNE and ECNE courses. Provide
expertise on installation and administration of Cisco routing hardware
and Unix administration. Responsible for design and
administration of a W3 server and associated services.
January 1994 - October 1995
Trainer, Systems Coordinators, Inc.,
Reston, VA
Provide Novell CNE, ECNE, TCP/IP, and C++ programming training on a
consultant basis.
July 1992 - January 1994
Consultant, Chesapeake Computer
Consultants Inc., Annapolis, MD
Provide Unix and TCP/IP networking expertise on a consulting basis.
Tasks which have undertaken include implementation of a client/server
socket-based router discovery protocol, network management and
administration, router and communication server testing and
documentation for Cisco Systems, network design and analysis, network
management, fax modem software development, and document image storage
and retrieval systems.
References:
Available On Request