Marco Crotta

		Tel:	+39-348-133.80.92 , +39-02-365.21.811
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		Born:	Milano (MI) 22th September 1972
		Address:	via Soffredini 10, 20126 Milano (MI), ITALY

Post Graduate Education:

• RHCE: RedHat Certified Engeneer achieved September 2004 on RedHat Enterprise Linux 3.0 platform. Courses and exams: RH0133, RH300, RH401.

• Ethical Hacking and Security Assessment at TC-Sistema in cooperation with Zone-h.com.

University:

• Bachelor in "Scienze dell'Informazione" (Informatics). Graduated at l'Università Statale di Milano 22 October 1999 final appraisal 109/110. Research&Application Thesis in the Artificial Intelligence field: "Evolutionary techniques for unsupervised emergent behavior in agents, artificial organisms and robots".

• Scholarship for the 8th edition of "Parallel computing School" at CINECA, July 1999. Programming of CRAY T3E computer up to 128 processors.

• Junior Scientist during a 6 months research period at Informatics department of Università degli Studi di Milano-Bicocca.

 Professional Experience:

Since October 2002:

Unix Technical Specialist at Urmet-CNS s.p.a.. Involved in the study, definition, realization, testing and evaluation of security related projects and products for Internet/Telecommunication networks. Responsible for the tracking of project work flow and life cycle, main contact with contractors and customers. Problem solver in crisis situations on the field.

April 2002 - September 2002:

Software Engineer at "TWT Trans World Telecomunications" developer of telephony switching software on ISDN networks. Development of other minor applications (Web, CRM trouble-ticketing, remote control)

September 2000 - February 2002:

Software Team Leader at "I-Side" / "Communithink" with a team of 4 junior developers. Responsible for the development of a client/server Chat application for Compaq and Tiscali released to european users. Programs written in C++/Java in Windows and Linux.

Games and commercial applications based on SMS exchange written in Java + Oracle8 SMS for Omnitel-Vodafone.

November '99 - April 2000:

Junior Scientist for research projects of Università Statale di Milano Bicocca (DISCO):

1. Intelligent grid sensor for gas detection for CNR and

2. Design of parallel algorithms for digital image filters for ST-SGS Thomson

Previous experiences as freelance consultant:

April '99 - November 2000:

Senior Programmer at Lider S.a.s.: development of the automatic advertising "S.C.A.M.2000": a satellite/Internet controlled PC-Based music box for the broadcasting of music, commercials and messages.

November '98:

Programmer at Tubi Dalmine (steel industry in Dalmine, BG). Development of an network based application.

May '98:

Programmer at SET Sviluppo e Tecnologia (industrial automation)

Ottobre - March '98:

Web Developer for Orchestra S.r.l. and RCS Corriere della Sera for the launch of the La Gazzetta dello Sport website, maintenance and updates of the site and education of journalists and other staff. Same work later for other minor publications.

 Skills:

Programming: Good knowledge of C/C++ on Windows and Unix/Linux (Borland C++Builder, GNU-GCC). Base knowledge of Java (J2SE) Delphi, PHP, HTML, XML. OOP+UML design methodology.

System Administration: RHCE in Linux, administration of Unix-like systems : configuration, installation, shell scripting, security (hardening, firewall, VPN). Server Clustering for High-Availability, Redundancy and Load Sharing/Balancing. Use of Microsoft Windows OSes family (95, 98se, NT, 2000, XP) and Office applications.

Networking: Administration, set-up, configuration and maintenance of company LAN / WAN. Remote Administration of dedicated server ( Web, FTP, Print and File server). Linux Based Firewalls and Routers. Good knowledge of ISO-OSI protocols in levels from 4th to 7th.

Database: User experience of Oracle and MySQL. Design and implementation of small Databases.

Foreign Languages: Nearly fluent in spoken/read English. Intermediate Spanish

Interest Areas:

Programming, Software analysis, Cryptography, Security, Reverse Engineering, Artificial Intelligence, Problem Solving, Application Design.

Unix-Like systems and OpenSource in general.