Archive for January 3rd, 2008
Date: April 18, 2007
Location: Hilton Universal City/Los Angeles
Organization: Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), Los Angeles Chapter
Abstract: The Java application server is a common part of today’s multi-tier web application environment. This session will examine security and controls over a Java web applications hosting environment. Using results from recent audits, the case study will review the following areas: Application & Web Server Security, Security Administration, Patch Management, Configuration Management, Release Management, Performance Management & System Monitoring, Redundancy, Backup and Recovery, and Capacity Planning. A basic understanding of the multi-tier web application will be helpful. For each area, we will identify risks assessed and the controls or corrective actions that mitigate the risks. The BEA WebLogic application servers and SUN web servers are the products that will be discussed in the presentation.
Download: ISACA-LA_2007_Handout-T8.pdf (PDF, 1.35MB)
January 3rd, 2008
Date: November 16, 2006
Location: UC Irvine
Organization: Women in Computer Science
Abstract: WICS invited me and my co-worker Kym Cabrera to give a talk about the IT profession and industry. We prepared some materials to discuss why we felt the IT profession is a viable career, especially for women, and why we chose this field.
Download: DavidLowe_UCI_20061116.pdf (PDF, 55KB)
January 3rd, 2008
Date: August 2003 – Present
Summary: Specialize in providing IT-to-IT support services with 24x7x365 engineering and hosting of middleware and database platforms. The engineering and support team is responsible for the hosting of over 600 Java application servers, 1,200 databases, and various other middleware and data management platforms including: WebLogic, JBoss, Oracle, Microsoft SQL Server, Sybase, DB2, Teradata, and CA SiteMinder.
Focus on contributions with well trained personnel, operational excellence, and prudent fiscal management. Managed a software maintenance budget of $3.0M in 2007 and a departmental budget $8.0M in 2008. Implemented application hosting metrics to forecast service demands and to measure staff productivity.
Accomplishment Highlights:
- Achieved $570K in maintenance reduction and 6.2% overall savings in the overhead budget in 2008.
- Instituted a tracking system that has logged over 4,900 application deployments since 2006.
- Implemented and introduced JBoss and Oracle 11g on Linux for enterprise application hosting in 2008.
- Managed $2.2M Business Objects upgrade which converted 1,400 reports from v.5/6 to XIR2.
- Built a customer-centric support team that achieved top recognition within the IT organization in 2007.
- Designed and conducted an internal customer satisfaction survey to assess service quality in 2007.
- Led a 12-month effort to stabilize the support operations of the EAI/middleware team in 2007.
- Achieved $300K in annual savings by consolidating and streamlining WebLogic support in 2006.
- Increased 200% in hosting capacity and reduced complexity by consolidating physical WebLogic servers and standardizing applications on one WebLogic version in 2005.
- Promoted to director from technical architect in 2003 and promoted to executive director in 2007.
January 3rd, 2008
Date: April 15-18, 2007
Location: Hilton Universal City/Los Angeles
Organization: Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), Los Angeles Chapter
Responsible for: 1) publishing of conference web site, 2) conference CD with electronic handouts, 3) printing of paper handouts for each session, 4) attendee packets including various handouts/flyers and CPE certificates, 5) facility set-up at the beginning of the conference as well as break-down at the end of the conference, and 6) introduction of speakers in various sessions throughout the conference.
Download: 2007 Spring Conference Brochure
January 3rd, 2008
Date: April 2-5, 2006
Location: Hilton Universal City/Los Angeles
Organization: Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA), Los Angeles Chapter
Responsible for: 1) publishing of conference web site, 2) conference CD with electronic handouts, 3) printing of paper handouts for each session, 4) attendee packets including various handouts/flyers and CPE certificates, 5) facility set-up at the beginning of the conference as well as break-down at the end of the conference, and 6) introduction of speakers in various sessions throughout the conference.
Download: 2006 Spring Conference Brochure
January 3rd, 2008