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Gary Gapinski
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Over five decades of widely varied technical and practical experience.
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May 2021
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present
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Flexion Inc., Madison, Wisconsin
Security/XML Engineer
Projects:
Competencies: FISMA, NIST RMF, OSCAL, XML, XSLT, XPath, Schematron, XSpec
, git
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August 2002
to
August 2022
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Banner Quality Management Inc. (BQMI), Fairview Park, Ohio
NASA Glenn Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Senior System Engineer
Since 2018: Performing NIST Risk Management Framework Assessment and Authorization for the center CIO organization. Prior
to that,
Member of NASA's Enterprise Technology Assessments and Digital Standards (ETADS) team, producing assessments,
recommendations, and normative standards for agency desktop system interoperability and configuration. Personal focus was on
Linux and effective use of open‐source technologies.
Member of the NASA's Agency Security Configuration Standards team, providing normative and informative guidance for system
configuration compliance with the Federal Information Systems Management Act (FISMA), the NIST Risk Management Framework, and
OMB and DHS directives. Scope encompassed all operating systems and applications in use within the enterprise.
Competencies: Operating Systems: Linux: Red Hat Enterprise Linux, Ubuntu; Apple: macOS, iOS; Google: Android, ChromeOS; Microsoft: Windows Server 2003–2016, Windows XP–10; Standards: FIPS, NIST RMF, NIST 800‐series, FISMA, HSPD‐12, CIS Benchmarks, NIST SCAP, FDCC, USGCB, W3C, IETF; XML: XHTML, CSS, XPath, XSLT, XML Schema, NIST SCAP, XCCDF, OVAL; Applications: GNU Mailman, RSA SecurID; VMware: vSphere, ESXi, VirtualCenter, Workstation, Server; Oracle Database: 10g, 9i; Apache: HTTP Server, Tomcat
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| 2007–2008 |
The Center for Internet Security, Hershey, Pennsylvania
Contractor: Created the CIS Configuration Assessment Tool (CIS-CAT), an application to assess the security posture of
various operating systems and applications.
Competencies: Operating Systems: Solaris, Linux: Red Hat, SUSE, Slackware, Debian; AIX HP‐UX OS X Microsoft: Windows 2000, Windows 2003 Server, Windows XP, Windows Vista; VMware: Workstation, Server; Oracle Database: 10g, 9i; Development: NetBeans, Ant, Java, Python, PyWin32; XML: XHTML, CSS, XPath, XSLT, Saxon, XML Schema, Schematron, XCCDF, OVAL, NIST SCAP
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August 2000
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July 2002
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General Electric Lighting, Cleveland, Ohio
Contractor: Designed, developed, and deployed the database, logic, and user interfaces of a real‐time infrastructure
monitoring system for over 600 applications and services worldwide.
Competencies: Operating Systems: Solaris, HP‐UX, Microsoft Windows 2000; Oracle Database 8i Languages: Java, ECMAScript, Perl; Web: Apache HTTP Server, Tomcat, Cocoon, JSP, DHTML; XML: XHTML, CSS, XPath, XSLT, Saxon, Xalan; Applications: Business Objects
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September 1998
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August 2000
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Electronic Data Systems Corporation
LTV Steel Benefits Services, Lakewood, Ohio
Senior Infrastructure Specialist: Responsible for the selection, procurement, installation, configuration, and administration of server,
desktop, database, network, and voice services for a 25‐seat call center which provided defined benefit, defined contribution,
and pension administration to LTV employees and retirees. Responsible for IT, physical security, and business
continuity.
Competencies: Hardware: RS/6000, Netfinity, Cisco, Corepoint Voice Response; Operating Systems: Solaris, Linux: SUSE; AIX Microsoft: Windows NT, Windows Terminal Server, Windows 98; Applications: HACMP, Oracle Database 8i, Tivoli Storage Manager
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July 1997
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September 1998
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Electronic Data Systems Corporation
Riser Foods, Inc., Bedford Heights, Ohio
Senior Infrastructure Specialist: Managed system and network facilities for warehouse management, point of sale, and associated
applications. Provided technical assistance and web application development.
Competencies: Hardware: RS/6000; Operating Systems: Solaris, AIX, Microsoft: Windows NT, Windows 98, Windows 95; Applications: HACMP, Oracle Database 8i
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June 1997
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September 1998
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Electronic Data Systems Corporation at Riser Foods, Inc., Bedford Heights, Ohio
Contractor: Provided technical assistance with the deployment of a warehouse management system (OMI TRICEPS,
AIX‐hosted, TCP/IP LAN with mobile RF links).
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February 1995
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January 1997
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RMS Technologies, Inc.
NASA Lewis Research Center, Cleveland, Ohio
Senior Principal System Engineer: Provided agency‐wide architectural direction and product evaluation as a member of its Lead Center for
Hardware/Software Interoperability and Unix Expert Center teams. Provided central services and support for a community of
several thousand users on a 140 acre campus, including over 700GB of NFS‐ and SMB‐distributed file systems, hierarchical
storage management, trouble‐ticket management, web servers, software license management, electronic mail, and USENET news.
Supported multiple OS versions on HP, Intel, IBM, SGI, and Sun hardware.
Competencies: Operating Systems: SunOS, Solaris, AIX, HP‐UX, IRIX, Red Hat Linux
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May 1994
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March 1995
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OneNet International Communications Inc.
KeyCorp, Cleveland, Ohio
Contractor: Helped design, develop, and deploy a trust accounting system using Oracle on a high‐availability AIX
cluster, OS/2 (for an InterVoice voice response system), and Access and Visual Basic (for workstations) communicating via
SQL*Net and ODBC over TCP/IP.
Competencies: Oracle Database 7, AIX, OS/2
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April 1994
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May 1994
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OneNet International Communications Inc.
Camelot Music Inc., North Canton, Ohio
Contractor: Helped to enhance and deploy a warehouse distribution system for a large retailer of musical recordings
and supplies.
Competencies: Oracle Database 7
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April 1993
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April 1994
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Fidelity Investments, Boston, Massachusetts
Contractor: Helped design and implement a cost basis accounting system for mutual fund and brokerage accounts using a
large (~10⁹ rows) Pyramid‐hosted Oracle data base with CICS and Powerbuilder user interfaces corresponding via Tuxedo. Created
over 10,000 lines of PL/SQL code comprising the core business logic.
Competencies: Oracle Database 7, PL/SQL
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March 1993
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June 1993
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EG&G GEOS, Waltham, Massachusetts
Contractor: Helped design and implement an environmental regulation compliance management system using a
Solaris‐hosted Oracle data base driven by remote sensors, bar code readers, and AutoCAD and SQL*Forms user
interfaces.
Competencies: Applications: Oracle Database 7, AutoCAD; Languages: Lisp, PL/SQL, C, C++
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September 1992
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June 1993
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Extel, Inc., Gloucester, Massachusetts
Contractor: Helped design and code a Microsoft Windows‐based problem management system using Visual Basic and C.
Created Visual Basic custom controls to encapsulate low‐level Q+E Database Library subroutines.
Competencies: Oracle Database 7
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June 1991
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February 1993
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NEC Corporation
NEC Technologies Inc., Boxborough, Massachusetts
Senior Systems Analyst: Oracle‐based applications for NEC's service and support organizations, developed using CASE tools on
heterogeneous platforms and networks with traditional, GUI, and natural‐language interfaces. Hardware and software
specification, acquisition, installation, administration, tuning, and training. Designed and implemented an electronic mail
responder allowing any NEC employee to request database reports or submit SQL queries with output delivered via return
email.
Competencies: Oracle Database 6, Oracle Database 7
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September 1990
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July 1991
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NEC Corporation
NEC Technologies Inc., Boxborough, Massachusetts
Contractor: Designed and implemented an Oracle‐based revenue reporting system. Designed and implemented a system for
capturing and reporting shipment information from Pitney‐Bowes and Federal Express manifesting systems. Designed an
Oracle‐based fixed asset control and reporting system. Implemented a Unix/MS‐DOS/Banyan Vines network of Oracle databases.
Responsible for hardware, software, and network installation, administration, and performance (SCO Unix, MS‐DOS, OS/2, Oracle,
TCP/IP).
Competencies: Oracle Database 6
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August 1990
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September 1990
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Data General Corporation, Westborough, Massachusetts
Contractor: Project leader for quality assurance of an OSI‐compliant platform (layers 1–4), FTAM and VT applications
for AViiON systems.
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June 1990
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August 1990
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NEC Technologies Inc., Boxborough, Massachusetts
Contractor: Designed and implemented Oracle‐based analogs of several existing NEC Astra‐based business systems on an
SCO Unix and Banyan Vines platform. Designed and implemented NEC Technologies’ first TCP/IP network. Designed and implemented
a COBOL source code to data base schema translator.
Competencies: Oracle Database 6
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March 1988
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April 1990
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Bull HN Information Systems Inc., Billerica, Massachusetts
Contractor: Provided assistance to the communications software development organization. Diagnosed communications
problems reported worldwide by customers and internal quality assurance organizations. Developed corrections and/or assigned
problems for correction by development and maintenance organizations. Products included OSI‐compliant and Bull proprietary
(DSA) local‐ and wide‐area network software, X.500, X.400, X.3/X.29, FTAM, 800‐series LAN, SNA, and BSC. Provided
network/system configuration and performance tuning for internal organizations. Provided network and system administration for
internal organizations on Bull‐proprietary, Sun, and PC‐based systems.
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August 1983
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March 1988
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Honeywell Bull, Billerica, Massachusetts
Contractor: Provided software quality assurance assistance. Developed and maintained test specifications, programs,
configurations, and procedures for firmware, operating system software, utilities, language translators, transaction
processing systems, data base management systems, local‐ and wide‐area network software, and associated components. Designed
and performed test procedures using various product line models measuring compliance with corporate, national, and
international standards.
Competencies: Oracle Database 5
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January 1983
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August 1983
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Compugraphic Corporation, Ballardvale, Massachusetts
Contractor: Provided programming services for on‐line data base applications using the TPS 6 transaction processing
system with Screenwrite, COBOL, and assembly language.
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June 1978
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January 1983
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Logistics Data Systems
American Bakeries Company, Chicago, Illinois
Contractor: Provided custom data processing services for route distribution including hardware and software evaluation
and selection, system configuration and installation, system design and programming, and system software enhancements. On‐line
data entry and inquiry via CRTs, telephone audio response, portable terminals, and point‐of‐sale terminals.
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Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Michigan, Detroit, Michigan, and Firestone Tire and Rubber Company, Akron,
Ohio.
Contractor: Designed, programmed, and installed a custom telephone audio response application interface
program.
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May 1976
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June 1978
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Honeywell Information Systems
Honeywell Information Systems, Chicago, Illinois
Systems Representative: Provided pre‐ and post‐sales and customer support, ranging from sales presentations, benchmarks, and
system configuration, through custom system analysis, design, and programming services, to performance evaluation, system
optimization, system software enhancements, and customer training.
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| 1973–1976 |
Appleton Electric Company, Chicago, Illinois
Programmer Analyst: Provided systems analysis and design, programming, documentation, and maintenance for a variety of
business systems, as well as operating system generation, maintenance, and tuning. Designed, programmed, and deployed a
minicomputer‐based order entry/inventory control system and communications network for company distribution centers. Trained
distribution center personnel in use of system, and programming staff in use of minicomputer software.
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| 1972–1973 |
Abbott Laboratories, North Chicago, Illinois
Programmer Analyst: Custom analysis and programming for distribution center data collection and reduction.
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| 1972–1973 |
Abbott Laboratories, North Chicago, Illinois
Network Operator: Distribution center data collection, dissemination, and reporting.
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| 1970–1973 |
Americana Interstate Corporation, Mundelein, Illinois
Programmer Analyst: Catalog mail order and list processing, on‐line accounts receivable and inventory inquiry.
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| 1969–1970 |
D. P. S., Incorporated, Waukegan, Illinois
Computer Operator: Demand deposit and installment loan accounting.
Competencies: OS/360
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| What | Issuing Authority | Dates |
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| Certificate in Data Processing (CDP) | Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals (ICCP) | Since 1976 |
| Certified Computing Professional (CCP) | Institute for Certification of Computing Professionals (ICCP) | Since 1994 |
| Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) | International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC)² | Since 2007 |
| Information Systems Security Management Professional (ISSMP) | International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC)² | Since 2011 |
| Information Systems Security Architecture Professional (ISSAP) | International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium (ISC)² | Since 2011 |
| ITIL Foundation Certificate in IT Service Management | CSME | Since 2012 |
| ITIL Intermediate Certificate in IT Service Strategy | AXELOS Global Best Practice | Since 2017 |
| ITIL Intermediate Certificate in IT Service Design | AXELOS Global Best Practice | Since 2017 |
| General class Amateur Radio License KA1QHH | (US) Federal Communications Commission | Valid until 2028 |
| Driver License | (US) North Carolina Division of Motor Vehicles | Valid until 2029 |
Revised 2023-11-27