Who is Craig Norborg?

Email: craig@norb.org

Education

Graduated Penn High School - Mishawaka
Attended IUSB and Purdue: Major Computer Science (approximately 75 credits so far, might continue, might now. Ran out of money and am having too much fun working right now...)

Job History

1997-Current: Datacruz, Inc. - Senior Network Engineer/General Manager
1995-1997: Quantum Connections - System Administrator/Sales
1989-1995

Skills

Programming Languages: Perl, C, assembly (various), Lisp, Pascal, ColdFusion, JavaScript, Java, SQL

Operating Systems: Unix (Solaris, FreeBSD, BSDi, Linux, SCO), Windows 2000 Server/Advanced Server, Windows NT 4.0, Win95, Win98, Amiga OS

Web Design: HTML, CSS, CFML, DHTML, XML and CGI integration

Server Software: Apache HTTP Server, IIS(4-5), ColdFusion, POP3, SMTP, ModusMail, Sendmail, Post.Office, INN, IPass, BIND/DNS (versions 4.9.X and 8.X), DHCP, Radius (Livingston/Vircom)

WAN Related: IP Routing and Bridging (OSPF, RIP, BGP4, and Static Routing). CIDR and Subnetting. Familiar with various NAT flavors and Cisco PAT. Have worked with ISDN, T1, T3 using various Cisco (700, 800, 1600, 1700, 2500, 2600, 3400, 7200 series routers and PIX Firewalls) and Ascend (Pipeline, MAX) equipment as well as others (Motorolla, 3com, Lucent, Livingston, Bay Networks). Very familiar with various terminal server devices from Ascend/Lucent, 3com and Livingston as well as others.

LAN Experience: Have worked with small to medium networks both standalone and connected to the Internet. Experience in 10BaseT, 100BaseT, 1000BaseT, 10Base2, CAT6, CAT5, CAT3, as well as some experience in wireless (802.1b) and fiber. Familiar with a wide variety of networking equipment including 3com, Cisco, Bay Networks, Kingston, and others. Have worked with Cisco 2900XL, 3500, 2950, 3550 and 5000 series ethernet switches as well as various 3com and Bay Networks switches. Familiar with VLAN configuration and trunking (dot1q and ISL)

Security Experience: In house we have used both a Cisco 515 and 525 PIX firewall. Familiar with all aspects of configuration. Have also helped clients configure their Checkpoint, Netguard, Sonicwall, Symantec and Linux-based firewalls. Familiar with IDS tools such as Snort and Cisco's.

General Internet Related: Familiar with all aspects of running local/regional ISP. From selection/installation of equipment, leased lines, T1/T3/POTS/ISDN/PRI lines, terminal servers, news servers, DNS servers, web servers, I've done it all. Familiar with dealing with all major Internet-service related companies (ARIN, Internic/Network Solutions) and doing everything from getting Autonomous System Numbers to registering Domain Names. Have written several custom software applications to ease administration of ISP's as well as automating many time consuming tasks. Able to configure routers, firewalls, servers, clients. Very familiar with compiling and customizing standard software such as Apache.

Certifications

Yes, I realize that all my friends say that I have always been certifiable. During my spare time though, I have choosen to prove them right. Though this doesn't reflect the broad span of my knowledge, it does show off a bit of where I've been concentrating.

Sales Certifications: CSE - Cisco Sales Expert

Technical Certifications: CCNA 2.0 - Cisco Certified Network Associate; CCDA - Cisco Certified Design Associate; MCP+I - Microsoft Certified Professional + Internet; MCSE - Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer

General Statistics

Birthday/Age: December, 1964 (45 years old or young, whatever your perspective); Sagitarius
Physical: Height: 5'11"; Eyes: Blue; Hair: Bald and beautiful baby!!; Weight: ~240; Shoe Size: 9½

Non-Physical 8-): General Demeanor: Mellow; IQ: Enough (Mensa Member); Religion: Athiest (yet considered Spiritual); Political Tendancies: Republican/Independant
Beliefs: Pro's: Choice, Death Penalty, Flat Tax, religious-choice, FreeSpeech; Against: Speeding-Tickets, politicians, lawyers, censorship and organized religion.