Security Solutions Architect in the United States with over 20 years of experience in the full software development life cycle (SDLC) and infrastructure administration with a focus on security. I have experience in both enterprise and startup environments. I currently hold a master's degree in information security assurance and several certifications: CEH, CHFI, TCNA, CCNA, CCNA Security, Security+, Network+, A+, Project+, MCTS, MCP and many CIW I specialize in implementing and developing single sign-on and identity management solutions using popular C#/Java/PHP frameworks and standards (SAML, WS-Federation, Shibboleth, CAS, etc). My goals on guru.com are to help organizations understand and improve their security posture as well as to help them reduce risks to their assets thru penetration testing (both web and network), hardening of devices/software configurations as well as implementing other customized security solutions (HIDS, NIDS, WAF, Log Management, SIEM, etc).