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Ward Rosenberry
30 NEWFIELD STREET
NO. CHELMSFORD, MA 01863
— Updated October 8, 2007 —
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Summary of Experience
Over twenty years of professional experience as a technical writer in large and small companies with extensive experience writing about web, security, networking, and middleware technologies (including SAML, PKI, RPC, DCE, CORBA, and cryptographic systems). Experienced developer of compliance documentation for FIPS 140-2 and NIAP/Common Criteria evaluations.
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- Founder of Rosenberry Associates Inc, (since 1994) an information design firm with numerous projects completed
(see Rosenberry Associates Inc.).
- Author of four published books about distributed computing (see Published Works).
| Rosenberry Associates Inc. |
2000-Present |
Offering complete documentation services for client companies that include:
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RSA Security/EMC Corp.:
Numerous contracts since 2000. Developed configuration and management documentation for RSA RADIUS, and installation, configuration, planning, and developer guides for Federated Identity Manager product based on SAML (Security Assertion Markup Language) for multiple releases. Wrote FIPS 140-2 evaluation documents for smart card products. Documented authentication products. Mentoring and skills building.
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Infogard Laboratories (December 2004 – May 2006) Developed EAL2 Common Criteria Security Target and related assurance documents for a distributed TOE. Provided FIPS 140-2 writing services for a smart card cryptographic module.
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Oryxa (June – September 2003): Wrote Class Writers Guide for storage-focused data movement platform based on J2EE component technology. Developed many visual explanations.
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SafeNet Inc. (August 2003 – present): Wrote FIPS 140-2 evaluation documents for network encryptor products including Ethernet, Frame, VPN, ATM, and SONET products.
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Groove Networks (November 2001 – March 2003): Wrote FIPS 140-2 and NIST/NIAP Common Criteria documents for Groove security. Wrote and published a key Groove security white paper.
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Shym Technology (August 2001 – November 2001): Documented email product secured using digital certificates.
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CertCo Inc. (May 1999 – September 2000):Documented Public Key Infrastructure (PKI) products and utilities.
Other Projects (FIPS 140-2) Since 2000
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Developed complete FIPS 140-2 evidence documents for numerous other companies including:
Dreifus Laboratories – Two smart card products
Kanguru Solutions – Encrypting flash drive application
Airmagnet – Wireless intrusion detection device
Koolspan – Network authentication server device and authentication client software
Hitachi Ltd. – Smart card product
Vormetric – Encrypting driver
SecureAgent – Encrypting software libraries
Netlib – database encryption driver
Optica Technologies – ESCON data encryption device
| Earlier Projects (Rosenberry Associates Inc.) |
1994 – 2000 |
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IONA Technologies: Wrote white paper about a revolutionary design approach for Orbix object request broker. Designed and wrote documentation for Orbix programmers and administrators.
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SilverStream Software: Wrote Java programming chapters for SilverStream ASP.
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Invenio Technologies Corporation: Designed, developed, and
delivered documentation set for network application fault diagnosis
and recovery product.
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The Open Group and the Open Software Foundation: Editor of DCE
Today, Copyright 1998, The Open Group. Produced DCE 1.2 documentation
(two releases) for publication; hiring, supervising, and project
leading a team of documentation specialists over a year and a half
period. Assisted conversion of DCE documentation from troff to sgml.
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Digital Equipment Corporation: Maintained ten volumes of OSF
Distributed Computing Environment document set in Windows online help
format for three releases of OSF DCE. Wrote and delivered OSF DCE
public key documentation. Managed development and delivery of numerous
documentation components. Wrote and delivered DCE for Digital UNIX
documentation for two releases.
| Independent Consultant. |
1985-1994 |
Clients:
- The Open Software Foundation: Documented various parts of DCE 1.1.
- Digital Equipment Corporation: Documented numerous LAN products and network software products. Led documentation team delivering OSF DCE version 1.0 documentation to the Open Software Foundation.
- PictureTel: Designed and wrote complete documentation set for video conferencing product.
- Visual Technology Corporation: Documented numerous terminal products.
| Visual Technology Corporation, Tewksbury, MA |
1984-1985 |
Senior Technical Writer &mdash Documented numerous terminal and computer products. Designed "Custom Product Guide" for meeting individual customer requirements.
| Digital Equipment Corporation, Merrimack, NH |
1982-1984 |
Technical Writer, Senior Technical Writer &mdash Documented numerous communications and Ethernet networking products. Instrumental in helping initiate Digital's network diagramming strategy.
| International Navigation Corporation, Bedford, MA |
1980-1982 |
Technical Writer, &mdash Documented numerous LORAN C products.
DCE Today Copyright © 1998, The Open Group. Provided current information about the Distributed Computing Environment.
Microsoft RPC Programming Guide Copyright © 1995, O'Reilly & Associates. A guide for writing Microsoft RPC applications.
Distributing Applications Across DCE and Windows NT Copyright © 1993, O'Reilly & Associates. A programmer's guide for achieving interoperability between DCE and Microsoft NT systems.
Understanding DCE Copyright © 1992, O'Reilly & Associates. Explains the OSF Distributed Computing Environment.
Programming Languages: C, Java
System software: UNIX, Windows, OpenVMS
Applications: FrameMaker, Dreamweaver, Visio, Word, Excel, Adobe PDF, RoboHelp
Other software: emacs, vi, troff, EDT, Doc to Help, SGML/docbook
University of Lowell, Lowell, MA
B.A. English, 1979
