Security Renaissance

Bio

Career history:

I’ve had a progressive career in the IT and InfoSec field. I began my IT career in 1997 at JB Hunt Transportation working in Research and Development. During that time, I learned much about doing computer programming within a corporate environment. Notable accomplishments include:

assistance in the maintenance and development of the company’s automated fuel system
developing a digital imaging application for insurance claims
and assisting in the development of the satellite email system used to enable email communication to the trucks

Just a few months after Y2K, I accepted a job with Wal-Mart’s Information Systems Division. My career accomplishments at Wal-Mart include:

assisting in the development and launch of SamsClub.com
developing and maintaining the web-based email system utilized at all field locations. This “Outlook Web Access”-like email system was developed from ’scratch’ in-house in order to ensure full compliance with Wal-Mart’s email policies
key team member in the NT4 - Active Directory domain migration
project lead for Wal-Mart’s Identity Management initiative
team lead for Wal-Mart’s Global Directory Infrastructure Team

During the Identity Management project, life began to change a bit — my wife and I had our first child. In an effort to slow down, I accepted a position with Sam’s Club marketing as their Manager of Analytics and Tracking. In this position, I learned much about database marketing and research analytics.

Just over a year later (November ‘04), my family and I decided that it was time for another change. This time I left Wal-Mart and accepted a position as an Application Security Consultant at Alltel Communications (where I am currently employed). Since then, things have changed a bit. My current title is Manager of Enterprise Security Solutions. Alltel has been another great training ground and I am enjoying my employment there. I’ve been involved in several initiatives including:

evaluation and selection of a hard-disk encryption solution
evaluation, selection, and deployment of an enterprise security portal and collaboration tool
subject matter expert for identity management, data privacy, application security
selection of enterprise single sign-on (eSSO) tools
creation of security awareness materials
program manager for Alltel’s Enterprise Security Foundation initiative

For more detailed information, including my educational background, see my resume.

Thanks,

Perry Carpenter, CISSP, CIPP
12/2006