Education:

• 12/2005 M.S. Computer Science, Wake Forest University
  Thesis: ``Parallel Firewall Designs For High-Speed Networks''
  GPA 3.58
  Vice President, Upsilon Pi Epsilon
• 12/2002 B.S. Computer Scicnce, Wake Forest University
  Major GPA 3.33

Patent:

• Errin W. Fulp and Ryan J. Farley. ``Method, Systems, and Computer Program Products for Implementing Function-Parallel Network Firewall.'' Application No. 11/316,331. U.S. Patent Pending No. 60/638,436. Dec 22, 2005

Publications:

• Errin W. Fulp and Ryan J. Farley. ``A Function-Parallel Architecture for High-Speed Firewalls.'' In Proceedings of the IEEE International Conference on Communications, 2006
• Ryan J. Farley and Errin W. Fulp. ``The Effect of Processing Delay on Function-Parallel Firewalls.'' In Proceedings of the IASTED International Conference on Parallel and Distributed Computing and Networks, 2006

Press:

• Mary Beth Marklein. ``Students Have `Away' With Words." USA Today 29 March 2004: D7
• Laura Sessions Stepp. ``Posting Their Lives, Moment By Moment.'' Washington Post 9 July 2004: C1,C2

Experience:

• Engineering Consultant
  GreatWall Systems
  Headed performance testing of high-speed network security technologies developed during thesis research. Gathered and analyzed data for use in company presentations and research papers.
• Research Assistant
  Wake Forest University
  Research sponsored by a U.S. Department of Energy grant. Investigated methods for optimizing firewalls and security policies in high-speed networks. Developed theory and tested implementations of distributed firewall architectures which were developed during undergraduate research. Analyzed and presented research at flagship conferences.
• Lead Software Engineer
  BuddyGopher
  Internet startup used by over 12,000 people. Designed and implemented a user-friendly LAMP front-end, and a highly scalable AIM client that would store and analyze away messages in real-time. Created and administrated data-mining modules, security policies, database schema, DNS, and web server setup.
• Independent Researcher
  WFU Network Security Group
  Developed intelligent QoS firewall system with open-source applications. Also designed hierarchical firewall system that lead to Master Degree thesis research.

Technical Skills:

• Networking infrastructure, C, C++, PHP, Perl, SQL, MySQL, Oracle, Dynamic web design, Apache, Javascript, ASP, HTML, DHTML, CSS, XML, %iptables, iproute, traffic control, VMware, Linux, BSD, UNIX, Mac OS X, Windows, % 3.x/9x/ME/NT/XP, Dreamweaver, Xcode, Borland C++ Builder, \LaTeX, OpenOffice, Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, VI, XEmacs.

Honors and Leadership:

• Dean's List Spring 2002 and Fall 2002.
• Brian Piccolo Cancer Fund Achievement Award 1999-2002.
• Vice President of Upsilon Pi Epsilon Honor Society 2005.
• Alumni Officer, Prudential Committee Member at Large, Pledge Educator, House Editor, and Webmaster of Alpha Sigma Phi General Men's Fraternity.
• Student Adviser to the WFU Computer Science Technology Acquisition Board.
• Member of ACM, IEEE, WFU Computer Science Club, WFU Network Security Group, Wake International Student Association, Wake Forest University Japanese Club, Waseda University International Club, AOPA, Diver's Alert Network.

Summer Experiences and Projects:

• 05 Japan, Waseda University/Portland State University
• 04 Eurotour
• 03 BuddyGopher, Treasure hunting expedition
• 02 IS Intern, redesigned website. reduced size by X%, managed and trained team of 20
• 01 Mote Marine Dolphin Observation Group, WFU Summer School
• 00 FSU Business Courses, Reservation Camp Counselor, Grounds Maintenance
• 99 CCPS Network Services Intern
• 98 Mote Marine Intern, Snook re-population program
• 95-98 Publix Bag Boy/Cashier. Space Camp, Space Academy, Mote Marine Summer Experience, Health Career Camp