George Skokos
George Skokos

George Skokos

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Resume of George Skokos

George Skokos


Skills

Problem Solving

90%

Networking Protocols

75%

Operating Systems

75%

Cloud Technologies

50%

Containers

25%

HTML/CSS/PHP

25%

MySQL/MariaDB

25%

Cybersecurity

25%


Languages

English

100%

French

25%

Documents


Recommendations


RHEA Technologies Lab, Inc.
2022
Letter of Recommendation

Christian Couture CISSP, Director Cybersecurity Delivery


National Capital Freenet
2014
Letter of Recommendation

Executive Director Tony McNeill


Department of National Defence Canada
1997
Letter of Recommendation

Don Buness


Department of National Defence Canada
1995
Letter of Recommendation

Don Buness


Department of National Defence Canada
1994
Letter of Recommendation

LtCol GW Howard (USAF)


Employment and Immigration Canada
1989
Letter of Recommendation

David Brown, Senior Advisor, Enforcement, Intelligence, and Technology

Executive Summary

George Skokos brings over 35 years of professional work experience in computer systems to the table. With a diverse skill set covering computer operations, programming, documentation, and project management, he has proven himself time and again. Notably, Mr. Skokos served as the Director of Information Management Systems at Timestep Corp, where he successfully delivered a Due Diligence report to Newbridge Corp, leading to the acquisition of Timestep. Recognizing his expertise, Newbridge offered him a generous contract to oversee the smooth transition of Timestep's computer operations to align with their own. Trust George Skokos to expertly handle your computer systems needs. In his spare time, George researches Open Source technologies and builds his home lab.


Work Experience


Systems Developer / ND Consulting
May 2024 - Current

Systems Developer with the WordPress content management system (CMS). Responsible for designing, creating, and maintaining WordPress websites and associated hosting infrastructure.

Tasks include plugin and theme maintenance, security implementation, and performance optimization. Work with languages such as JavaScript, PHP, CSS, and HTML, front-end and backend development. AWS infrastructure management and operation including Virtual Machines and Route53 DNS. Built a VoIP system with an AI Receptionist.

Systems Developer with the WordPress content management system (CMS). Responsible for designing, creating, and maintaining WordPress websites and associated hosting infrastructure.

Tasks include plugin and theme maintenance, security implementation, and performance optimization. Work with languages such as JavaScript, PHP, CSS, and HTML, front-end and backend development. AWS infrastructure management and operation including Virtual Machines and Route53 DNS. Built a VoIP system with an AI Receptionist.

Skills Demonstrated:
- A strong working knowledge of the WordPress ecosystem
- Proficiency in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and other relevant languages
- Working knowledge of plugin and theme creation and customization
- Front-end and backend development capabilities
- Proficiency in WordPress security best practices
- Understanding of search engine optimization (SEO) best practices
- Ability to optimize the speed and performance of WordPress websites
- Understanding of version control systems like Git
- Database management skills, including knowledge of MySQL
- Strong problem-solving skills for troubleshooting and debugging issues
- Communication and collaboration skills for effective teamwork
- Time management skills for maximum productivity
- Attention to detail for finding and correcting issues

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Systems Administrator / DNSnetworks.com
October 2022 - March 2023

Delivery of comprehensive managed IT services to a diverse clientele, providing expert support, monitoring, and management for customer technology infrastructure. From IT consulting to cloud computing, cybersecurity solutions to business VoIP, we handle it all.

Assigned to a team of IT experts providing 100+ clients with a full suite of managed IT services with on-site or remote support, as well as 24/7 monitoring and management of customer technology infrastructure. Duties include IT Consulting and Cloud Computing.
● Manage all aspects of customer IT infrastructure, including internal computing, Internet connectivity, storage systems and more. Provide help with security, site monitoring and daily data backups.
● Assigned to a team of Help Desk IT experts resolving tickets from 100+ clients
● Implementing Cybersecurity Solutions protecting clients against cyber threats using SentinelOne and Webroot.
● Support Business VoIP solution using FusionPBX/FreeSwitch
● Microsoft Office 365 including Exchange and Sharepoint. Microsoft Azure.

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Systems Designer / RHEA Technologies Lab Inc.
January 2019 - December 2021

Multifaceted with expertise in Systems Engineering, Penetration Testing, Cybersecurity Research, Automation, Integration, Web App Development, Sales Engineering, and Cloud Architecture. He has provided invaluable support to various notable projects and possesses a wide range of skills and experience.

Wearer of many hats in a start-up type environment; Systems Engineering, Penetration Tester, Cybersecurity Researcher, Automation, Integration, Web App Development, Sales Engineering, Cloud Architect, in-house tool development, among other responsibilities in a SOC (MSSP), Professional Services, Consultant,, and DevOps environment. Consultant as required: Rheinmetall, MANET Project, Ryerson University CyberRange Project
● Application/Database hosting infrastructure/technologies/security. RapidPhire Network Traffic Analysis. Malwarebytes.
● Worked on Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) Project for the House of Commons.
● Built websites for clients & in-house using WordPress, PHP, HTML, CSS, & others.
● Configured and managed OSINT Tools (Shadow Dragon OIMonitor)
● QA testing of rapidPHIRE using Selenium webdriver and Python.

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Systems Developer / ND Consulting
May 2024 - August 2024

Systems Developer with the WordPress content management system (CMS). Responsible for designing, creating, and maintaining WordPress websites and associated hosting infrastructure.

Tasks include plugin and theme maintenance, security implementation, and performance optimization. Work with languages such as JavaScript, PHP, CSS, and HTML, front-end and backend development. AWS infrastructure management and operation including Virtual Machines and Route53 DNS.

Systems Developer with the WordPress content management system (CMS). Responsible for designing, creating, and maintaining WordPress websites and associated hosting infrastructure.

Tasks include plugin and theme maintenance, security implementation, and performance optimization. Work with languages such as JavaScript, PHP, CSS, and HTML, front-end and backend development. AWS infrastructure management and operation including Virtual Machines and Route53 DNS.

Skills Demonstrated:
- A strong working knowledge of the WordPress ecosystem
- Proficiency in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, and other relevant languages
- Working knowledge of plugin and theme creation and customization
- Front-end and backend development capabilities
- Proficiency in WordPress security best practices
- Understanding of search engine optimization (SEO) best practices
- Ability to optimize the speed and performance of WordPress websites
- Understanding of version control systems like Git
- Database management skills, including knowledge of MySQL
- Strong problem-solving skills for troubleshooting and debugging issues
- Communication and collaboration skills for effective teamwork
- Time management skills for maximum productivity
- Attention to detail for finding and correcting issues

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Education


Microsoft University
1997

Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer




Ottawa Technical High School
1984

High School Diploma