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ABSTRACT

This is a discussion on the the emerging mobile VPN technology. What is mobile VPN and how is it useful for today's users? How do you implement mobile VPN in a hosting environment to provide mobility and secure access to corporate networks as an outsourced service? What is the basic infrastructure and components needed for this solution? What are some of the deployment models? How will Roam Secure provide this service?


BIOGRAPHY

Mr. Park, 30, is the company's mobile VPN networking expert. He is responsible for overseeing the data center, interfacing and managing proprietary and third party applications in the mobile VPN environment, and for R&D of new products and technologies. Currently, Mr. Park is working at Ecutel where he is head of testing and integration, and interfacing mobile VPN software for large multinational organizations. Prior to Ecutel, Mr. Park was Chief of International Information Technology at the Peace Corps, where he was responsible for the information systems and infrastructure of Peace Corps offices in over 70 countries. As the International IT Chief, Mr. Park oversaw the completion of the global Connectivity Project which upgraded all networks to Category 5 UTP, converted all e-mail to Internet based standards, and provided Internet connectivity to all overseas offices. Prior to being Chief of International IT, Mr. Park was the MIS Specialist responsible for Europe, the Mediterranean, and Asia Regions. During this time he traveled to numerous countries and provided necessary IT expertise to the local offices. Mr. Park also served as a Peace Corps Math Education Volunteer in Chad. As a Volunteer, he also worked on a water sanitation project that helped provide local communities with pumps built from locally available materials by redesigning an integral component of the pump. Prior to his service at the Peace Corps, he gained database and programming experience from his thesis work with the Eyegaze Response Interface Computer Aid (ERICA) System and as the Operating Systems Specialist for Sallie Mae. For his thesis, he developed a Windows application to capture and process data elements using the visual mouse known as the ERICA System. At Sallie Mae, Mr. Park maintained and further developed the Regression Management System that was responsible for testing the Consolidated Loan Acquisition Servicing System, which tracked all of Sallie Mae's acquired loans. Mr. Park graduated from the University of Virginia with a B.S. in Computer Science and a minor in Systems Engineering. Mr. Park speaks French, some Chadian Arabic and Korean.

Mr. Park can be contacted at danp@roamsecure.net.