Present PositionHead Science Operations and Data Management Office overseeing the information technology environment within the Exporation of the Universe Division. Lead Computer Engineer and Computer Security Official for EUD.Brief BioMr. Newman started at NASA in 1989 in the Laboratory of High Energy Astrophysics managing VMS VAX clusters. Within a short time, he became involved with managing UNIX desktops running SunOS, Solaris, and DEC UNIX. He is a proponent of open systems and has influenced the division to move to Linux as it's primary operating system. Mr. Newman has been involved procuring and managing mass storage for the HEASARC archive and the division. He lead the effort to design a load balanced network topology used to support the EUD Web environment. He is highly involved in risk assessment and security planning for the division.Prior to his employment with NASA, Mr Newman spent 10 years as a keyboardist/arranger/musical director in the music industry. Educational BackgroundCoursework for Masters in Computer ScienceJohn Hopkins University, 1996 Bachelor of Science in Computer Science Bowie State University, Bowie, MD 1989 Bachelor of Science in Music Composition Berklee College of Music, Boston, Mass 1976 Research InterestsStorage Area NetworksNetworking Computer Security Current ProjectsDirecting the Science Operations and Data Management OfficeRemote disk-tape backup capability for EUD desktops HEASARC archiving activities Consolidation of EUD Websites
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