Ed Simon
Overview
I have been an ardent advocate and
implementor of XML since 1997 and am co-author of both the XML Signature and XML
Encryption specifications. Today, through my company XMLsec (http://www.xmlsec.com/), I provide consulting services in the areas
of XML, Web Services, and Security.
Employment History
| XMLsec |
2001 June to present |
- Incorporated XMLsec to provide XML
consulting and training services, primarily in the area of XML Security
- Co-authored a high-level, technical report
on Web Services Security for the Government of Canada
- Working with an XML hardware appliance
vendor to integrate XML Security and Web Services Security into their
flagship product
- Technical editor and contributing author of
the book "Web Services Security" published by Osborne (ISBN 0072224711),
see http://www.xmlsec.com/ for details
- Designed a custom content management system
tailored to meet the collaboration needs of several hundred contributors
across two very different functions within Cisco. Acted as prime
designer and team leader of a conversion system for transforming a very
large collection of unstructured documentation into a format suitable
for the online help in one of Cisco's major products. The conversion
system makes extensive use of XML, XSL, and Web Services
- Provided detailed technical analysis and
gave both in-person and Webinar marketing presentations for Vordel
- Co-founder of the XML Users' Group of
Ottawa (http://www.xugo.org/)
- Active in Web security standards workgroups
- Well-regarded conference speaker
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| Entrust |
1994 May to 2001 June |
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XML Security Architect
- As part of a cross-functional team, helped
develop Entrust's XML Security strategy
- Co-authored both the W3C/IETF XML Signature
and the W3C XML Encryption specifications (see http://www.w3.org/TR/xmldsig-core/ and http://www.w3.org/TR/xmlenc-core/)
- Also represented Entrust at standards
meetings on
- Co-authored one of the first experimental
protocols binding a secure XML transaction with an XSL-generated legal
contract
- Provided interviews to the press; presented
on XML Security at conferences and at customer meetings
- Worked with early adopters integrating XML
Security into online payments and B2B processes
- Gained an in-depth understanding of the
standards and implementations of PKI systems including key management,
security policies, certification, registration, directories, and
cross-certification
Information Developer
- Developed a documentation system that
generated PDF and HTML output from XML sources. Technologies used
included Java, DOM, DSSSL, and XSL
- Designed an XML-based strategy for managing
multiple translations of human-readable information
- Wrote much of the early Toolkit
programmers' guides and reference material
- Became well-versed in the internals of
Entrust systems
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| Exoterica (aka OmniMark, Stilo) |
1994 January to 1994 April |
- Created tutorial information for
programmers learning the OmniMark language for SGML processing
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| IBM |
1989 September to 1994 January |
- Helped design a new online tutorial
language
- Wrote guide and reference information for
C/C++ programming products
- Developed new technologies for online help
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| University of Calgary |
1987 July to 1989 April |
- Designed software to simulate travelling
waves in heart muscle and control electronic instrumentation
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| University of Alberta |
1987 January to 1987 April |
- Taught computing to first-year Engineering
students
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| University of Calgary |
1985 April to 1985 August
1986 April to
1986 August |
- Created an interactive online tutorial
about the mechanics of heart muscle
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Education
Master of Engineering - University of Alberta (1989). Specialized in
system modelling and control theory. Developed the mathematical formulas for
modelling an innovative, piezoelectric cochlear implant (bionic ear).
Bachelor of Science of Electrical Engineering - University of Alberta
(1986).