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Jeff Schmidt

Jeff Schmidt, MCSE, CISSP, is currently a Systems Developer/Engineer with The Ohio State University Department of Extension where he maintains a Windows NT based network and a variety of network services. Primary areas of expertise include systems programming, distributed systems, and computer security. Jeff has worked on Microsoft's Redmond Campus several times in the Windows NT 5.0 Distributed Services Infrastructure group in the area of network security. He is also actively involved in the formation of a Columbus InfraGard chapter (InfraGard is a partnership between local businesses, law enforcement, and the FBI's NIPC). In his spare time, Jeff has served as an independent security consultant to several organizations throughout North America and is also a frequent speaker at major events such as DevDays.

Jeff has been programming microcomputers since 1985 and has considerable experience on a variety of platforms including UNIX and Windows NT. He contributed to the Que book Using Windows NT Workstation 4.0 (ISBN: 0-789-71648-8) and is currently authoring The Windows 2000 Security Handbook (ISBN: 0-789-71999-1) to be published late in 1999.