David Knickerbocker

About David Knickerbocker

With more than twenty years of IT and security experience, I am proficient in a very wide spectrum of programming languages, databases, operating systems, and data analysis techniques. I am a hybrid software developer, data engineer, data analyst, and security practitioner.Certifications: CISSP, Security+, Network+Education: Bachelor\'s and Master\'s in Information Systems ManagementData Science Stack: Python, Pandas, Matplotlib, Seaborn, Scikit-learn (Also familiar with R, but prefer Python stack)Big Data Tech: Hadoop/HDFS(Cloudera, Hortonworks, MapR), Kafka, Spark, Storm, Impala, Drill, HiveProgramming Languages: Python, R, C#, C++, C, Bash, Perl, PHP, Ruby, Pig, Java, VBADatabases: SQL Server, MySQL/MariaDB, PostgreSQL, Oracle, Sybase, HBase, MongoDB, VoltDB, fluent in SQLEqually comfortable in Linux and Windows server environments.Project Management, Hadoop, Cloudera, Hortonworks, Storm, Kafka, Hive, Pig, Impala, Drill, HBase, OLTP, OLAP, SSIS, ETL, AWS RDS, Cassandra, Microsoft Azure, SQL Server 2012/2008/2005, Oracle 10g/11g, MySQL, PostgreSQL, T-SQL, database design, Matplotlib, scikit-learn, pandas, seaborn, PHP, Python, Perl, Ruby, C#, C++, C, VBA, Centos, Red Hat Enterprise Linux, RHEL, FreeBSD, chef, puppet, ansible, docker, configuration management, index configuration, stored procedure development, application development, Microsoft Project, risk analysis, risk management, disaster recovery, business continuity planning, systems architecture, project management, high availability techniques (failover clustering and replication), backup and recover, penetration testing, SQL injection, cross-site scripting, security awareness training development, Metasploit exploitation, security architecture, risk analysis, risk management, disaster recovery, business continuity planning, systems architecture, project management, high availability technologies (failover clustering and replication), backup and recovery.

Experience

1. Advisor, Founder

   Hometree Data, Inc

   Aug 2025 — Present

   I have stepped away from full-time operations work and into an advisory role.

Education

• University of Maryland -- Asian Division

  Information Systems Management, Information Systems Management, English

• Cedarville College

  Information Systems Management, Information Systems Management, Marketing

  1997 — 1999

• University of Phoenix

  Masters Information Systems Management, Programming, Networking, Databases, System Analysis, Risk Management

  2007 — 2009

Skills

• Databases
• System Administration
• Network Security
• Database Design
• Sql
• Information Security
• Security
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Information Technology
• Mysql
• Disaster Recovery
• Software Development
• Sharepoint
• Web Development
• Information Assurance
• Project Management
• Process Improvement
• Php
• Troubleshooting
• Windows Server
• Cissp
• Sdlc
• Computer Security
• Servers
• Performance Tuning
• Risk Management
• Business Continuity
• Database Administration
• Software Documentation
• C++
• IT Management
• Asp.net
• Team Leadership
• Linux
• Penetration Testing
• C#
• Ssis
• Perl
• Hadoop Technologies
• Big Data Analytics