Summary
Jay Montilla is an experienced IT consultant and owner with over 25 years in networking, Unix/Linux systems, and infrastructure operations, currently running SpiderNZ since 2009. He has deep hands-on expertise in WAN/LAN design, firewall and intrusion detection administration, disaster recovery, and server/Desktop troubleshooting across both Windows and Unix environments. Jay has led datacentre and office relocations, implemented intranets and extranets, and supported government-grade networks (including participation in the New Zealand Government Shared Network design). Comfortable translating technical detail into clear client-facing advice, he blends practical engineering with vendor/contract management and security-focused training from SANS and Cisco programs. Outside the obvious, he’s kept pace with modern tooling—studying PostgreSQL and ethical hacking—while noting research and experimentation are part of his work-life balance (when not gliding on a Segway).
8 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
Diploma, High School, Diploma, High School at American Overseas School of Rome
Certificate of Completion, Advanced Incident Handling and Hacker Exploits, Certificate of Completion, Advanced Incident Handling and Hacker Exploits at SANS Institute Sydney 2004
PostgreSQL 10, PostgreSQL 10 at Catalyst Training Course PostgreSQL 10
Certificate of Completion, Intrusion Detection In-Depth, Certificate of Completion, Intrusion Detection In-Depth at SANS Institute Sydney 2002
Microsoft Certified Professional, Microsoft Certification, Microsoft Certified Professional, Microsoft Certification at Microsoft Corporation
Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing, Ethical Hacking and Penetration Testing at Udemy Online Courses
Information Security Conference, Information Security Conference at SANS Institute Sydney 99
TECBGT-2005 CCIE Routing and Switching, TECBGT-2005 CCIE Routing and Switching at Cisco Networkers 2008
Cisco Networkers 2006 Gold Coast
Certificate of Completion, Citrix MetaFram XP for Windows Administration, Certificate of Completion, Citrix MetaFram XP for Windows Administration at Citrix Authorized Learning Center
Psychology, Psychology at De La Salle University
TECSEC-2002 Security for Network Engineers, TECSEC-2002 Security for Network Engineers at Cisco Networkers 2007
Certificate of Completion, Accelerated Microsoft Windows 2000 Training, Certificate of Completion, Accelerated Microsoft Windows 2000 Training at Auldhouse Computer Training