Don has worked for the federal government for over 35 years. He successfully transitioned from an aircraft mechanic into the IT career field in 1989. While employed as a federal employee, Don earned a B.S. in Business Information Systems from San Diego State University in 1991.
IT Operations & Management: Led teams of programmers, cybersecurity professionals, and network infrastructure personnel, ensuring efficient IT operations.
Cybersecurity & Networking: Worked closely with cybersecurity teams for over two decades, overseeing network security and compliance.
Application Programming: Contributed to the Y2K conversion project, ensuring mainframe programs met compliance standards.
Technical Documentation & Training: Authored a 116-page user guide for military personnel and developed PowerShell scripting solutions for Active Directory reporting.
Business process management
Operations management
Website development software
Networking
Education
B.S. degree in Business Information Systems from San Diego State University in 1991
Active CompTIA Security + (ce) since 2011
Active Network +(ce) since 2015
Earned a certificate of proficiency in Web Development with an emphasis in
Java/Open Source from Palomar College in May 2016
Earned a Technical Communication certificate from the University of California San Diego in December 2020
