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Don Hall

Don Hall

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. Don has over 22 years of experience in IT operations, cybersecurity, and infrastructure management. His career spans roles in IT field services, application programming, IT supervision, and military IT operations.

Expertise

  • 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
  • Completed preparatory CCNA course

Highlights

  • Developed a user’s guide for IT customers at a military installation
  • Received several outstanding performance recognition awards for managing a section that successfully supported military customers.