Author: David Taylor

Having earned more than 25 IT certifications in his career, including the well-recognized Certified Information Systems Security Professional, he has more than 25 years of technical troubleshooting experience. He is an expert with Active Directory and the underlying services that support it. In addition to leveraging his deep understanding of many Microsoft technologies, David enjoys applying systems theory to networks, applications, and other operating systems, including Linux. David has had the pleasure of providing information technology expertise to many of the Fortune 500. He has worked as a Microsoft Premier Field Engineer, as an escalation engineer for Dell, as an Active Directory Subject Matter Expert for UnitedHealth Group / Optum, and in Oracle’s Global Business Unit Cloud Services. To learn more about David's professional skill set, you can view his industry certifications and other curriculum vitae on linkedin.com. Honorably Discharged, David is a Gulf War veteran who served in the U.S. Army Reserves and the active-duty U.S. Navy. He earned the Southwest Asia Service Medal for operations in the Persian Gulf and Bahrain. He is world-traveled, well-read, articulate, and approachable. He has a unique ability to communicate to the most technical of developers, engineers, and administrators, yet equally well to the non-technical business process owners, and laymen, that rely on IT services. When not busy with work, David can be found in the company of his Sweet-Love, Alicia. Together, they enjoy playing video games, tinkering with the latest technology, or having friends over for a night of non-traditional/tabletop games. They hope to encourage people and inspire within them a passion for integrity, imagination, and technology. This blog is provided by David for you to use at your own risk and may not necessarily reflect the opinions of his employer(s).