Damon Lester

Damon Lester has worked in the IT field since 2005. Damon began their career as a Network and Computer Technician for Independent IT Consulting. From 2005 to 2011, they held various positions at Lear Corporation, Caravan Knight Facilities Management, and Caravan Knight Industries, including Customer Liaison and UAW Employee Supervisor. In 2010, they worked as a General and Custom Computer Sales Associate for Microcenter Electronics and Microcenter. From 2011 to 2016, they worked as a Field Technician for C-Net Systems, Inc. and then as a Site Manager for Abacus Technology Corporation. From 2016 to 2018, they worked as a Senior Systems Administrator, Server Team Lead, and Deputy Program Manager for Caelum Research Corporation. Since 2018, they have been the Information System Security Manager at Davidson Technologies Inc., where they are responsible for ensuring compliance with cybersecurity requirements and supporting the Risk Management Framework.

Damon Lester has an education history that includes a Bachelor's degree in Information Technology from Western Governors University (2013-2014) and an Associates degree in Information Systems from University of Phoenix (2008-2010). Damon also has several certifications, including Certified Authorization Professional (CAP) from (ISC)2 (obtained in February 2017), VCP5-DT from VMware (obtained in August 2013), VCP5 DCA from VMware (obtained in March 2013), MCITP Server Administrator from Microsoft (obtained in July 2012), CompTIA Network + from CompTIA (obtained in April 2012), CompTIA Security + from CompTIA (obtained in October 2011), CompTIA A+ from CompTIA (obtained in March 2011), (ISC)2 Security CISSP (ISC2-CISSP) from (ISC)2 (obtained in January 2016), CCNA Security from Cisco, CompTIA Project +, and MCSA: Windows Server 2008 from Microsoft.