Dan Waitt

Dan Waitt has a diverse work experience spanning over a decade. Dan started their career as a Journeyman Electrician with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW) in 2011 and worked in this role until 2017. From 2017 to 2019, they served as an Electrical Foreman at WB Moore Company. Subsequently, they worked as a Network Technician at Calibrant LLC from 2019 to 2020. In 2020, they joined MyComputerCareer as an Information System Support Specialist and worked in this role until early 2022. Currently, they are employed as a Technical Support Engineer at CloudCheckr (part of Spot by NetApp).

Dan Waitt received their high school diploma in General Studies from Westlake High School from 1998 to 2002. Dan then pursued higher education and completed a Technical College program in Information Technology Security and Administration at MyComputerCareer from 2019 to 2020. Following this, Dan enrolled in Central Piedmont Community College from 2021 to 2023, where they pursued an Associate's degree in Information Technology with a focus on Cloud and Virtualization Technologies.

In addition to their formal education, Dan has obtained several certifications. Dan achieved the following certifications:

1. Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals from Microsoft in December 2021.

2. 010-160 Essentials from the Linux Professional Institute in April 2021.

3. CompTIA Server+ Certification from CompTIA in March 2020.

4. MTA: Networking Fundamentals - Certified 2020 from Microsoft in March 2020.

5. MTA: Security Fundamentals - Certified 2020 from Microsoft in February 2020.

6. CompTIA A+ ce Certification from CompTIA in February 2020.

7. CompTIA IT Operations Specialist – CIOS Stackable Certification from CompTIA in April 2020.

8. CompTIA Network Infrastructure Professional – CNIP Stackable Certification from CompTIA in April 2020.

9. CompTIA Network+ ce Certification from CompTIA in April 2020.

10. CompTIA Secure Infrastructure Specialist – CSIS Stackable Certification from CompTIA in May 2020.

11. CompTIA Security+ ce Certification from CompTIA in May 2020.

12. CCNA: Introduction to Networks from Cisco in July 2022.

13. CCNA: Switching, Routing, and Wireless Essentials from Cisco in January 2023.

14. Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate from Microsoft in May 2022.

15. Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert from Microsoft in October 2022.

These certifications demonstrate Dan's expertise in various areas of Information Technology, particularly in cloud computing, networking, security, and Azure platform administration.