Allen McLeod

Allen McLeod has a diverse work experience spanning over several years. Allen began their career in 1989 with the Army National Guard, where they served as a Lieutenant Colonel until their retirement in 2017. After that, they joined the SC Department of Revenue as a Senior Database Administrator from 2011 to 2019. Following this, they worked at the South Carolina Department of Administration as a Senior Database Administrator from 2019 to 2023. Most recently, they have been employed at Enterprise IT Security as a Cyber Automation Engineer starting in May 2023.

Allen McLeod's education history includes a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Business Administration, Management, and Operations from The Citadel. Allen also holds a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Business Administration from The Citadel.

In addition to their degrees, Allen has obtained multiple certifications. These certifications include:

- Palo Alto Networks Certified Security Automation Engineer from Palo Alto Networks (obtained in December 2022)

- Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals from Microsoft (obtained in February 2021)

- Exam 703: Administering System Center Configuration Manager and Cloud Services Integration from Microsoft (obtained in November 2019)

- CompTIA Network+ ce Certification from CompTIA (obtained in May 2018)

- AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner from Amazon Web Services (AWS) (obtained in November 2020)

- HashiCorp Certified: Terraform Associate from HashiCorp (obtained in June 2021)

- GIAC Security Essentials Certification (GSEC) from Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC) (obtained in October 2014)

- MCSA: SQL 2016 Database Administration - Certified 2017 from Microsoft

- MCSA: SQL 2016 Database Development - Certified 2018 from Microsoft

- MCSE: Data Management and Analytics - Certified 2018 from Microsoft

No specific start or end years were provided for Allen's education at The Citadel or for the obtained months and years of the additional certifications.