Gary Woodard

Gary Woodard has extensive work experience in the field of IT and network administration. Gary started their career as a Sales Manager at Country Squire in 2000 before transitioning to a Network Administrator role at West Memphis School District in 2005. During their time there, they supported a Novell eDirectory environment and worked with various software systems. In 2010, they took on the role of Adjunct Instructor at Mid-South Community College, where they taught IT-related subjects. In 2012, Gary worked as a Network Engineer at DealerTrack before joining Regional One Health as a Senior Systems Administrator. At Regional One Health, they served as a technical resource on multiple project implementations and was responsible for system administration, troubleshooting, and 24/7 support. In 2015, they joined Path Forward as a Service Support Engineer before transitioning to the role of Network Security Engineer at NDS in 2016. Gary's most recent position was as a Senior Network Administrator at MicroPort Orthopedics, Inc., where they were responsible for network administration tasks.

Gary Woodard completed their education in a chronological manner. Gary obtained a Diploma from Vancleave High School in the period from 1995 to 1999. Later, they pursued an Associates of Applied Science degree in Information Systems from Mid-South Community College from 2000 to 2004.

In addition to their formal education, Gary Woodard has earned various certifications. These include Intermediate Cloud Security, Incident Management, Privileged Password Security, and Organizational Data Security Fundamentals, all obtained from Cybrary in 2017. Gary also holds the ACE (Accredited Configuration Engineer) certification from Palo Alto Networks, earned in 2016. Other certifications include NRA Range Safety Officer from the National Rifle Association in 2016, Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician from Cisco in 2013, Enterasys Certified Specialist - Switching and NMS in 2011, and Cisco Certified Network Associate from Cisco in 2003.

Furthermore, they have completed online courses including "Becoming a Better Listener," "Leadership: Getting Started," "LinkedIn Fundamentals," "LinkedIn Strategy: Optimize Your Profile," and "LinkedIn: Proactive Strategies," obtained from Pluralsight. The specific dates for these online courses are not provided.