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madunix

Executive Information Technology Director

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/madunix/

Member Since: 2004/02/23

Industry: Finance

Top Skills:

Security Linux Storage Software

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Executive IT Director. My primary purpose in life is that of learning, creating, and sharing.

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Total points2,073,559

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Professional Background

Executive Information Technology Director

Financial Market

January 1999 – Present

I am responsible for IT management, strategy, and execution. I supervise the IT operations, technical needs, and the necessary Governance to facilitate the day-to-day business operations and efficiently and effectively meet the organization's goals and objectives.

Education

Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen

Dipl.-Ing. Master Degree

Information Technology / Telecom

1989 – 1994

Full Biography

I'm Fadi Sodah (aka madunix), and I'm an IT Director. I am responsible for IT management, strategy, and execution. I supervise the IT operations, technical needs, and the necessary Governance to facilitate the day-to-day business operations and efficiently and effectively meet the organization's goals and objectives.

I've been in the IT realm for over Twenty-six years and have held a variety of positions. I worked as a network engineer, systems, and security engineer. I am an active member of Experts-Exchange (EE) since 2004. I have been awarded the Most Valuable Expert (EE MVE).

You can find me on LinkedIn and Twitter @madunix; I hold certifications in many areas of the IT field such as networking, systems, and security: PCCSA, PCNSA, PCNSE, CCNA, CCNP, CCIP, CISA, CISSP, CFR, CSC, ACE, CIoTSP, CAIP, CISM, eJPT, CyberSafe, SCSC, KCSP, KCTP, OCIF, OADCS, ADCI, NCP-MCI, and ICATE.

One of my favorite quotes by Abraham Lincoln stated, "Give me six hours to chop down a tree, and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe."

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Level Progress

Current: Level 32

madunix needs 104,441 points to level up.

LVL 33

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Overall

32

2,073,559
Security

17

611,489
Linux

13

348,357
Vulnerabilities

9

197,055
Network Security

9

185,732
Networking

9

165,003
Linux Distributions

8

151,284
Cyber Security

8

145,540
IT Administration

8

145,449
Storage

8

144,525
OS Security

8

142,072
Network Management

8

128,546
Disaster Recovery

7

125,968
Storage Software

7

119,753
Unix OS

7

115,753
Network Analysis

7

106,510
Cloud Computing

6

86,381
Linux Networking

6

84,839
Windows OS

6

82,411
Server Hardware

6

79,274
Anti-Virus Apps

6

78,317
Software

5

64,738
Consulting

5

62,568
Linux Security

5

61,462
Virtualization

5

59,268
Web Servers

5

56,843
VMware

5

54,801
Linux OS Dev

5

53,355
Web Development

5

52,887
Network Operations

5

51,404
Miscellaneous

4

49,775
Apache Web Server

4

49,423
Network Architecture

4

47,490
Windows 10

4

44,800
Cloud Services

4

44,676
Oracle Database

4

43,078
Networking Hardware-Other

4

42,120
Azure

4

40,850
Hardware

4

35,747
Hardware Firewalls

4

34,258
Software Firewalls

4

34,062
Email Servers

4

32,264
Storage Hardware

3

31,281
Routers

3

31,056
Windows Server 2008

3

30,809
PHP

3

30,606
Microsoft Legacy OS

3

28,255
Windows Server 2012

3

27,312
Digital Forensics

3

26,272
AWS

3

25,811
Windows Server 2016

3

25,500
Microsoft Server OS

3

24,994
Ransomware

3

24,536
Anti-Spyware

3

24,018
Databases

3

23,286
Windows Networking

3

22,758
System Utilities

3

22,352
Windows

3

22,000
Switches / Hubs

3

21,589
Operating Systems

3

20,179
MySQL Server

3

19,788
Internet Protocol Security

3

19,268
Windows Server 2003

3

18,539
Wireless Networking

2

16,714
Web Services

2

16,700
Server Software

2

16,575
Web Applications

2

16,480
Programming

2

15,859
Acronis

2

15,725
Encryption

2

15,694
Big Data

2

15,370
Windows 7

2

14,701
Exchange

2

13,602
Mobile

2

13,172
Shell Scripting

2

12,750
Dell

2

12,632
E-Commerce

2

12,532
SSL / HTTPS

2

12,482
Components

2

12,250
Internet of Things

2

11,558
Application Servers

2

10,950
Microsoft SQL Server

2

10,918
Email Clients

2

10,752
Business Administration

2

10,683
Business Communication

2

10,683
Business Management

2

10,683
Document Management

2

10,568
Hyper-V

2

10,314
Productivity Apps

2

9,888
Project Management Software

2

9,332
Windows XP

2

9,214
Cisco

2

9,150
Web Browsers

2

9,118
AntiSpam

2

8,650
Query Syntax

2

8,550
Active Directory

2

8,400
Web Development Software

2

8,382
TCP/IP

2

8,164
Mac OS X

2

8,100
SBS

2

8,006
SQL

1

7,750
Microsoft Forefront ISA Server

1

7,399
Microsoft IIS Web Server

1

7,362
System Programming

1

7,314
Broadband

1

7,196
Installation

1

6,932
VPN

1

6,900
Project Management

1

6,874
PC

1

6,670
Microsoft Server Apps

1

6,548
Content Management

1

6,412
DNS

1

6,205
.NET Programming

1

6,150
Email Protocols

1

6,150
Apple Networking

1

6,050
Powershell

1

6,000
Android

1

5,600
Internet / Email Software

1

5,500
Remote Access

1

5,332
Web-Based CMS

1

5,300
Microsoft SQL Server 2008

1

5,201
Microsoft 365

1

5,200
Veeam

1

5,200
Peripherals

1

5,100
Home Security

1

4,932
HTTP Protocol

1

4,560
Redhat

1

4,550
Networking Protocols

1

4,528
Desktops

1

4,512
File Sharing Software

1

4,468
Enterprise Software

1

4,375
WordPress

1

4,350
Laptops Notebooks

1

4,346
Apple Hardware

1

4,100
Magento

1

4,100
Microsoft Development

1

4,100
Perl

1

4,100
vSphere

1

4,100
Apple Software

1

4,050
Email Software

1

3,950
Microsoft Applications

1

3,832
PostgreSQL

1

3,800
WSUS

1

3,750
Programming Theory

1

3,675
Java

1

3,650
Microsoft Office

1

3,650
Docker

1

3,600
Python

1

3,600
Tablets

1

3,550
JavaScript

1

3,475
ASP.NET

1

3,458
Telecommunications

1

3,425
Quality Assurance

1

3,414
Microsoft Hardware

1

3,400
JSON

1

3,350
Smartphones

1

3,300
Voice Over IP

1

3,252
IP Telephony

1

3,150
Microsoft Virtual Server

1

3,050
Ubuntu

1

3,050
DB Reporting Tools

1

3,000
Printers and Scanners

1

3,000
WatchGuard

1

3,000
Agile

1

2,850
MongoDB

1

2,800
NoSQL Databases

1

2,800
Social Networking

1

2,800
Internet Marketing

1

2,788
Node.js

1

2,775
Outlook

1

2,750
Cell Phones

1

2,748
Facebook

1

2,634
Salesforce

1

2,600
Chat / IM

1

2,500
Document Imaging

1

2,500
DHCP

1

2,300
Scripting Languages

1

2,120
Wireless Hardware

1

2,100
WCF

1

2,075
Adobe Acrobat

1

2,064
FileMaker Pro

1

2,000
FreeBSD

1

2,000
Java App Servers

1

2,000
OCR

1

2,000
Proofreading

1

2,000
Smartphone Programming

1

2,000
Sophos

1

2,000
Windows 2000

1

2,000