Paul MacDonald | Experts Exchange

Paul MacDonald

Director, Information Systems

United States of America

Member Since: 2010/01/18

Industry: Computer & IT

Top Skills:

ASP ASP.NET Visual Basic.NET

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IT guy with something like 40 years in the industry. I'm a generalist, and so have had my hands in just about everything to some extent.

Activity

Points this month11,200

Total points3,421,153

Questions: 3

Solutions: 2237

Articles:

Videos:

Tutorials:

Posts:

Group Discussions: 1

Professional Background

Director, Information Systems

July 2002 – Present

Newport News, VA

Education

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Languages

English

Native or Bilingual Proficiency

Level Progress

Current: Level 41

Paul needs 106,847 points to level up.

LVL 42

What do levels mean?

Overall

41

3,421,153
ASP.NET

14

446,548
Windows Server 2008

12

334,543
Active Directory

11

261,848
Networking

11

242,287
.NET Programming

10

228,531
Windows Server 2003

10

213,758
Windows OS

10

209,395
Microsoft IIS Web Server

10

209,156
HTML

9

166,354
Visual Basic.NET

9

165,292
DNS

8

159,735
C#

8

154,675
Exchange

8

153,110
Web Development

8

136,941
Windows 10

8

134,072
CSS

7

116,401
ASP

7

115,068
Microsoft SQL Server

7

114,104
Windows 7

7

103,270
Microsoft Legacy OS

7

103,148
Microsoft Server OS

6

95,216
Windows Server 2012

6

93,318
Web Browsers

6

85,988
Security

6

83,521
Hardware

6

81,515
DHCP

6

80,325
Miscellaneous

6

78,722
Storage

6

72,898
Azure

5

70,248
Windows Networking

5

69,063
Outlook

5

66,978
Windows XP

5

61,171
Web Servers

5

61,109
Microsoft SQL Server 2008

5

57,121
SSL / HTTPS

5

53,400
Server Hardware

5

52,857
Windows Server 2016

5

52,823
SQL

5

51,047
JavaScript

4

47,317
Routers

4

46,911
Web Languages and Standards

4

44,751
Dell

4

44,480
Components

4

43,576
Microsoft Development

4

42,940
PC

4

42,788
Microsoft Office

4

40,818
Microsoft SQL Server 2005

4

40,196
SBS

4

40,126
Software

4

39,768
Network Architecture

4

38,139
IT Administration

4

37,672
TCP/IP

4

37,652
Network Management

4

37,423
PHP

4

37,313
VB Script

4

36,884
VPN

4

36,162
Powershell

4

36,092
Vulnerabilities

4

35,608
Email Servers

4

35,348
Hyper-V

4

34,775
Programming

4

33,582
Web Applications

4

32,534
Internet Protocols

4

32,530
Networking Hardware-Other

3

31,855
Networking Protocols

3

30,404
Storage Software

3

30,242
Desktops

3

29,274
Laptops Notebooks

3

28,214
Microsoft Applications

3

26,760
Disaster Recovery

3

25,840
Databases

3

25,481
Microsoft Server Apps

3

24,600
Storage Hardware

3

24,037
Printers and Scanners

3

24,020
Visual Basic Classic

3

23,582
Network Security

3

23,152
Web Development Software

3

22,229
Software Firewalls

3

22,050
Android

3

21,825
Virtualization

3

21,548
WordPress

3

21,250
Scripting Languages

3

20,908
Windows Server 2019

3

20,900
Email Clients

3

20,840
Microsoft 365

3

20,450
Anti-Virus Apps

3

20,154
RAID

3

20,096
Remote Access

3

19,922
Network Operations

3

19,747
Microsoft Excel

3

19,250
Wireless Networking

3

18,354
OS Security

3

18,313
Displays / Monitors

3

18,298
Operating Systems

3

18,136
Internet Marketing

2

17,710
Linux

2

17,100
Google

2

16,960
Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

2

16,621
Email Protocols

2

16,268
Peripherals

2

16,118
Switches / Hubs

2

16,079
Microsoft DOS

2

15,856
MySQL Server

2

15,650
Chrome

2

15,550
AWS

2

15,368
Microsoft Word

2

14,950
Encryption

2

14,627
Microsoft Access

2

14,537
Wireless Hardware

2

14,282
Cell Phones

2

14,107
E-Commerce

2

14,090
Hardware Firewalls

2

13,700
Network Analysis

2

13,700
Installation

2

13,416
Windows 8

2

13,318
Smartphones

2

13,175
AJAX

2

12,800
Windows 2000

2

12,050
WSUS

2

12,000
VMware

2

11,800
Web Components

2

11,552
HTTP Protocol

2

11,480
Fonts Typography

2

11,200
Server Software

2

10,861
WCF

2

10,800
Web Services

2

10,750
Microsoft Hardware

2

10,340
Office Productivity

2

10,000
Microsoft

2

9,800
Anti-Spyware

2

9,700
File Sharing Software

2

9,436
.NET App Servers

2

9,400
SSRS

2

8,950
Apache Web Server

2

8,937
Email Software

2

8,708
Cisco

2

8,050
Java

2

8,036
Math / Science

2

8,003
Microsoft Virtual Server

1

7,768
Windows Batch

1

7,768
Images and Photos

1

7,600
VBA

1

7,425
iPhone

1

7,200
Voice Over IP

1

7,100
Personal Electronics

1

7,025
IP Telephony

1

7,000
Oracle Database

1

6,868
AntiSpam

1

6,858
Editors IDEs

1

6,750
Golang

1

6,600
PDF

1

6,550
Web Frameworks

1

6,550
SSH / Telnet Software

1

6,500
Shell Scripting

1

6,450
Adobe Dreamweaver

1

6,400
MultiMedia Applications

1

6,325
Acronis

1

6,233
Telecommunications

1

6,200
System Utilities

1

5,929
Responsive Web

1

5,918
Project Management

1

5,852
Internet / Email Software

1

5,848
Microsoft SharePoint

1

5,750
Digital Cameras / Camcorders

1

5,700
Troubleshooting

1

5,700
jQuery

1

5,662
Microsoft Visual Studio

1

5,650
Windows Vista

1

5,620
UI/UX

1

5,550
Broadband

1

5,516
Digital Forensics

1

5,450
Multimedia Programming

1

5,400
Automotive

1

5,382
Crystal Reports

1

5,300
iPad

1

5,250
Visual C++.NET

1

5,000
Technical Writing

1

4,798
Digital Audio

1

4,764
Web Graphics Software

1

4,652
Business Administration

1

4,650
Internet Protocol Security

1

4,600
.NET MVC

1

4,400
Consulting

1

4,250
Game Programming

1

4,250
Photos / Graphics Software

1

4,050
Tax / Financial Software

1

4,050
Veeam

1

4,000
Apple Hardware

1

3,950
Analytics

1

3,875
Facebook

1

3,800
Document Management

1

3,750
Java EE

1

3,700
Firefox

1

3,600
Mobile

1

3,350
Spreadsheets

1

3,300
Enterprise Software

1

3,200
Programming Languages-Other

1

3,160
Application Servers

1

3,098
ACT

1

3,050
Microsoft Dynamics

1

3,050
SSIS

1

3,050
Xero

1

3,050
Google Chrome OS

1

3,000
JScript

1

3,000
Mac OS X

1

3,000
Sales

1

3,000
Cloud Services

1

2,950
Adobe Flash

1

2,800
Cloud Computing

1

2,800
Linux Networking

1

2,800
PayPal

1

2,800
Web-Based CMS

1

2,800
Cyber Security

1

2,700
SonicWall

1

2,700
CAD/Architecture Software

1

2,650
Computer Games

1

2,650
Business Management

1

2,600
Programming Theory

1

2,600
Project Management Software

1

2,600
Content Management

1

2,450
Citrix

1

2,332
FTP

1

2,300
Google Workspace

1

2,300
Social Networking

1

2,300
Adobe Acrobat

1

2,200
Gmail

1

2,200
Productivity Apps

1

2,200
Windows Phone

1

2,150
Joomla

1

2,100
Conferencing Software

1

2,050
Internet Explorer (IE)

1

2,050
Apple Networking

1

2,000
Exclaimer

1

2,000
Firefox

1

2,000
Game Consoles

1

2,000
Internet Explorer (IE)

1

2,000
Statistical Packages

1

2,000