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 month32,100

Total points3,701,769

Questions: 3

Solutions: 2334

Articles:

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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 43

Paul needs 170,231 points to level up.

LVL 44

What do levels mean?

Overall

43

3,701,769
ASP.NET

15

480,548
Windows Server 2008

13

341,193
Active Directory

12

288,998
Networking

11

269,137
Windows OS

11

254,095
.NET Programming

10

231,581
Windows Server 2003

10

223,558
Microsoft IIS Web Server

10

209,206
HTML

9

174,204
DNS

9

174,035
C#

9

172,175
Exchange

9

168,126
Visual Basic.NET

9

165,542
Windows 10

8

160,622
Web Development

8

148,841
Microsoft SQL Server

8

134,654
CSS

7

116,401
ASP

7

115,068
Security

7

106,121
Windows 7

7

103,270
Microsoft Legacy OS

7

103,148
Windows Server 2012

7

102,068
Miscellaneous

7

98,622
Microsoft Server OS

7

98,266
Hardware

6

93,265
DHCP

6

86,475
Web Browsers

6

86,388
Azure

6

82,198
Storage

6

78,498
Outlook

6

72,528
Windows Networking

5

69,063
Web Servers

5

61,509
Windows XP

5

61,171
Windows Server 2016

5

58,673
Microsoft SQL Server 2008

5

57,121
Software

5

55,068
SSL / HTTPS

5

53,400
Server Hardware

5

52,907
SQL

5

51,097
Microsoft Office

5

50,268
Routers

4

49,761
JavaScript

4

47,667
Dell

4

47,330
VPN

4

46,262
PC

4

46,088
Hyper-V

4

45,825
Web Languages and Standards

4

44,751
Powershell

4

43,842
Components

4

43,576
Microsoft Development

4

42,940
Desktops

4

40,974
IT Administration

4

40,722
TCP/IP

4

40,202
Microsoft SQL Server 2005

4

40,196
Network Architecture

4

40,189
SBS

4

40,126
VB Script

4

39,784
PHP

4

37,663
Network Management

4

37,423
Programming

4

36,182
Email Servers

4

36,064
Vulnerabilities

4

35,608
Laptops Notebooks

4

33,964
Web Applications

4

33,334
Internet Protocols

4

32,880
Networking Hardware-Other

3

31,855
Windows Server 2019

3

30,750
Networking Protocols

3

30,404
Storage Software

3

30,242
Microsoft Applications

3

26,760
Databases

3

26,681
Microsoft 365

3

26,450
Disaster Recovery

3

25,840
Storage Hardware

3

25,037
Operating Systems

3

25,036
Microsoft Server Apps

3

24,600
Microsoft Excel

3

24,350
WordPress

3

24,200
Printers and Scanners

3

24,020
Email Clients

3

23,940
Visual Basic Classic

3

23,582
Displays / Monitors

3

23,448
Network Security

3

23,152
RAID

3

23,146
Anti-Virus Apps

3

23,054
Android

3

22,925
Web Development Software

3

22,229
Software Firewalls

3

22,050
Virtualization

3

21,798
Scripting Languages

3

20,908
Internet Marketing

3

20,310
Remote Access

3

19,922
Network Operations

3

19,747
Installation

3

18,816
Wireless Networking

3

18,354
OS Security

3

18,313
AWS

3

18,218
Google

2

17,610
Microsoft Word

2

17,500
Linux

2

17,100
E-Commerce

2

16,740
Search Engine Optimization (SEO)

2

16,621
Email Protocols

2

16,268
Peripherals

2

16,118
Switches / Hubs

2

16,079
MySQL Server

2

16,000
Microsoft DOS

2

15,856
Chrome

2

15,600
Encryption

2

14,627
Microsoft Access

2

14,537
VMware

2

14,350
Wireless Hardware

2

14,282
Cell Phones

2

14,107
Hardware Firewalls

2

13,700
Network Analysis

2

13,700
Windows 8

2

13,318
Smartphones

2

13,175
AJAX

2

12,800
WSUS

2

12,050
Windows 2000

2

12,050
iPhone

2

11,900
Microsoft Visual Studio

2

11,800
Web Components

2

11,552
HTTP Protocol

2

11,480
Fonts Typography

2

11,200
Server Software

2

11,161
Cisco

2

10,800
WCF

2

10,800
Web Services

2

10,750
VBA

2

10,675
Microsoft Hardware

2

10,340
Microsoft

2

10,250
Images and Photos

2

10,150
Office Productivity

2

10,000
Anti-Spyware

2

9,700
File Sharing Software

2

9,436
.NET App Servers

2

9,400
SSH / Telnet Software

2

9,100
SSRS

2

8,950
Apache Web Server

2

8,937
Troubleshooting

2

8,800
Email Software

2

8,708
Golang

2

8,650
PDF

2

8,600
Java

2

8,036
Math / Science

2

8,003
Cloud Computing

1

7,900
Microsoft Virtual Server

1

7,768
Windows Batch

1

7,768
Mobile

1

7,450
Consulting

1

7,300
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
Web Frameworks

1

6,550
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

5,800
Digital Audio

1

5,764
Digital Cameras / Camcorders

1

5,700
jQuery

1

5,662
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
Programming Theory

1

5,200
SSIS

1

5,200
Windows 11

1

5,100
Visual C++.NET

1

5,000
Smartphone Programming

1

4,800
Technical Writing

1

4,798
Cyber Security

1

4,750
Web Graphics Software

1

4,652
.NET MVC

1

4,650
Business Administration

1

4,650
Internet Protocol Security

1

4,600
FTP

1

4,350
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

3,925
QuickBooks

1

3,900
Facebook

1

3,800
Mac OS X

1

3,800
Document Management

1

3,750
Java EE

1

3,700
Firefox

1

3,600
Politics

1

3,560
Productivity Apps

1

3,300
Spreadsheets

1

3,300
Enterprise Software

1

3,200
Programming Languages-Other

1

3,160
System Programming

1

3,150
Gmail

1

3,116
Application Servers

1

3,098
ACT

1

3,050
Microsoft Dynamics

1

3,050
Xero

1

3,050
Google Chrome OS

1

3,000
JScript

1

3,000
Sales

1

3,000
Cloud Services

1

2,950
Google Workspace

1

2,900
AWS RDS

1

2,850
Adobe Flash

1

2,800
Linux Networking

1

2,800
PayPal

1

2,800
Web-Based CMS

1

2,800
SonicWall

1

2,750
CAD/Architecture Software

1

2,650
Computer Games

1

2,650
Business Management

1

2,600
Project Management Software

1

2,600
Content Management

1

2,450
Citrix

1

2,332
Social Networking

1

2,300
Adobe Acrobat

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