I'm a skilled network security engineer with Masters Degrees in both Business Administration and Software Development with desired industry certifications and experience.

Masters of Science in Software Development 
Winthrop University
Research Topics: Application Layer Security, Open Source Architecture and Design, and The Quality of Open Source Software

Master of Business Administration 
Winthrop University
Research Topic: The Quality of Web Development

Bachelor of Science in Entrepreneurship
Winthrop University

• IT Manager - Shared Services Group - Comporium (2010 - present), Rock Hill, SC
• IT Systems Engineer IV - Comporium (2009 - present), Rock Hill, SC
• IT Systems Engineer III - Comporium (2008 - 2009), Rock Hill, SC
• Linux/Unix Systems Administrator - Comporium (2007 - 2008), Rock Hill, SC
• President, Network Engineer, Security Engineer, Web Developer and Computer guy - Web Ideabank Technologies (2000 - 2007), Rock Hill, SC
• Database Administrator - Winthrop (2002 - 2004), Rock Hill, SC
• PC Technician - UAV (1999-2002), Fort Mill, SC

• Computer Science Adjunct Faculty - Cochise College (2010 - present), Sierra Vista, AZ
• Computer Science Adjunct Faculty - Winthrop University (2009 - present), Rock Hill, SC
• Cisco Trainer - The Sage Group (12 week class in 2009), Charlotte, NC
• Professor of Networking - York Technical College (2004 - present), Rock Hill, SC

Microsoft - Click here for Microsoft Transcript

• MCP - Microsoft Certified Professional
• MCSA - Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (2003)
• MCSE - Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer + Security (2003)
• MCDBA - Microsoft Certified Database Administrator (SQL 2000)
• MCTS - Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Configuration
  MCTS - Windows Server 2008 Network Infrastructure Configuration
  MCTS - Windows Server 2008 Applications Infrastructure Configuration
• MCITP - Server Administrator 2008
• MCITP

Cisco

• CCNA - Cisco Certified Network Associate
• CCAI - Cisco Certified Academy Instructor

Brocade

• BCSD - Brocade Certified SAN Designer

Novell

• NCLA - Novell Certified Linux Administrator
• DCTS - Data Center Specialist

Linux Professional Institute

• LPIC - Level I
• LPIC - Level II

Comptia

• A+
• Network+
• Linux+
• Security+

Mirapoint

• MCE - Mirapoint Certified Engineer

Technical Articles

• Rouda, John; Getting Longhorn up and running opens new Vistas, The Herald; November 28, 2005

• Rouda, John; How Safe is the Internet? It all depends on you, The Herald; December 26, 2005

• Rouda, John; GPS, The Herald; January 30, 2006

• Rouda, John; Sometimes the best things on the Internet are free, The Herald; February 20, 2006

• Rouda, John; One man’s junk is another man’s treasure, The Herald; March 20, 2006

• Rouda, John; SPAM, The Herald; April 24, 2006

• Rouda, John; Wireless Security, The Herald; May 27, 2006

• Rouda, John; The Future of Robots is Now, The Herald; June 12, 2006

• Rouda, John; Software Piracy, who does it hurt?, The Herald; July 3, 2006

• Rouda, John; Five ways to optimizing PCs with XP, The Herald; August 7, 2006

• Rouda, John; Selecting Software The Herald; September 4, 2006

• Rouda, John; PC or Mac? Choice depends on needs, The Herald; October 2, 2006

• Rouda, John; Securing Your PDA, The Herald; October 30, 2006

• Rouda, John; Cyber Monday is here!, The Herald; November 27, 2006

• Rouda, John; Vista is on its Way!, The Herald; December 25, 2006

• Rouda, John; The iPhone, The Herald; January 22, 2007

• Rouda, John; Social Engineering, Don't Be a Victim, The Herald; February 22, 2007

 Other Research Topics

• Clawson, John and Rouda, John; WireShark and Mac Makeup Demo, November 28, 2006

• Rouda, John; Wireless Security Standards, November 14, 2006

• Rouda, John; Open Source Software Design and Architecture, October 17, 2006

• Rouda, John; Application Layer Security, July 25, 2006

• Rouda, John; The Quality in Open Source, August 9, 2006

• Rouda, John; Software Project Management Tools, November 22, 2004

 Invited Paper/Presentation

• Rouda, John and Al Sanderlin; Cisco Academy and NetLab+ Demo; York Technical College, December 1, 2006.

• Clawson, John and John Rouda; WireShark and Mac Makeup Demo; Winthrop University, November 28, 2006

• Rouda, John; Wireless Security Standards; Winthrop University, November 14, 2006.

• Rouda, John; Talk to Me!!! : A Discussion on Improving Faculty and Student Communication; York Technical College; November 10, 2006.

• Rouda, John; Open-Source Solutions for Faculty and Students, 2006 CIT League of Innovations; October 22, 2006

• Rouda, John; The Quality in Open-Source; Software Quality Assurance, CSCI 626, Winthrop University, August 9, 2006

• Rouda, John; Application Layer Security with SQL Injection Demonstration; Software Design, CSCI 680, Winthrop University, July 25, 2006

• Harris, William; Rouda, John; Capital Campaign Celebration, Winthrop University, 2003

• Rouda, John; The Winthrop Ring Ceremony; Winthrop University, 2003

• Association of Collegiate Entrepreneurs - Former President
• American Marketing Association - Former Vice-President
• Beta Gamma Sigma - Former President
• Carolina IT Professionals Group
• InfraGard
• Omicron Delta Kappa - Former President
• Order of Omega - Former Vice-President
• Phi Alpha Theta - Former President
• Winthrop University Eagle Club
• L-Tool Ad-Hoc Committee
• Business and IT Recruitment Committee - Co-Chair
• Computer Technologies IT Advisory Committee

• MS Society
• Kappa Sigma Fraternity- Former Alumni Advisor, Asst. District Grand Master, Grand Master of Ceremonies
• Hospice of York County
• Interfaith Hospitality Network of York County

• CentOS, Red Hat, SUSE, and Other Linux Distros
• Microsoft Windows 2K and higher
• SQL Server 2000-2008
• Active Directory
• MOSS 2007
• Exchange 2003-2010
• Mirapoint MOS 3.8+
• IIS 6.0 and higher
• SRSS 2005-2008
• WSUS
• Sendmail
• Postfix
• Apache

• LAMP
• LDAP
• MSSQL
• MySQL
• Perl
• C#
• SQL
• SQL
• JavaScript
• PhP
• HTML
• .NET
• XML
• CSS

• Watching Basketball, Football, Lacrosse, and Baseball
• Running, Biking, Swimming (Triathlons)
• Robotics and network security
• Boating, fishing and spending time on the lake
• Playing Tennis, Basketball and Golf
• Reading

• Dr. Stephen Dannelly – Chair of the Computer Science Department, Winthrop University
• Dr. Keith Benson – Associate Professor, Winthrop University
• Mr. Brian Hipp – Department Manager, York Technical College
• Mrs. Edie Dille – Associate Dean, York Technical College
• Dr. Anthony DiGiorgio – President, Winthrop University
• Mr. Jerry Pettus Sr. – CEO Pettus Properties, Former CEO UAV Corporation
• Mr. Adam Dudak – Tech Support Manager, Comporium Communications
• Mr. Michael Webb – VP of Information Technology, Family Trust Federal Credit Union