Donald C. Donzal, CISSP, MCSE 2003, CEH, Security+ SME
don@ethicalhacker.net

Don had his first 'real' job in IT as a Systems Admin for a hospital. He later formed a successful consulting business continuing his work in the medical field while expanding into the SMB and media markets. During the tech boom of the 90s, he ventured into startup territory and became CTO of Telco Billing Solutions, Inc. After the tech bubble burst, he accepted a position in his hometown as Director of IT for the Dept of Medicine at the Univ of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), home to the largest medical school in the country. Being an entrepreneur at heart, he took his experience from a wide range of industries and the security concepts intertwined in each and co-founded The Digital Construction Company (TDCC). A firm believer of life-long education, Don is also an advocate of industry certifications as a baseline of knowledge and the fact that true career advancement comes with experience and sharing with others. For this reason, he created CSP Online Magazine as a free and open exchange of security-focused credentials. He expanded the online media offerings by TDCC with the Ethical Hacker Network. He is again putting his vision to work and his goal of helping others with their careers by organizing a premier security event in the windy city named, appropriately enough, ChicagoCon. Don will continue to preach the wonders of technology through a combination of writing, speaking, studying and, of course, working in IT.