Alan Gardner

Experience

1. Chief Executive Officer

   Current Technologies Computer Learning Centers

   Mar 1996 — Present · Portage, IN, US

   Mr. Gardner is one of the most highly rated and experienced technical instructors in the United States. Alan has over 30 years of experience working in the IT industry, including 28 years training experience with Cisco (3 X CCIE), Microsoft, Security, and Novell, and 9 years as a Director of Technology and Telecommunications at the U.S. Courts. Alan is well known throughout the IT industry, speaking at such national and worldwide events as Microsoft Tech-Ed, Microsoft Exchange Conference (MEC), and Computer Associates CA World. Alan has Developed and Delivered of a hundreds of unique courses on subjects such as IWAN, SDWAN, Telepresence, Cloud Connectivity, Video, Collaboration, and Unified Communications. Alan’s technical training skills are widely recognized and sought after nationally as a Senior Technical Trainer and mentoring instructors. Alan also has a Masters Degree in Information Security.

Education

• Current Technologies CLC

  CCIE #22758, Cisco Technology

  1995 — 2024

• Calumet College of Saint Joseph

  B.S. in Management Information Systems, Information Technology

  1992 — 1996

• Capella University

  Master in Information Security, Information Technology

  2000 — 2003

Skills

• Active Directory
• Windows Server
• Solution Selling
• Cisco Technologies
• Public Speaking
• Tcp/Ip
• Microsoft Exchange
• Voip
• Data Center
• Vmware
• Managed Services
• Networking
• Telecommunications
• Microsoft Office
• System Administration
• Security
• Cloud Computing
• Disaster Recovery
• Internet Protocol Suite (Tcp/Ip)
• Network Administration
• Ip
• Technical Support
• Windows 7
• Virtualization
• Network Security
• Training
• Troubleshooting