Career Profile: abbreviated from LinkedIn
Role-by-role experience and impact | Ron W. Dowda
Career History
This page is designed for recruiters and executive hiring teams who want a view of leadership scope, responsibilities, and measurable impact.
A brief copy of my profile is here but the most current extended and detail profile version is available at this web address from LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ron-w-dowda-06477a3b/
Career Overview
Resume Snapshot (Quick Read)
Accomplished IT Project Manager and IT Operations Service Manager with 20+ years of experience leading enterprise IT support, data center operations, and city-wide infrastructure initiatives across government, corporate, academic, and defense environments.
Career Highlights
- IT Project & Operations Leadership: Led complex IT projects, help desk operations, and infrastructure deployments with consistent on-time and under-budget delivery.
- Data Center Management: Managed secure DoD/NATO data centers supporting 300+ users with 99.5% uptime.
- Smart City Infrastructure: Directed city-wide public Wi-Fi initiatives enabling tourism, festivals, and community access.
- Global Enterprise Support: Supported 5,500+ servers at Microsoft data centers and led international deployments.
- People & Training Leadership: Supervised, trained, and mentored engineers, technicians, and students across multiple organizations.
Representative Roles
- Owner / IT Services Director – Self-Employed (2018–Present)
- Network Project Manager – Smart City Wi-Fi Initiatives (2021–2023)
- Regional Data Center Manager (TS-SCI) – NATO HQ, Afghanistan
- Resident Data Center Systems Engineer – Microsoft Data Center
- Area Manager, IT Support & Call Center – Northrop Grumman
Download full resume: Resume – Ron W. Dowda (PDF)
Quick References: Education, Certifications, Public Service
Education
PMI Certification
PMP, PMI – PMP 2014,
Completed classroom training on 11/15/2014 at Texas A&M, San Antonio, TX
PMI Membership # 3267474
Control Data Inst. Assoc. Degree, Graduated, Dallas, TX, Computer Science 1975 - 1977 Grade: 4.0
Community College of the Air Force Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician: 24 hours, 1971 - 1973 Courses taken to compliment other degrees. Maxwell AFB, AL
United Electronics Inst. Assoc. Degree, Graduated, Dallas, TX, Electronics Eng. 1968 - 1970 Grade: 3.8
Eastfield College, Dallas College District Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Mesquite, TX, 1976-1977 Selective Courses completed to compliment other Degrees, 29 hours
• High School Graduated, Central High School, West Helena, AR
AI Assisted Academy - Industry Rockstar AI Consultant, ChatGPT – AI Jan 2025 - May 2025 o Grade: 4.0 o AI Consultant Activities: AI Consultant over 100 hours, ChatGPT, Text, Audio, Video, Images
CISSP 40 hours of classroom training, CISSP 2010 - Jul 2010 o Grade: completed Instructor: Oscar DeLeon Taken at NISD, San Antonio, TX
Licenses & Certifications
• AI Assisted Consultant Certification - Ai Implementor - Level 1 AI Assisted Consultant Certification 1.0 - Ai Implementor Industry Rockstar LLC Issued Credential ID 154651880
• PMI - PMP certification course, 35 hours PMI - PMP certification course, 35 hours PMI - PMP certification course, 35 hours Completed 35 hours. Issued Oct 2014 Credential ID PMI Membership # 3267474
• APC Data Center University Data Center Management/Tech Certification APC Data Center University
• CompTIA Security+ Certification, A+ Certification
• ITIL Foundation v3 2011 Certification
• NetApp ASE2 Certification NetApp University
Security Clearances Inactive include DoD TS-SCI and NATO Secret Security Clearances Inactive
Honors & awards
• Outdoor Education Instructor of the Year Issued by Safari Club International
Public Service:
Outdoor Education Instructor, Volunteer Texas Parks and Wildlife Department Jul 1991 - Aug 2011 · 20 yrs 2 mos Education o Outdoor Survival, Compass Orienteering, Hunter Education, Fishing Education, Outdoor Ethics, Outdoor Safety, Family Camping, Tracking, Scatology, Basic Archery in the Schools Program
Banquet Committee Member The National Wild Turkey Federation Jan 2000 - Apr 2018 · 18 yrs 4 mos Education o Alamo Chapter, San Antonio; Designed and managed the youth programs.
• Outdoor Naturalist Guide and Instructor Texas Master Naturalist May 2000 - Apr 2018 · 18 yrs Education o Texas Parks and Wildlife Volunteer program developed to teach and support outdoor natural sciences including flora and fauna and wildlife. • Fishing, Hunting, Outdoor Survival Guide and Area Chief Instructor Texas Parks and Wildlife, Austin, Texas, May 1998 - Apr 2018 · 20 yrs Education o Texas Parks and Wildlife Volunteer program developed and taught outdoor natural sciences including the management of wildlife, outdoor ethics, and outdoor survival.
• Community Volunteer Rotary Club of Helena, Arkansas Oct 2018 - Present · 6 yrs 11 mos Education o Active Member of the Rotary Club of Helena, Arkansas. TTOP program coordinator. Active Member of the Rotary Club of Helena, Arkansas. TTOP program coordinator.
President, Helena-West Helena Chapter, Arkansas Rotary International Jul 2020 - Jul 2021 · 1 yr 1 mo Education o President for the year July 2020- June 2021. Helena-West Helena Rotary Chapter. As President, the Club earned the Governors Banner and the Governor’s Award for Membership. I was awarded President of the Year for Small/Medium Club and Governors Award for Leadership. Rotary International Paul Harris Fellow.
Past Member Board of Directors Phillips County Chamber of Commerce Jul 2022 - Mar 2024 · 1 yr 9 mos Economic Empowerment o Past Member of the Board of Directors, supporting and developing community growth for all communities in Phillips County, Arkansas. Designer and Chair of the Helena Farmers' Market.
Member Board of Directors Helena Museum of Phillips County Nov 2023 - Present · 1 yr 10 mos Education o Designed, using AI, the video presentation table with over 4000 pictures to include descriptions of each within each photo. This presentation was pictures of the history of Helena-West Helena area before the Civil War to the present.