Issue 3

Member Spotlight – Joe Ezell

Joe Ezell was born in Galveston, Texas in August of 1975. As a youth, he enjoyed tinkering with mechanical and electrical components of any computerized or robotic toy. In high school, he excelled at mathematics and computer programming, his youthful passion. After graduating high school, Joe joined the United States Air Force and served for 23 years, retiring as a Master Sergeant. During the last six years of his military service, he pursued a Bachelor of Science Degree in Information Technology, graduating Summa Cum Laude from Capella University. After military retirement in 2016, Joe received his CompTIA Security + certification and started a DoD contracting career in Information Technology as a help desk technician. Six months later, he moved jobs to work as a system administrator for virtual infrastructures including VMware, Citrix and Nutanix each with Windows and Linux systems and virtual desktop infrastructures. Joe shined at system administration and became a Subject Matter Expert on the Theater Battle Management Core System at an Air Operations Center. Continuing his career path, he accepted a position as an Information Systems Security Officer in December 2020. In October 2022, Joe received his Certified Information Systems Security Professional certification and accepted a position as an Information Systems Security Manager where he currently manages multiple DoD Platform IT systems, writing and managing policies, performing risk management and continual monitoring functions for his systems. Joe is married to Traci, his wife of four years and they live in Gulfport, Mississippi. His hobbies include fitness, acoustic guitar, photography, and gaming. His passion is people, enjoys providing mentorship and guidance wherever he can and still mentors many Airmen and leaders within the military community. He enjoys volunteering, including his photography skills and often provides free photography and photo editing for his friends, family and some organizations.