by Douglas | Jan 9, 2026 | Thoughts
Maintaining professional certifications not only cost you time, but also money. My Certified Federal Contractor Manager (CFCM) certification renewal came to an end on Dec 31st. I had enough CPEs to keep it, but decided to forgo renewing it due to cost and lack of...
by Douglas | Jan 5, 2026 | Doug Was Built Not Born
After writing my last post, I’ve decieded to add some finance to the blog – so stay tuned and keep...
by Douglas | Jan 4, 2026 | Doug Was Built Not Born
I was once told – The easiest and safest way to become rich, was to earn an MBA in Finance, because finance must become a second language. I earned that MBA, building those comprehensive spreadsheets, setting up a multitude of formulas to test predictions....
by Douglas | Dec 27, 2025 | Doug Was Built Not Born, What Doug reads and listens to
Have you ever wanted to dive into a new discipline but weren’t sure where to start? I use a specific workflow to accelerate my learning, and I recently put it to the test this past summer. My goal was to add CMMC (Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification) to...
by Douglas | Dec 22, 2025 | Doug Was Built Not Born, Thoughts
II was a horrible student K-12. I wasn’t good in my first couple technical schools in the navy either. But I earned the following professional certifications: CCNA, Sec+, Net+, PMP, CFCM, CISSP, CISM, CISA, ITIL, PSM, CEH, and most recently CMMC CCP & CCA. I...
