Donovan Colbert is an IT professional with over 16 years of experience in the IT industry. He has worked in help-desk, enterprise software support, systems administration and engineering, and IT management. He writes information technology articles with a focus on BYOD and mobile technology, Windows technologies, social media and career management. He is a regular contributor for Tech Republic. His Twitter account is @dcolbert, and he is also active on Google+ and LinkedIn.

Currently his professional role is as a Linux support engineer for a fast-growing Linux/FOSS consultancy group, having recently departed his six-year position in healthcare IT management.