Nick Rogness
Chief Executive Officer at Golden West Telecommunications
Wall, South Dakota, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolNick Rogness is a seasoned telecommunications executive with 16+ years of progressive leadership at Golden West Telecommunications, now serving as CEO after roles as CTO and Director of Engineering and Operations. He blends technical depth from a BS in Computer Science and an MS in Technology Management with a steady track record of operationalizing broadband and network services across rural South Dakota. Known for delivering wins for company, coworkers, and customers, he excels at translating engineering realities into strategic business outcomes and community-focused connectivity. Based in Wall, SD, he brings rare continuity—rising internally over two decades—which gives him deep institutional knowledge and a pragmatic approach to scaling infrastructure in underserved markets.
16 years of coding experience
27 years of employment as a software developer
MS Technology Management, MS Technology Management at South Dakota Mines
Github Skills (13)
network-monitoring8
suricata8
threat-hunting7
security7
cybersecurity7
ips7
ids7
network-intrusion-detection6
network-security5
monitoring5
micropython2
smartwatch2
lvgl1
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (5)
ndrogness/XmasShowPi
Nov 2018 - Dec 2022
Contributions:49 commits, 44 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 1 month
ndrogness/WaterShowPi
Jun 2018 - Feb 2020
Contributions:32 commits, 28 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 8 months
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