Dane Deutsch
CEO DCS Netlink
As a United States Air Force Captain (ret), Dane served as Chief of
Maintenance for the country of Turkey. He was responsible for 1200
people under his command, assigned throughout many locations in Turkey;
from Iraq to Istanbul; and from the Black Sea to the Mediterranean Sea.
In addition, Dane led 50 people on his immediate staff at the
headquarters location in Ankara, Turkey. He and his division were
responsible for all electronics-communications equipment including:
navaids, microwave radio systems, long-haul troop radios, land mobile
radios, television, telephones, computers (mini, micro and mainframe),
and networks. In addition, his responsibilities included management and
administration for one of the main ARPANET connections in Europe.
Since leaving active duty Air Force, Dane formed a corporation called
Deutsch's, Inc. It consists of Deutsch's Gymnastics Training Center and
DCS Netlink, and is headquartered in Rice Lake, Wisconsin. Deutsch's
Gymnastics has trained hundreds of children in the sport and discipline
of gymnastics over the years. In addition, Deutsch's gym has produced
athletes at all levels of competition, both State and National.
Over the past 15 years, DCS Netlink has grown from 1 employee to 14 and
from repairing computers to installing and maintaining networks to a
full line of Networking and Internet services including: web design,
e-mail services, e-commerce, wireless internet, and most importantly,
Internet Security services. Dane has personally grown from an A+
Certified Technician to a Microsoft Certified Support Engineer (MCSE).
Most recently, DCS Netlink has focused on Internet Security including
WatchGuard Firewalls, VPNs, and Internet Security training on a national
basis.
As a team, DCS Netlink was nominated and won the Barron County Small
Business Model of the Year for 2002. In 2002, Dane was chosen as a
Wisconsin Small Businessman of the Year. In 2004, DCS Netlink was
recognized at the RSA Security Conference as a Premier WatchGuard
Firewall Value Added Reseller and Trainer in the United States. In
addition, DCS Netlink was chosen as the Synergy 2004 Award winner for
Physical Infrastructure Enhancement in Western Wisconsin. In July of
2004, Dane attended a John C. Maxwell Maximum Impact course designed to
license him as a facilitator to teach the “Developing the Leader within
You” course name after the bestseller book by the same name. Dane is now
a licensed facilitator for John C. Maxwell’s Maximum Impact
organization.
Dane is 50 years old and has a double major in Physical Education and
Health from Bemidji, Minnesota. He also did undergraduate work in
Pre-Med while completing the Air Force ROTC program at University of
Wisconsin in Superior, Wisconsin. He earned his commission as an Air
Force officer in 1982. He is married and has four children. He is the
CEO and President of DCS Netlink in Rice Lake, Wisconsin.