TechKnowSurge (Andrew Grimes)

I've been in the tech industry since 2000 and even longer as an Instructor. I started out as a Survival Instructor for the United States Air Force in 1997. When I got out of the military, I started teaching computer classes. Wanting to advance my technical skills, I became a contractor working on a wide range of technologies while teaching technology college courses in the evening. Overtime, I moved into leadership.My background includes:*Building a security program within 2 years to include becoming SOC 2 Type 2 compliant*Leading IT, Security, and DevOps teams*Managing SaaS company infrastructure with millions of active users*Managing small, medium, and large IT Infrastructures*Migrating technologies to the cloud*Managing multi-million dollar budgets and reducing overall budget spend year over year*Utilizing various project management techniques such as waterfall, scrum and Kanban to maximize efficiency and successI also have a Bachelors in Workforce Education, a Masters in Computer Resource and Information Management, well of 6,000 hours of teaching experience, and well over 20 industry standard certifications.