Acadia Healthcare
Michael Burns is an experienced IT professional with a comprehensive background in software engineering, system administration, and IT management. Currently serving as IT Director at Acadia Healthcare since January 2021, Michael has previously held roles as IT Manager and Lead Systems Engineer at the same organization, where responsibilities included Agile coaching and custom enterprise application development. Prior experience includes positions as a Senior Software Engineer at NDC, Inc., System Engineer at UHS, and technical support at Nissan Technical Center North America. Michael has a strong foundation in various programming languages and technologies, having developed applications in ASP.NET Core, Python, PHP, and Django, and has demonstrated leadership in both technical and customer service capacities throughout a diverse career since 2003. Education includes studies at Tennessee Technology Center of Nashville and Nashville State Tech.