Darrell McClure

Darrell McClure, MBA has a diverse range of work experience in the IT industry. Darrell is currently working as the Director, Head of IT Operations at Aurinia Pharmaceuticals Inc. Since joining the company in April 2023, they have been overseeing IT operations and ensuring the smooth functioning of the company's technology systems.

Prior to their current role, Darrell worked at Kite Pharma as the Associate Director, Site IT Lead from September 2021 to November 2022. In this position, they played an integral role in the buildout and commercialization of Kite's production facility. Darrell was responsible for overseeing infrastructure deployment, managing daily IT operations, fostering relationships with other business heads, and ensuring data integrity. Darrell also led implementation of process improvement projects and evaluated solutions to improve operating efficiencies.

Before Kite Pharma, Darrell worked as the Head of IT, Site Manager at Kite's Neo Antigen facility in Gaithersburg, MD from June 2018 to August 2021. Darrell played a key role in overseeing the buildout of the facility and implementing IT staff development.

Darrell also has experience working as an IT Consultant from January 2016 to July 2022, where they helped small to mid-size companies transform their IT offerings.

Earlier in their career, Darrell held various IT leadership positions at Novavax Inc, Unither Virology LLC, Intercell USA, MiddleBrook Pharmaceuticals Inc, World Tech Group, Allied Group Inc, and NASDAQ. In these roles, they managed IT infrastructure, led teams, established goals aligned with corporate objectives, and provided strategic guidance.

Overall, Darrell McClure brings extensive experience and expertise in IT operations, infrastructure deployment, process improvement, and data integrity to their current role.

Darrell McClure, MBA has a Master's degree in Business Administration from the University of Maryland Global Campus, which they obtained from 2006 to 2008. Prior to that, they earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Information Technology from the same university, graduating in 2006. In terms of additional certifications, Darrell is an AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate and an AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner, both obtained in early 2023 through Amazon Web Services (AWS). Darrell is currently working towards becoming a Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) and has also completed the ITIL Foundations 3.0 course. There is no information available about the institution where Darrell obtained their Certified Cisco Network Engineer certification, and no information is provided regarding their completion of the Project Management Professional certification.