Shawn Kirkpatrick

Shawn Kirkpatrick has held various roles in the technology industry since 2007. Shawn began their career as a Consultant at AOScloud - Alexander Open Systems, and later moved up to Senior Consultant and Microsoft Cloud Manager. In 2014, they joined Strategic Products and Services (SPS) as Team Lead of Microsoft Professional Services and Principal Systems Architect. In 2017, they joined ConvergeOne as Microsoft Product Manager and Manager of Microsoft Professional Services. In 2019, they founded Simple Secure Tech, and in 2020 they were Director of Operations at Cyclotron, Inc. (Cyclotron Group). Currently, they are the Founder of cloudActual and Vice President of Professional Services at C3 Integrated Solutions.

Shawn Kirkpatrick attended Centriq's IT Career Program in 2007, studying Information Technology. Shawn then attended Lee's Summit Sr. High School from 1998 to 2001 and obtained their High School Diploma. In addition, Shawn has obtained several certifications from Microsoft, including Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate (November 2019), MS-100 Microsoft 365 Identity and Services (October 2019), Microsoft 365 Certified: Security Administrator Associate (October 2019), MCSE: Productivity - Certified 2016 (September 2016), Microsoft Certified Solutions Master: Communications (June 2013), Microsoft Certified Solutions Master: Charter - Communications (January 2013), and Microsoft Certified Master: Lync Server 2010 (June 2011).