Rick Brandt

Rick Brandt has extensive experience in quality assurance and software testing. Rick started their career at IBM as the Manager of the Informix Dynamic Server Quality Assurance Team. Rick then worked at Sprint Nextel as a Manager of Software Testing & Quality Assurance and later as a Strategic Architect. After that, Rick worked at U.S. Central as a Manager of Quality Assurance, where they were responsible for developing and overseeing the quality assurance process. Following their time at U.S. Central, they joined Mediaphormedia as the Director of Product Development and eventually became the Vice President of Product Development. In these roles, they were involved in overseeing project management, client implementation teams, customer service, and analyzing client feedback. Currently, Rick is the Sr. Director of Quality Assurance at Cboe Global Markets, where they are working to refine and improve their quality assurance practices and procedures. Rick is also responsible for building a highly automated QA lab to test and validate Cboe Exchange offerings.

Rick Brandt earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from The University of Kansas in 1990. Rick went on to earn a Master's degree in Business Administration from Baker University in 2002. In addition, they hold certifications such as FINRA Series 55, FINRA Series 63, FINRA Series 7, and is a Professional Engineer licensed in Kansas.