Dan Hood

Dan Hood has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Dan started their career at Northrop Grumman as a Software Engineer in 2003 and stayed with the company until 2011. In 2011, they joined ClearEdge as a Senior Solutions Architect and Software Engineer. Dan then progressed to roles such as Chief Architect and ultimately Chief Technology Officer. During their time at ClearEdge, they contributed significantly to the technological development of the company. Prior to their work at ClearEdge, Dan also held various positions at the University of Maryland Baltimore County, including Adjunct Faculty in the Department of Computer Science and Electrical Engineering.

Dan Hood obtained a Master of Science - MS degree in Computer Science from the University of Maryland Baltimore County, where they studied from 2001 to 2003. Prior to that, they completed their Bachelor of Science - BS degree in Computer Science from the same university, studying from 1998 to 2001. Dan also holds additional certifications including Certified ScrumMaster from Scrum Alliance, Cloudera Certified Developer for Apache Hadoop from Cloudera, and MongoDB for Developers from MongoDB. The specific months and years when they obtained these certifications are not provided.