James Kirtley

James Kirtley has an extensive work experience in the IT industry. James currently holds the position of VP of Managed Services at Cobb Technologies since 2023. Prior to this, from 2019 to 2023, they worked as the Client Delivery Director - Cloud, Server and Datacenter - Public Sector at Unisys.

Before joining Unisys, James was the VP of Service Delivery at mindSHIFT, a Ricoh company, from 2012 to 2019. During their tenure, they led national delivery for all IT managed services, overseeing a team of 600 members and responsible for $138 million in revenue. James successfully grew the Education and Legal IT managed vertical service business units, increasing their revenue by more than 40% each.

From 2006 to 2012, James worked at Marsh & McLennan Agency, initially as the VP of Infrastructure and later as the VP of IT/Operations. James played a crucial role in the strategic direction and growth of infrastructure for the organization. James was also responsible for planning and implementing architectural changes to the IT operations, resulting in significant cost savings.

Prior to this, from 2001 to 2006, James worked at mindSHIFT as the Manager of Solutions Engineering. James led the implementation of new and existing customers and managed daily operations at the mindShift Integration center.

Before their time at mindSHIFT, James worked as a Sales Engineer at Data Transit in the year 2000.

Overall, James Kirtley has had a diverse range of roles and responsibilities throughout their career, demonstrating their expertise in IT management and service delivery.

James Kirtley attended Randolph-Macon College from 1988 to 1990, although no specific degree or field of study is provided. In terms of additional certifications, they obtained the following certifications from Amazon Web Services (AWS): AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner in December 2022, AWS Partner: Accreditation (Technical) in October 2022, AWS Partner: Cloud Economics Accreditation in October 2022, and AWS Partner: Sales Accreditation (Business) in October 2022.