Bill Critchfield

Bill Critchfield has extensive work experience in the technology industry. Bill is currently working as a Principal Technical Architect at Computacenter since 2023. Prior to this, they worked at Hewlett Packard Enterprise from 2011 to 2023 in various roles including Chief Technologist, Enterprise Architect, and Storage Solutions Architect. In these roles, they provided leadership and expertise in architecting technical solutions, executing digital transformation initiatives, and designing enterprise solutions for clients across multiple sectors.

Before joining Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Bill worked as a Sr. Virtualization Architect at Cemaphore Systems in 2010, where they played a key role in architecting a scalable cloud infrastructure. Bill also has experience working at the US Department of Defense as a Sr. Datacenter Engineer, where they streamlined information processes and provided technical guidance for data center virtualization.

In their earlier roles, Bill served as the Director of IT Infrastructure at Caldwell School District in 2008 and as the Chief Information Officer at Parma School District from 2003 to 2008. In these positions, they led teams and oversaw the maintenance of district-wide IT infrastructure, server consolidation, and virtualized server environments.

Overall, Bill Critchfield has demonstrated expertise in various areas of technology, including cloud computing, virtualization, storage solutions, and enterprise architecture.

Bill Critchfield's education history is as follows:

- From 2023 to present, they pursued a Professional Certificate in No Code AI and Machine Learning from MIT Sloan School of Management.

- In 2007, they obtained a Master of Business Administration - MBA degree with a focus on Management Information Systems, General from the University of Phoenix.

- From 1994 to 1996, they earned a Bachelor of Science - BS degree in Computer Science from Texas A&M University.

- In 1991-1992, they completed an Associate of Science - AS degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Snow College.

Additionally, Bill Critchfield has obtained multiple certifications including Scality Certified Architect (2023), AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (2021), VMware Certified Professional v5 (2012), VMware Certified Technical Professional v5 (2011), HPE Master ASE - Storage (2011), Citrix Certified Administrator (2010), IBM Certified Professional (2010), TS/SSBI (2009), SUN Solaris Systems Admin (2009), Security+ (2009), Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) (2007), and Cisco Certified Network Associate (2005).