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Lynn Ballard

Staff Engineer at Degreed

Lynn Ballard has a diverse work experience spanning several companies and roles. Lynn started their most recent position as a Staff Engineer at Degreed in January 2022. Prior to this, Lynn worked as a Database Developer at Degreed from February 2020 to January 2022.

Before joining Degreed, Lynn worked at Morningstar for a significant duration, starting in November 2006. During their time there, they held the position of DBA until February 2020.

Lynn's earlier work experience includes a role as a DBA at Chartered Marketing Services from 2003 to 2006, and as a DBA at HGDS from 2000 to 2003.

Lynn's career began at Ameritech, where they worked as a Help Desk professional from 1997 to 2001.

Overall, Lynn Ballard has built a strong foundation in database administration and has recently transitioned into a Staff Engineer role at Degreed.

Lynn Ballard's education history shows that they attended The University of Tulsa, but no specific degree or field of study is provided. In addition to their university education, Lynn has obtained several certifications. They received the "Learning the OWASP Top 10" certification from LinkedIn in July 2023. Lynn also has the "Microsoft Certified Solutions Expert: Data Management and Analytics Certification" from Microsoft, obtained in February 2019. They have completed several online courses, including "Using Python to Access Web Data" in November 2018, "Python Data Structures" in September 2018, and "Programming for Everybody (Getting Started with Python)" in August 2018, all from Coursera. Lynn achieved the "CertNexus Certified Internet of Things Practitioner Exam ITP-110" certification from CertNexus in July 2018. They also obtained the "AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate" certification from Amazon in May 2018. Lastly, Lynn earned the "MCSA: SQL Server 2012" certification from Microsoft in March 2016 and completed the "Computing for Data Analysis" course from Coursera in October 2013.

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Timeline

  • Staff Engineer

    January, 2022 - present

  • Database Developer

    February, 2020