Darren Kennedy

Darren Kennedy has diverse work experience in IT solutions architecture and analysis. Darren is currently working as a Client Solutions Architect at Driven Technologies since November 2021. Prior to this, they worked at Presidio for 11 years, where they held roles as a DataCenter Solutions Architect from August 2013 to November 2021, and as a Sr. DataCenter Engineer from June 2010 to July 2013. Before their time at Presidio, Darren worked at ConocoPhillips as a Sr. Analyst from January 2006 to June 2010, and as a System Analyst from December 2003 to December 2005. Darren began their career at Monsanto Company as a System Analyst, where they worked from November 1999 to December 2003.

Darren Kennedy completed their education at the University of New Orleans, where they earned a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Management Information Systems, General. Darren attended the university from 1999 to 2004. Prior to that, they attended University High School in Orlando, FL from 1990 to 1991, although no specific degree or field of study was mentioned for this period.

In addition to their academic qualifications, Darren Kennedy has obtained several certifications from various institutions. These certifications include the Palo Alto Networks System Engineer (PSE) - Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) Professional from Palo Alto Networks, the Pure Storage FlashArray Architect and Pure Storage FlashBlade Architect from Pure Storage, the Amazon Web Services Cloud Practitioner and Amazon Web Services Solutions Architect Associate from Amazon Web Services (AWS), the Implementation Engineer (EMCIE) and Technology Architect (EMCTA) from EMC, and the VMware Certified Professional 5 - Data Center Virtualization (VCP5-DCV) and VMware Certified Professional 5 - Desktop (VCP5-DT) from VMware. The specific months and years of obtaining the certifications were not provided for all of them.