David Nicholson

David Nicholson has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. David started their career at Doctor's Associates (Subway Headquarters) as a Junior Programmer, where they progressed to become a Technical Specialist and managed the development of proprietary evaluation tools. David then joined Skandia Technology Center as a Programmer Analyst and Application Architect, where they served as the lead member of the development team and played a key role in the implementation of an online global broker marketing system. Following that, David founded their own IT consulting company called Out of the Box Technology, where they provided training, support services, and network design to small businesses.

David later worked at Aetna as an Enterprise Application Engineer and Technical Team Lead, and at EducationWorld.com as a Webmaster. David also volunteered at the American Cancer Society as a Relay For Life participant. David then joined Atlassian as a Cloud Support Engineer, contributing to the support and improvement of various Atlassian products. David also held positions such as Site Reliability Engineer and IT Operations Senior Operations Engineer at Atlassian, where they focused on delivering an exceptional workplace experience and managing applications and services at scale.

Most recently, David worked at Fastly as a Senior Atlassian Administrator. In this role, they led a project to migrate on-premise systems and configurations to Atlassian Cloud and managed a multi-node deployment of Atlassian Jira and Confluence Data Center. David also collaborated with different teams to build workflows and systems for improved transparency and efficiency across the organization. Throughout their career, David has demonstrated a strong technical aptitude and a commitment to delivering high-quality support and services.

David Nicholson's education history is as follows:

From 1998 to 2004, David attended Southern Connecticut State University, where they pursued a Bachelor of Science degree. Their major subjects were Computer Science, Math, and Business.

In 2009, David had a brief education experience with the American Cancer Society, but no degree or field of study is specified.

In 2008, David obtained a certificate in Six Sigma Yellow Belt from Aetna.

Between 1995 and 1997, David attended the University of Connecticut, where they studied Engineering. However, it is mentioned that they did not earn a specific degree.

In addition to their formal education, David has obtained several certifications:

- In September 2022, they achieved Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) certification from the Scrum Alliance.

- In February 2018, they obtained the ITIL Intermediate - Release, Control, and Validation certification from PeopleCert.

- In October 2017, they achieved the ITIL Intermediate - Operational Support and Analysis certification from AXELOS Global Best Practice.

- In September 2017, they obtained the ITIL Intermediate - Service Design certification from APMG International.

- In November 2016, David became an Atlassian Certified Professional in Agile Development with JIRA Software.

- Also in November 2016, they obtained the ITIL v3 Foundation certification from EXIN.

- In May 2016, David achieved the RHCSA (Red Hat Certified System Administrator) certification from Red Hat.

- In March 2016, they became an Atlassian Certified JIRA Administrator (ACP-JA) from Atlassian.

No other information about David Nicholson's education or certifications is provided.