Yahpri Maxwell

Yahpri Maxwell has a diverse work experience across various companies and roles. Yahpri is currently working as an IT Infrastructure Manager at Green Thumb Industries (GTI) since April 2023. Prior to this, they were a Cloud Architect - Critical Infrastructure at GTI from August 2021 to April 2023.

Before joining GTI, Yahpri worked as a Senior Systems Engineer at Brookfield Properties Retail from April 2019 to September 2021. Yahpri also has experience working at Guaranteed Rate, where they held multiple positions. Yahpri started as a Systems Engineer Team Lead in July 2014 and was promoted to Cloud / Messaging Systems Team Lead in March 2013. In their role, they led a team of sys admins and engineers in various projects, including the migration of mailboxes to Office 365 and routing marketing web domains using AWS S3 buckets. Yahpri also implemented cost-saving measures and ensured compliance with patching and software rollout.

Yahpri's earlier work experience includes roles as a Contract Solutions & Web Developer at MGSYou Web Design from May 2010 to August 2012, and as a Webmaster/Information Technology Director at Northern Illinois University from May 2006 to August 2010. Yahpri also served as an Associate V.P. of Information Technology and Director of IT - Web Services and Deskside Support at Northern Illinois University during this period.

Additionally, Yahpri gained experience as a Business Technology Intern at Discover Financial Services from June 2009 to August 2009.

Overall, Yahpri Maxwell has a strong background in IT infrastructure management, cloud architecture, systems engineering, and web development, with a focus on cost-saving strategies and compliance.

Yahpri Maxwell attended Northern Illinois University, where they pursued a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Computer Science. The exact start and end years of their education at this institution are not provided. Additionally, Yahpri also studied at the Steinmetz Academic Center, although no specific degree or field of study is mentioned for this academic institution.

In terms of additional certifications, Yahpri Maxwell obtained multiple certifications from reputable institutions. In December 2022, they received an AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner certification from Amazon Web Services (AWS). Prior to that, in August 2021, they became an Okta Certified Professional through Okta. Furthermore, in September 2020, Yahpri attained the Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert certification from Microsoft. They also achieved the Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate certification in May 2020, also from Microsoft.