Sharon Santana

Sharon Santana's work experience includes roles as a Software Engineer at Hang since 2022. Prior to that, they worked at Nutanix from 2015 to 2022, where they held various positions including Platform Architect | Software Engineer and Senior Technical Marketing Engineer | Software Engineer. In these roles, they provided architectural oversight, developed full-stack applications, and designed and deployed showcase apps, resulting in increased adoption and significant cost savings for the company. Previously, Sharon worked as a Systems Reliability Engineer at Nutanix from 2015 to 2017, where they provided troubleshooting and diagnostic expertise, automated responses to performance metrics, and contributed to knowledge base articles. Before joining Nutanix, Sharon worked as a Customer Support Engineer at Cisco Systems from 2014 to 2015, where they provided troubleshooting support and led technical training. Sharon also has research experience from their roles as a 4 College Biomathematics Consortium Fellow/Student Research Assistant at Smith College from 2012 to 2014, a Team for Research in Ubiquitous Technology Intern at UC Berkeley in 2013, and a Research Intern in Network Forensics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2011. Overall, Sharon Santana has a strong background in software engineering, systems reliability, and research.

Sharon Santana's education history includes various academic institutions and certifications. In 2019, they attended the University of California, Berkeley for full stack web development. Prior to that, from 2012 to 2014, they pursued a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science at Smith College. Sharon also completed an Associate of Science (AS) degree in Engineering from Greenfield Community College between 2009 and 2012. Additionally, they were a part-time student at the University of Massachusetts Amherst from 2011 to 2014, studying Computer Science.

In terms of certifications, Sharon obtained various certifications from different institutions. Sharon became a Nutanix University Subject Matter Expert in May 2021. In December 2015, they earned the Nutanix Platform Professional (NPP) certification. Sharon also holds the CCNA Security certification from Cisco, obtained in December 2014, along with the CCNA Routing and Switching certification, obtained in September 2014. Moreover, Sharon attained the VMware Certified Professional 6 - Data Center Virtualization certification in March 2017. Sharon also holds additional certifications from Nutanix, including the Nutanix Platform Professional (NPP) and Nutanix Platform Sales Representative (NPSR), although specific dates of acquisition are not provided.