Derrick Robinson

Director Of IT Services & Procurement at Hightower Advisors

Derrick Robinson has a diverse work experience. Derrick is currently working at Hightower Advisors as the Director of IT Service & Procurement, a position they have held since February 2023. Prior to this role, they were the Manager of IT Productivity & Service at the same company from May 2019 to February 2023. Before joining Hightower Advisors, Derrick worked at Grubhub as a Team Lead from October 2017 to April 2019. Derrick also served as a Senior IT Associate at Huron from July 2015 to October 2017. Additionally, Derrick has experience as an IT Specialist at Park Forest School District #163 from November 2014 to June 2015. Derrick began their career at Aunt Martha's Youth Service Center, where they held various positions including Support Services Administrator from October 2008 to August 2014 and Desktop Technician from 2008 to 2014.

Derrick Robinson obtained a Certificate of Completion in Financial Advisory from the Hightower Center of Leadership from 2020 to 2022. Prior to that, they earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Network and System Administration/Administrator from DeVry University, from 2011 to 2014. In addition to their formal education, Derrick holds several certifications, including Bystander Intervention: Extended Edition and Preventing Discrimination & Harassment: Chicago Managers Edition V5 from Traliant, obtained in June 2023 and May 2023 respectively. Derrick also completed various training courses on Mac OS X El Capitan, Outlook Web App (OWA) 2013, Troubleshooting Windows 7, and Up and Running with Mac OS X Troubleshooting through Lynda.com in July 2016. Furthermore, Derrick obtained the Network + - Comptia Network Certification in August 2013, but the institution providing the certification is unknown.

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Timeline

  • Director Of IT Services & Procurement

    February, 2023 - present

  • Manager Of IT Productivity Service

    May, 2019