Derrick Evans

Derrick Evans, Ph.D, has a diverse work experience spanning over two decades. Derrick currently holds the position of Senior Solutions Architect at Cloudreach, a company they joined in November 2020. Prior to this, they served as an Information Technology Professor at Westwood College from October 2013 to November 2020.

Before their academic career, Dr. Evans worked as a Senior Solutions Architect at VesEqu IT from July 2012 to November 2020. In this role, they played a key role in providing cloud solutions consulting and collaborating with various technical teams.

Their earlier experiences include working as a Technical Support at Fiserv from 2009 to 2010, as well as working as a NOC Ops at PRGX from 2008 to 2010. Prior to that, they served as an IT Systems Administrator at Descartes Systems Group from April 2007 to May 2008.

At the start of their career, Dr. Evans served as a Communications Engineer in the US Marine Corps from 2001 to 2006. Overall, their work experience has focused on roles in information technology, cloud solutions, and academia.

Dr. Derrick Evans holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) degree in IT Organization and Portfolio Management from Capella University, which they acquired between 2012 and 2017. Prior to that, they completed a Master of Science (MS) degree in Network and System Administration/Administrator from Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University from 2008 to 2010. Before their master's degree, they obtained a Bachelor of Science (BS) in Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications from DeVry University from 2006 to 2008. Additionally, Dr. Evans holds several certifications, including Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions Expert from Microsoft obtained in March 2020, Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP) Enterprise Administrator obtained in January 2010, Server Administrator on Windows Server 2008 obtained in November 2009, and ITIL Foundations from AMPG obtained in June 2006. No information is provided regarding their education at Westwood College-Northlake.