Brandon Harper

Brandon Harper has a diverse work experience that spans over several years. Brandon started their career as a Systems Developer for the Alabama Department of Transportation Project Team at the University of Alabama in 2003. In 2004, they moved on to Acuity Brands Lighting, where they held two roles: Lead System Engineer and Oracle Applications DBA. As Lead System Engineer, Brandon was responsible for designing and maintaining server, storage, and network infrastructure. Brandon also provided 24/7 support and troubleshooting through on-call rotation. In their role as Oracle Applications DBA, they administered Oracle 11i E-business suite and supported development and functional area teams during implementations. Brandon joined Acuity Brands as an Enterprise Architect in 2017 and transitioned to iVision in 2018, where they initially served as a Senior Consultant. Currently, they hold the position of Public Cloud Architect at iVision.

Brandon Harper obtained a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) degree in Management Information Systems from The University of Alabama, which they attended from 1999 to 2003. In addition to their degree, Brandon has obtained various certifications including AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate from Amazon Web Services (AWS) in December 2020, Microsoft Certified: Azure Virtual Desktop Specialty from Microsoft in November 2022, Microsoft Certified: Azure Solutions Architect Expert from Microsoft in August 2020, Azure Administrator Associate from Microsoft in March 2020, ISO 22301 Lead Implementer from PECB in July 2019, NetApp Certified Data Administrator, ONTAP from NetApp in May 2015, NetApp Certified Implementation Engineer - Data Protection Specialist from NetApp in October 2019, NetApp Certified Implementation Engineer - SAN Specialist, E-Series from NetApp in October 2019, VMware Certified Advanced Professional 6.5 - Data Center Virtualization Design from VMware in April 2019, NetApp Certified Implementation Engineer - SAN Specialist, ONTAP from NetApp in October 2018, NetApp Certified Storage Installation Engineer, ONTAP from NetApp in August 2018, VMware Certified Professional 6.5 - Data Center Virtualization from VMware in June 2018, VMware Certified Professional 5 - Data Center Virtualization from VMware in April 2014, JNCIA-JUNOS from Juniper in September 2012, and NetApp Certified Data Administrator, Data ONTAP 7-Mode from NetApp in July 2011.