Walt Bainey

Walt Bainey is the Director of Infrastructure Engineering at Kent State University, a position held since April 2012, where responsibilities include providing strategic expertise in compute, storage, cloud services (AWS, Azure, Oracle Cloud), disaster recovery, and data center operations. In this leadership role, Walt Bainey manages multiple teams and facilitates the implementation of technology solutions while collaborating with executive leadership to establish infrastructure strategic direction. Previous roles at Kent State University include Systems Administration and Support Architect, and Manager of Information Technology, focusing on server and storage architecture and operational management. Additionally, Walt Bainey's earlier experience includes a Client Server Specialist position at Robinson Memorial Hospital and various IT roles at Kent State University, demonstrating a strong background in infrastructure engineering, project management, and technical support.