Stuart M.

Stuart M. has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries. Their most recent role was as the Director of Systems Engineering at LabKey starting in September 2017. Prior to that, they worked as a Cloud Architect at Sila Solutions Group from September 2016 to September 2017, where they designed a single-sign-on solution for a global aerospace, defense, security and advanced technologies company. Stuart also served as the Director of Cloud Services and DevOps at Moxie from July 2015 to April 2016, leading a team responsible for automating the deployment of software releases.

Before joining Moxie, Stuart worked at Costco Wholesale from October 2012 to June 2015 in various managerial roles, including Compute, Storage and Virtualization Engineering Manager, Compute, Backup & Storage Engineering Manager, and Enterprise Linux Manager. During their time at Costco, they oversaw the design of a metro active-active high availability datacenter, implemented IT strategies to rapidly deploy necessary infrastructures, and established documented standards and processes for Linux systems.

Stuart's earlier experiences include working as the Director of Information Technology at Screenlife Games, a subsidiary of Paramount Pictures/Viacom, from March 2010 to May 2012, where they implemented a fault tolerant, LAMP-based cloud computing infrastructure. Stuart also served as the Director of Information Systems at Scout Analytics (formerly AdmitOne Security/BioPassword) from October 2007 to March 2010, leading IT infrastructure planning and operations.

Additionally, Stuart worked as a Principal at The Ardesco Group from June 2007 to November 2007, providing strategic IT enterprise and network security consulting. Stuart was the Systems Operations Manager at Perkins Coie LLP from November 2006 to June 2007, leading IT operations for the law firm. Stuart also worked as a Configuration Manager at Expedia Inc. on a contract basis from October 2006 to November 2006, serving as a technical project manager and IT consultant.

Stuart's earliest experience in their career was as the Director of Information Technology at Naverus, Inc. from September 2003 to September 2006, where they built and managed a co-location data center for global SaaS applications. Throughout their career, Stuart has demonstrated expertise in various IT areas such as systems engineering, cloud architecture, DevOps, virtualization, and datacenter design.

Stuart M. has a background in computer science and electronics technology. Stuart attended Green River College and obtained an AAS degree in Electronics Technology. Stuart also pursued computer science at City University of Seattle, although the specific degree obtained is not provided.

In addition to their formal education, Stuart has obtained various certifications throughout their career. Stuart obtained the "Architecting Microsoft Azure Solutions" certification from Microsoft in September 2016. In August 2016, Stuart obtained the "Professional Scrum Master level I" certification from Scrum.org. Stuart also holds the "ITIL Service Management Foundation" certification from ITIL since 2007.

Stuart has a strong presence in cloud computing, as evident from their certifications. In August 2017, they obtained the "Chef Basic Fluency" certification from Chef Software. Stuart is also highly qualified in Amazon Web Services (AWS), holding multiple certifications including "AWS Certified Solutions Architect Professional" (obtained in March 2017), "AWS Certified Developer – Associate" (obtained in May 2016), "AWS Certified SysOps Administrator - Associate" (obtained in May 2016), and "AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate" (obtained in April 2016).

Finally, Stuart has a long history of acquiring Microsoft certifications. Dating back to 1998, they obtained the "Microsoft Certified Professional Windows NT4" and "Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer, Windows NT4" certifications. In 2001, Stuart obtained the "Microsoft Certified Professional + Internet, Windows 2000" and "Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer Windows 2000" certifications.