Dennis Estrada

Dennis Estrada has a diverse and extensive work experience history. Dennis is currently working as the Director of IT and Cloud Infrastructure at Level Ex, a leading medical video game studio. Before joining Level Ex, Dennis worked at Spring Health as a Senior Application Security Engineer. Prior to that, they served as a Senior Security Architect and IT Consultant at Jackbox Games. Dennis also held various roles at Jellyvision, including Lead Site Reliability Engineer, Manager of Information Systems and Security Architecture, Enterprise Solutions Architect, IT Infrastructure Manager, and Sr. Systems Engineer. Earlier in their career, Dennis worked as an IT Systems Administrator Manager and IT Systems Administrator at Prince Castle. Dennis also gained experience as an IT LAN Administrator at Walgreens Boots Alliance and as a PC Technician at Geek Squad. Dennis started their career as an A+ / Network+ Tutor at Everest College-Chicago. At each company they worked for, Dennis gained expertise in areas such as IT security, cloud infrastructure, system architecture, and network administration.

Dennis Estrada is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance at Western Governors University. Dennis started their studies in 2019 and is expected to complete the degree in 2024.

Prior to that, in 2002 and 2003, Dennis obtained a Diploma in Computer Technology/Computer Systems Technology from Everest College-Chicago.

In 1999, they briefly attended the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, studying Applied Health Sciences in Kinesiology, but did not obtain a degree.

Dennis has also earned multiple certifications throughout their career. These certifications include: CCSP Cert Prep: 1 Cloud Concepts, Architecture, and Design Audio Review from LinkedIn, Enterprise Security Leadership: Designing Enterprise for Multi-Cloud Certificate of Completion from Cybrary, CIW Site Development Associate from the CIW Advisory Council, Certificate of Continuing Education Completion: Identity Access Management in AWS from Cybrary, and several others. The obtained years for these certifications range from 2018 to 2021.

Overall, Dennis Estrada has a diverse educational background with a focus on computer technology, cybersecurity, and information assurance.