Mike Randall

Mike Randall has a diverse work experience in various roles and companies. Mike started their career as an Intern at Digital Evolution Group and Sprint Nextel in 2000, where they developed web applications using .NET. Mike then joined the Kansas Department of Commerce as an Applications Programmer/Analyst IV in 2001, where they led a group of seven web developers and managed change requests for the JobLink product.

In 2004, Mike joined the University of Kansas as a Software Developer, taking the lead in maintaining and developing the Management Tools product. Mike implemented features such as data importing and exporting, PDF generation, XML and spreadsheet processing. Mike also served as the primary contact with the contracting organization for data management issues.

Mike later joined Computerized Assessments & Learning, LLC in 2008 as a Sr. Software Developer/Project Manager. Mike then became the Director of Software Operations in 2011, with responsibilities including overseeing operational projects, coordinating release planning, and managing three functional teams. Mike also founded the Project Governance committee. From 2015 to 2017, Mike served as a Technical Project Lead, managing all technical aspects of the company's largest online testing project and serving as the primary online testing subject matter expert.

In 2017, Mike joined Educational Testing Service (ETS) as a Technical Project Lead, handling multiple high-value online assessment projects. Mike also served as the Principal Architect since 2019, where they were a member of the core team responsible for developing, deploying, and operating a multi-account, self-service AWS environment. Mike maintained infrastructure pipelines using AWS Organizations and Control Tower and led the maintenance of the Service Catalog portfolio.

Most recently, in 2022, Mike joined Logicworks as a Senior Solutions Architect.

Mike Randall attended Spring Hill High School for their high school education. Mike then went on to The University of Kansas, where they obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from 1997 to 2001.

In terms of additional certifications, Mike Randall has received several certifications related to Amazon Web Services (AWS). These certifications include:

- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional, obtained in March 2021.

- AWS Certified Security – Specialty, obtained in February 2021.

- AWS Certified Advanced Networking - Specialty, obtained in February 2020.

- AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate, obtained in March 2018.

Additionally, Mike Randall holds the certification of Advanced ColdFusion Developer, although the institution and date of obtaining are not provided. Mike also has the certification for Kansas Project Management Methodology, obtained from the State of Kansas. Specific details regarding the month and year when these certifications were obtained are not mentioned.