Dan Vaitkus

Dan Vaitkus is a seasoned IT professional with extensive experience in systems administration, operations management, and infrastructure engineering. Vaitkus began a career at American Express as a Technologies Manager, overseeing IT infrastructure for business travel across North America and engaging in various roles that emphasized technical leadership and project management. At Sandia National Laboratories, Vaitkus served as a Solutions Architect, focusing on advanced technologies such as OpenStack and Kubernetes, before transitioning to Meta where responsibilities escalated to Production Operations Manager and currently, Production Engineering Manager, supporting AI hardware infrastructure. Vaitkus also has experience in technical sales at Ricoh Business Solutions and systems administration at Honeywell FM&T. Educational qualifications include a Bachelor of Arts from The University of New Mexico, Microsoft MCSE certification from University of Phoenix, and a Master of Science in Computer Science from Georgia Institute of Technology, both achieved with a 4.0 GPA.