Lance Drake

Lance Drake has an extensive work experience, starting with their tenure at Central Indiana Power as a PC Specialist, Network Administrator, and ultimately as an IT/Network Coordinator from August 2008 to January 2011. Lance then joined NineStar Connect (Hancock Telecom/Central Indiana Power) as a Network Administrator, where they successfully implemented Microsoft SharePoint Server 2010. Following this, Lance worked at Emmis Communications as a Network Analyst, providing support for various systems and enforcing compliance with corporate policies. Lance further advanced their career by joining SIM2K, Inc. as a Senior Network/Systems Administrator from March 2014 to July 2017. Most recently, Lance has been working at NISC since March 2018, where they have held multiple roles, including Professional Services Consultant, Professional Services Coordinator, Lead Professional Services Coordinator, and Lead Senior Professional Services Consultant. In these roles, they have been responsible for implementing and integrating meter reading systems with NISC's CC&B application, overseeing professional development and training, and reviewing project SOWs and third party integration language.

Lance Drake attended Franklin College from 2003 to 2007, where they pursued a field of study in Computer Information Systems. Lance did not mention obtaining a degree during this period. In 2021, Lance obtained a certification in "Leading Others" from the Leadership Pipeline Institute.