Ryan Slade

Ryan Slade has a diverse work experience in the field of IT, starting with their role as a Systems Analyst at Oil-Dri Corporation of America from October 2014 to October 2015. In this role, they were responsible for installing and rebuilding servers in a VMWare environment, performing system monitoring and backup operations, and testing business continuity plans.

From March 2010 to October 2014, Slade worked as a System Engineer at Prescient Solutions. The details of their responsibilities in this role are not provided.

Prior to that, Slade served as an IT Compliance Analyst at the Chicago Sun-Times from December 2009 to May 2010.

Returning to Oil-Dri Corporation of America, Slade held the position of Network Analyst from October 2015 to October 2017, where they were involved in designing, configuring, installing, and maintaining virtualization and LAN/WAN network infrastructure. Ryan also played a role in setting up and managing the corporate email system.

Eventually, Slade transitioned to the role of Corporate Network Analyst at Oil-Dri Corporation of America from October 2017 to September 2021.

Most recently, Slade has been employed as the Network Manager at Oil-Dri Corporation of America starting in September 2021. Ryan'sresponsibilities in this role include designing, configuring, installing, and maintaining the virtualization environment, LAN/WAN network infrastructure, and wireless data networking systems supporting day-to-day operations at the office.

Ryan Slade completed their Bachelor of Science in Network Communication Management from DeVry University between 2006 and 2009. Ryan then pursued a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) with a focus on Information Security at Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University from 2016 to 2017. In addition to their degrees, Ryan obtained several certifications from Microsoft, including MCSE: Cloud Platform and Infrastructure in September 2016, MCSE: Server Infrastructure in December 2013, MCSA: Windows Server 2012 in November 2013, MCSA: Windows 7 in April 2012, MCTS: Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager in March 2012, MCITP: Enterprise Desktop Administrator on Windows 7 in September 2011, MCPS: Microsoft Certified Professional in March 2009, and MCTS: Microsoft System Center Configuration Manager 2007, Configuration in March 2009.