Jeff O'Brien

Jeff O'Brien has accumulated extensive work experience over the years. Jeff'smost recent position was as the Vice President of Technology at Passport Corporation, where they started in February 2022. Prior to that, they worked as the Senior Director of Information Technology at the same company from January 2021 to February 2022.

Before joining Passport Corporation, Jeff held various roles at different companies. From 2015 to 2020, they worked at Expedient, starting as a Solutions Architect and later becoming a Senior Cloud Architect. At Expedient, they assisted clients in their cloud journey and provided services such as application matchmaking, security and compliance evaluation, performance needs, cost optimization, and managed services.

From 2012 to 2015, Jeff worked at Worldcom Exchange Inc. as a Senior Cloud Architect and Solutions Architect. Jeff specialized in HP CloudSystem architecture and deployment, HP BladeSystem, 3PAR storage, VMware, and OpenStack. Jeff supported the company with pre and post sales activities.

In 2010 and 2012, Jeff worked at CAS Severn, Inc as a Cloud Architect and Manager, Emerging Technologies. Jeff provided consulting, architecture, and implementation services for server, desktop, and storage virtualization. Jeff also collaborated closely with vendors and manufacturers to deliver solutions and value to customers.

Jeff's work experience also includes a position at ITPartners, LLC as a Senior Systems Engineer from 2009 to 2010. There, they led virtualization and storage architecture projects, developed cloud solutions for SMB managed services, and infrastructure services for virtualized environments.

Prior to that, Jeff worked at Expert Server Group from 2007 to 2009 as a Virtualization Engineer, specializing in virtualization technologies such as VMware, Solaris, and Linux.

From 2003 to 2007, Jeff was employed at Net Technologies as a Network Engineer/System Administrator. Jeff'sresponsibilities included setting up and maintaining Linux and Windows server environments, focusing on email security, DNS administration, backup policies, end-user support, and network infrastructure support.

Jeff's earliest work experience can be traced back to 2003 when they worked as a Help Desk Technician at Northern Essex Community College for a brief period of time.

Overall, Jeff O'Brien has a diverse background in technology-related roles, with expertise in cloud architecture, virtualization, and infrastructure management.

Jeff O'Brien's education history includes completing an associate degree in CIS: Applications and Operations Specialist at Northern Essex Community College from 2002 to 2005.

Additionally, Jeff has obtained various certifications throughout their career, including:

- Lean Technology Strategy: Running Agile at Scale from LinkedIn in October 2020.

- HP Master ASE - Storage Solutions Architect V1 from HP ExpertOne in June 2014.

- HP ASE Cloud Architect from HP ExpertOne in November 2013.

- VMware Certified Advanced Professional - Data Center Administration (vCAP-DCA) from VMware in October 2013.

- Red Hat Certified Virtualization Administrator (RHCVA) from Red Hat, Inc. in July 2012.

- VMware Certified Advanced Professional Datacenter Design (vCAP-DCD) from VMware, Inc. in November 2010.

- Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) from Red Hat, Inc. in June 2007.

- VMware Certified Professional (VCP) from VMware, Inc. in February 2007.

- AWS Certified Solutions Architect - Associate from Amazon Web Services in April 2018.