Curtis Szmania

Curtis Szmania has a diverse background in software engineering and management roles. Curtis is currently employed at Phase Genomics as an Executive Engineering and Servant Leader since June 2020. Prior to this, they worked at Apkudo as a Director of Engineering / Framework Manager from June 2017 to June 2020. From September 2014 to July 2017, Curtis served as the Engineering Department Head / Lead at Cambia Health Solutions. Curtis also worked at HP as a Software Engineering Manager from July 2011 to September 2014. Curtis started their career at University of the People as a Lead Full Stack Software Developer from February 2009 to July 2011, and at Evolve as a Lead Software Engineer from January 2003 to July 2009. Before that, they gained experience as an IT Field Technician/Security and Performance Specialist at Aftermarket Systems Inc from March 2002 to January 2003, and as a Junior Web Applications Developer at Shenanigans Bar & Restaurant from January 2002 to January 2003.

Curtis Szmania's education history is as follows:

- From 2020 to 2022, Curtis pursued a Master's degree in Computer Science from Mississippi State University.

- Between 2009 and 2012, Curtis completed a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from the University of the People.

- During the same time period as their Bachelor's degree, 2009 to 2012, Curtis also obtained an Associate's degree in Computer Science from the University of the People.

- In 2005 and 2006, Curtis earned an Associate's degree in Computer Information Systems from Portland Community College.

- From 2004 to 2005, Curtis obtained an Associate's degree in Social and Behavioral Sciences from San Diego Miramar College.

- Curtis attended Clark College from 2002 to 2004, but it is unclear if they obtained a specific degree during that time.

In addition to their formal education, Curtis has obtained several certifications. These certifications include:

- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate from Amazon Web Services (AWS), obtained in March 2023.

- Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals from Microsoft, obtained in March 2023.

- Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals from Microsoft, obtained in February 2023.

- Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals from Microsoft, obtained in February 2023.

- Lean Six Sigma White Belt Professional Certification - LSSWBPC from CertiProf, obtained in August 2022.

- Scrum Fundamentals Certified (SFC) from SCRUMstudy - Accreditation Body for Scrum and Agile, obtained in January 2020.

- Introduction to Cybersecurity from Cisco (exact date of obtainment is not provided).

- CEDIAP® (Certified EDI Academy Professional) from EDI Academy (year and month of obtainment are not provided).

- Curtis also completed several computer information systems certifications from Portland Community College, including:

- Computer Information Systems: 1 Year Certificate: Computer Information Systems.

- Computer Information Systems: Database Design and SQL.

- Computer Information Systems: Java Application Programming.

- Computer Information Systems: ORACLE and SQL.

- Additionally, Curtis completed training courses such as Contingent Worker Code of Conduct Training from HP, Cyber Security Phishing Awareness from HP, and Responsible Conduct of Research (RCR) from CITI Program (exact dates of obtainment are not provided for these training courses).