Brian Knight

Brian Knight has over 14 years of professional work experience. Brian started their career in 2006 as Database Systems Manager at Crutchfield Corporation, where they were responsible for designing and maintaining the company's database infrastructure. In 2007, they moved to Ironworks Consulting as a Business Intelligence Architect for the Navy's iShore application. In 2010, they joined Snag as Director of Data Engineering, where they created Tucson, a data-access DSL for MongoDB, MySQL, and SQL Server. In 2012, they moved to SpruceMail as DevOps Lead Engineer. In 2013, they joined GE Healthcare as Infrastructure and Deployment Architect, where they developed a migration strategy and transition of deployments to the Amazon, Microsoft, and GE clouds. In 2015, they moved to BounceX as Senior Engineer. In 2016, they joined Snag as Principal Architect. In 2017, they moved to Kickstarter as Head of Engineering and Engineering Manager, Infrastructure. In 2021, they joined Ippon Technologies USA as Head of Cloud Practice - USA and Roundtrip as Principal Engineer.

Brian Knight completed their Bachelor of Science in Geology from William & Mary between 1995 and 1999. Brian then went on to pursue their Master of Science in Geological Sciences from The University of Texas at Austin between 1999 and 2001. In 2021, they obtained four certifications from Microsoft, Amazon Web Services (AWS), The Linux Foundation and Google. These certifications were Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals, AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional, Certified Kubernetes Application Developer and Associate Cloud Engineer.