Daren O'Brien

Daren O'Brien has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries. Daren is currently working as a Senior Product Manager at Sphero, where they are involved in the development of programmable robots and educational tools for kids. Prior to that, Daren served as a Software Quality Assurance Manager at Sphero.

Before joining Sphero, Daren worked at Limeade as a Mobile Release Manager. Limeade is an enterprise SaaS company that focuses on employee engagement platforms. Daren also held the position of Software Quality Assurance at Limeade during their acquisition of Sitrion.

Daren's work history also includes managerial roles at Sitrion and NewsGator, where they specialized in software quality assurance. These companies provided enterprise mobility and social computing platforms, respectively.

In addition, Daren has entrepreneurship experience as a Co-Founder of GiveVesting, where they focused on providing affordable financing options for businesses while promoting corporate social responsibility.

Earlier in their career, Daren worked at American Innovations, where they held the position of Director of Quality Assurance & Technology Support Services. The company developed predictive analytics software for risk assessment in the oil and gas transportation pipelines sector.

Daren's career began at QuickArrow, a company that offered hosted software solutions. Daren worked as the Director of Quality Assurance & Customer Support until the company's acquisition by NetSuite.

Daren O'Brien obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Information Systems from Oklahoma Panhandle State University. Additionally, they have several certifications, including "Machine Learning Foundations for Product Managers" from Duke University (obtained in March 2022), "Become a Six Sigma Yellow Belt" from LinkedIn (obtained in January 2022), "Machine Learning with Python: Foundations" from LinkedIn (obtained in January 2022), "Next Generation AI: An Intro to GPT-3" from LinkedIn (obtained in January 2022), "Six Sigma Foundations" from LinkedIn (obtained in January 2022), "Certified ScrumMaster®" from Scrum Alliance (obtained in July 2018), and "Web Security: OAuth and OpenID Connect" from LinkedIn (obtained in March 2018).