Brian Ward

Brian Ward has over 40 years of work experience in various roles. Brian started their career at Leggett & Platt in 1983, where they worked as an International Systems Manufacturing Project Manager for 20 years. In 2010, they joined R&R Trucking Inc. as an IT Analyst, providing support and SQL query assistance for their major applications. After that, from 2012 to 2014, they worked at Leggett & Platt again, this time as a Senior IT Auditor, responsible for auditing IT processes, applications, and infrastructure. In 2014, Brian joined LinkOne Ingredient Solutions LLC as the Chief Information Officer, overseeing all Information and Communication Technologies for the company. Most recently, in 2023, they joined Stronghold Data as a Client Success Manager.

Brian Ward attended Parkwood High School, where they completed their secondary education. Following this, between 1981 and 1990, they pursued a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) at Missouri Southern State University. After a significant gap in their education, Brian returned to school in 2006 and graduated in 2007 with an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) in Culinary Arts from The Cooking & Hospitality Institute of Chicago, where they specialized in Le Cordon Bleu techniques.