Ian Branum

Ian Branum is currently the CTO at Timbergrove. Prior to that, they were a student at Galvanize Inc from March 2020 to June 2020, where they completed a Data Science Immersive. Before that, they were the Solution Architect at Element Blue from October 2011 to May 2017. Ian then served as the Chief of Staff at Combined Joint Task Force - Horn of Africa from May 2017 to May 2018. From August 2010 to August 2011, they were the Network Engineering Branch Chief at US Forces - Iraq. From November 2005 to November 2006, they were the Director, Coalition Interoperability at US European Command. From April 2002 to July 2010, they were a Software Developer at Six Week Solutions. From October 1998 to July 2001, they were a Project Manager at Accenture, Isani, and Altra Energy. Ian then served as the Deputy CIO, Platforms & Infrastructure at US Navy from May 2018 to March 2020. Ian began their career with the US Navy as a Supply Corps Officer in May 1991 and served until September 1997.

Ian Branum holds a BA from University of California, Berkeley in Computer Science, and an MBA from University of Cambridge in Business Administration. Ian also holds a JD from University of Melbourne in Law. In addition, they have a certificate from Galvanize Inc in Data Science/Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning. Ian is also certified by Amazon Web Services (AWS) in Amazon Web Services Solutions Architect Associate, and by Coursera in Data Science Specialization. Finally, they have a certification from Stanford Online in Machine Learning.

Their manager is Ian Uriarte, Founder & CEO. They are on a team with Debbie Karns - Project Manager, Carla Saavedra - Operations Director, and Aaron Deckler - Creative Director. Justin Boyd - Lead Developer, Christian Pavalonis - Lead Developer, and Adrian Fuentes - UI&UX Designer report to Ian Branum.