Richard Tando

Richard Tando has a diverse work experience. Richard held the role of CTO at Universal Data Inc. from November 2000 until present. In this role, they managed personnel, strategic planning, corporate initiatives, growth strategy, account strategy, presales design, and problem escalation. Under their leadership, UDI's revenue grew by 7 times. Richard also developed and implemented an Award Winning process for pre-sales engineering. Prior to that, Richard worked as the Site Services District Manager at Marconi from July 1998 to November 2000.

Richard Tando earned a BSc in Accounting from the University of New Orleans, where they studied from 1990 to 1993. In addition to their degree, they have obtained several certifications throughout their career. These certifications include "Implementing Automation for Cisco Data Center Solutions" from Cisco in April 2022, "Understanding Design for Cisco Internetworking Solutions" from Cisco in February 2020, "HPE ATP - Data Center Solutions V1" from Hewlett Packard Enterprise in May 2018, "Juniper Networks Certified Specialist, Security (JNCIS-SEC)" from Juniper Networks in November 2016, "Implementation Engineer, Unity Solutions Specialist Version 1.0" from Dell EMC in August 2016, "Juniper Networks Certified Specialist, Enterprise Routing & Switching (JNCIS-ENT)" from Juniper Networks in March 2016, "VMware Certified Professional 6 – Data Center Virtualization" from VMware in September 2015, "Cisco Certified Design Professional (CCDP)" from Cisco in December 2006, "Cisco Certified Network Professional Routing and Switching (CCNP Routing and Switching)" from Cisco in July 2004, and "CompTIA Project+ Certification" from CompTIA in May 2003. Richard Tando also holds additional certifications, such as "Aruba Certified Switching Professional (ACSP)" from Hewlett Packard Enterprise in March 2022, "Juniper Networks Certified Associate, Security (JNCIA-SEC)" from Juniper Networks in June 2019, "Cybersecurity Fundamentals for Sales" from ConnectWise (no information regarding the month or year obtained), "Information Storage Associate Version 2" from Dell EMC (no information regarding the month or year obtained), and "VMware Certified Professional 6.5 – Data Center Virtualization" from VMware (no information regarding the month or year obtained).