Jason Poquette

Jason Poquette, MBA has a diverse work experience spanning across various roles and companies. Jason is currently working at Virgin Pulse as the Vice President of Platform Engineering since June 2021. Prior to this, they worked as the Director of Platform Engineering at the same company from November 2020 to June 2021.

Before joining Virgin Pulse, Jason served as the Senior Technology Manager at Jewelers Mutual Insurance Group from April 2017 to November 2020. In this role, they led a technical team of 60+ direct reports and contractors, overseeing areas such as application development, integrations, DevOps, quality assurance, cloud computing, vendor engagement/delivery, and budgeting.

From August 2011 to April 2017, Jason worked as the Sr. Web Development Manager at J.J. Keller & Associates, Inc. Here, they were responsible for setting technical strategy and direction, managing product delivery and support for web/mobile development utilizing Microsoft development technologies and native mobile development.

Prior to that, Jason held the position of Solutions Manager at Plexus from December 2008 to August 2011. In this role, they set strategy and direction, and managed project delivery and support for business intelligence, content management, and collaboration capabilities.

Jason's career began at Miles Kimball, where they worked as the Ecommerce Development Manager from November 2006 to November 2008, and as an Application Analyst from June 2003 to November 2006. Jason also worked as an Application Specialist at Thrivent Financial for Lutherans from April 1999 to June 2003.

Overall, Jason Poquette has extensive experience in technical leadership, application development, project management, and team management in various industries.

Jason Poquette earned their Masters of Business Administration degree from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh from 2003 to 2006. Prior to that, they completed their undergraduate studies at the same institution, graduating with a degree in Business Administration with a focus on Management Information Systems and Finance from 1995 to 1999. Jason also participated in the Leadership Oshkosh program in 2014-2015. Jason has obtained certifications in Teamwork Foundations from LinkedIn in 2018 and is also a Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO) from the Scrum Alliance. Additionally, they have had a presence at the Wisconsin School of Business, although specifics regarding the duration and degree obtained are not provided.