Carmen Mason

Carmen Mason has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries and roles. Carmen began their career as an Electrician at Lightshine Electric in 1997 and later worked as an NT/Network Administrator at Digital Controls in 1998. In 1999, they became an IS Manager at ProMatch, Inc., where they maintained the network infrastructure and administered Microsoft SQL Server.

In 2003, Carmen joined Kira's Oasis Dance Studio as a Dance Instructor, teaching Middle Eastern Dance and providing cultural and historical background to their students. Carmen continued their passion for dance as the Owner/Instructor at a'Halah Dance Company from 2000 to 2014, where they taught various dance styles and served as the lead choreographer for the dance troupe, the Wicked Gypsies.

Carmen also ventured into the IT industry, working as a Contract Web Developer at TDH Marketing in 2007 and as a Web Ops/MySQL DBA at iEntertainment Network, Inc. from 2010 to 2013. Carmen gained experience in website design and development, brand strategy and marketing, graphic design, and server administration.

From 2005 to 2007, Carmen served as an IS Manager at Galaxy Associates, maintaining network infrastructure and supporting software. Carmen then joined The Total IT Solution, LLC in 2007 as a CIC, MySQL DBA, where they worked until 2014.

Currently, Carmen is employed at VitalSource as the Director of Systems Engineering, a role they have held since April 2023. Prior to this, they were the System Engineering Manager, starting in December 2020. In addition, they worked as a Senior MySQL DBA at VitalSource from September 2014 to December 2020.

Overall, Carmen Mason has shown adaptability and proficiency in various roles, combining their technical skills, dance instruction expertise, and management capabilities throughout their career.

Carmen Mason attended Miami Jacobs College from 1996 to 1997, where they obtained a degree in MCSE with a focus on Systems Engineering. In addition, they have obtained certifications in Essential Cloud Infrastructure: Foundation and Google Cloud Platform Fundamentals: Core Infrastructure from Coursera in 2018. Carmen also received a certification in MySQL Essential Training from lynda.com in 2014.