Chad Birchem

Chad Birchem is an accomplished IT professional with extensive experience in application engineering, DevOps, and system administration. Currently serving as AVP, Senior Release Engineer ADO at Western Alliance Bancorporation since July 2014, Chad has progressed through multiple roles, managing teams focused on application engineering, IT operations, and automation of deployment processes. Prior to this, Chad held positions at Sooper Credit Union and Presidential Brokerage, Inc., where responsibilities included network management, support for server virtualization, and system configuration. Chad's technical expertise is complemented by an Associate's degree in Information Technology from Lincoln Technical Institute, earned between 2004 and 2006.