Jerrad Dahlager

Jerrad Dahlager has worked in a variety of roles in the IT field since 2008. Jerrad began their career as a Corporal, Team Supervisor, and Personnel Administrator for the Marine Corps Recruiting in 2008. In 2011, they took on the role of Sales Associate at The Buckle, Inc., where they eventually became a Sales Trainer. In 2013, they worked as a Midline Support for Scheels, and in 2016 they were a Technical Solution Analyst for Cerner Corporation. From 2017 to 2019, they were a Systems Administrator and Software Support Engineer II for Ad Astra. In 2021, they became a Microsoft Systems Engineer for US CLOUD, and in 2022 they took on the roles of Cloud Architect for XTIVIA, Inc. and Adjunct Instructor for the National Cybersecurity Pathways Coalition at the University of Louisville.

Jerrad Dahlager obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Network and System Administration from Dakota State University between 2012 and 2015. Jerrad has also obtained various certifications from institutions such as IBM, Microsoft, and ExitCertified (Tech Data). These certifications include the Cybersecurity Workforce Certificate from the University of Louisville in June 2022, IBM Blockchain Essentials V2 in February 2022, Enterprise Design Thinking Practitioner in January 2022, Microsoft 365 Certified: Fundamentals in August 2021, Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals in August 2021, Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals in July 2021, Administering System Center Configuration Manager (M20703-1) in March 2020, Nutanix Enterprise Cloud Administration [V5.10] in February 2020, Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer Associate in December 2022, and Microsoft Certified: Azure Administrator Associate in November 2021.