Nate Bryant, MBA

Nate Bryant, MBA, has a strong background in cloud engineering and management. Nate is currently working at FM:Systems as a Cloud Engineer Manager, leading a team of 8 people in an agile environment. In this role, Nate oversees AWS/vendor spending, assists the CTO with budgeting, delegates responsibilities for short-term projects, and supports multiple lines of business across AWS and Azure platforms. Nate is experienced in provisioning AWS networking, managing DNS in Route53, automating infrastructure jobs using Bash, PowerShell, and CFTs, and securing websites with AWS WAF and Shield. Nate has also made significant cost-saving contributions, saving their company over $75,000 per year by eliminating unnecessary snapshots and upgrading to newer AWS hardware.

Before joining FM:Systems, Nate worked as a Senior System Engineer at Ice Miller LLP from September 2020 to December 2021. Prior to that, they served as a System Engineer at Renaissance Electronic Services from February 2016 to September 2020. Nate's work experience also includes an IT Manager role at Marvin Johnson & Associates from July 2012 to February 2016, where they managed a team of systems administrators and led various software and hardware upgrade projects.

In addition to their technical roles, Nate has previous experience as a Sales Associate at Polo Ralph Lauren, where they worked from August 2011 to March 2012. Furthermore, they worked as a Database Intern at Franklin College Baseball from August 2007 to May 2011 and as an Assistant Researcher at Franklin College Computing Department from August 2010 to December 2010.

Nate Bryant, MBA, holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree in Information Technology from Western Governors University, which was completed in 2022. Prior to that, they obtained a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in Computer Information Systems from Franklin College, from 2007 to 2012. In addition to their formal education, Nate also holds various certifications related to their field. Nate has earned the G Suite Administrator Fundamentals certification from Coursera in March 2019, the MCSA: Cloud Platform certification from Microsoft in July 2018, and the Amazon Web Services Solutions Architect Associate certification from Amazon Web Services (AWS) in November 2019. Furthermore, they have also acquired the Amazon Web Services Cloud Practitioner certification from Pearson VUE in June 2019.