Brian Sailors

Brian Sailors has a diverse and extensive work experience. Brian is currently working as an IT Manager for Compute and Storage at The Friedkin Group since 2022. Prior to that, they were a Sr. Information Technology Manager at Houston ISD from 2013 to 2022, where they managed a team of 15 and was responsible for back-end operations for a large environment. Brian also worked as a Manager of Systems Engineering and Contract Systems Engineering Manager/Technical Lead at Katy ISD from 2002 to 2013, where they had various responsibilities including managing the data center and budget planning. Before that, they worked as a Sr. Systems Engineer at Waste Management, Inc. from 2001 to 2002, implementing Active Directory services and Exchange. Prior to that, they held roles as Manager of Systems Operations at Azurix Corp., Systems Engineer at Equistar, and Systems Engineer in various contracts. Brian started their career as a PC Technician at Universal Computer Systems from 1993 to 1995.

Brian Sailors has a Bachelor of Science degree in Cloud and Systems Administration from Western Governors University. Brian has obtained several certifications, including Project+ from CompTIA in May 2019, ITIL Foundation Level from AXELOS Global Best Practice in March 2019, Network+ from CompTIA in December 2018, Cloud+ from CompTIA in October 2015, VMware Certified Associate - Data Center Virtualization from VMware in January 2014, MEMS Basic (Military Emergency Response Specialist) from SGAUS in June 2013, Amateur Radio General License from the Federal Communications Commission in April 2012, AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner from Amazon Web Services (AWS) in August 2019, and Security+ from CompTIA in January 2019. Brian also has additional certifications including A+, CNA, Cloud Essentials, Server+, and Strata Green IT from respective institutions, but the specific details of when and where they obtained these certifications are not provided.