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Damien Eversmann

Chief Architect for Education, NA Public Sector

Red Hat

Country or state

United States (Illinois)

Available to

North America

City

Chicago

Fee

Languages

English

Volunteer

Yes

Personal Details

Bio

Damien has over 25 years of experience as an IT professional. Having spent the bulk of his career working in or in support of the public sector, he is somewhat of an expert when it comes to IT in government and higher education. Throughout his working life, Damien has served as a Developer, System Administrator, Development Manager, Enterprise Architect and Technology Director. Living the life of an Academic and Research Administrator has also given Damien a vast knowledge of and a healthy respect for regulations and compliance. He has worked on projects running the gamut from desktop-based widgets to major, multi-tiered applications, from small, embedded systems to many-faceted infrastructures.

As Chief Architect for Education at Red Hat, Damien serves the role of bridging the gap between the mission and the business of education and the technologies and solutions that support it all. He has a penchant for teaching and demonstration and anything else that gets him in front of people to share the message of Continuous Learning, DevOps Culture, Innovation through Automation and IT Modernization.

Current position (1)

Chief Architect for Education, NA Public Sector

Red Hat

Degrees (1)

Master of Engineering Science - Software and Information Systems

University of Toledo

1998 to 1999

Presentations

Presentations (2)

The Evolution of IT: A Road to Containers

This session focuses on how and why businesses are containerizing their applications. The portability of an application and having the ability to move it from one cloud to another, on premise to off, is not as difficult as it may sound. Starting with a brief history of application architectures, listen to how leveraging container orchestration systems like Kubernetes and Docker are giving this desired flexibility.

Why Automation in the First Place... and No You Won't Automate Yourself Out of a Job

This session takes a humorous, yet informative look and why automation isn't just a passing fad, it's a necessity in today's enterprise. Covering both public and private sector, you will learn how automation in general and Ansible in particular can lead to not just job security, but also job satisfaction. This talk will include discussions of real use cases with measurable results and maybe even a few examples for fun.

Past talks (4)

Automate Your Tedious Tasks with Ansible Tower

Minnesota Government IT Symposium

St. Paul, MN, USA

December 10, 2019

The Evolution of IT: A Road to Containers

Minnesota Government IT Symposium

St. Paul, MN, USA

December 11, 2019

Why Automation in the First Place... and No You Won't Automate Yourself Out of a Job

AnsibleFest 2019

Atlanta, GA, USA

September 24, 2019

I.T. Evolution with Containers and Microservices

Missouri State and Academic IT Conference (MoSAIC)

Jefferson City, MO, USA

August 20, 2019

All (9)
Videos (1)
Photos (6)
Slides (2)

AnsibleFest Atlanta - Why Automate in the First place...and No you won't automate yourself out of a job

AnsibleFest Atlanta - 2019

On the Red Hat Mobile Platform Center in Dallas, TX - 2019

At the Carahsoft/Red Hat SLED Roadshow in Chicago - 2018

At Synnex: Red, White and You - 2018

AnsibleFest Atlanta 2019 - Why Automation in the First Place... and No You Won't Automate Yourself Out of a Job

MoSAIC 2019 - I.T. Evolution with Containers and Microservices

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Books & Articles (9)

Pivoting to Continuous Modernization in Higher Education

5 Steps State and Local Agencies Can Take to Achieve Continuous IT Modernization

The Long Wait: Why It’s Time for Higher Ed to Embrace Automation

Evolving With IT to Support Research

Top Ways Educational Institutions Dealt With 2020

Not 'Just a Fad,' Cloud Provides the Foundation for Future Technologies

How state, local govts and Higher Ed face similar IT challenges to federal, but with fewer resources

How App Developers Can Meet Customer Demand During a Crisis

Open-Source + Automation: A Gov Dream Team (p. 17)

Expertise (13)

Technology

Awards & certifications (8)

Certified Specialist in Containers and Kubernetes

Red Hat

2021

Certified System Administrator (RHCSA®)

Red Hat

2021

CY20 Q3 SLED Top Gun Awards - SA of the Quarter

Red Hat, NA Public Sector

2020

FY20 Q2 SLED Top Gun Awards - MVP West

Red Hat, NA Public Sector

2019

FY18 Q1 SLED Top Gun Awards - MVP West

Red Hat, NA Public Sector

2017

FY17 Q4 SLED Above and Beyond

Red Hat, NA Public Sector

2017

FY17 Q3 exCEEd Award - Quintessential Collaboration

Red Hat, Customer Experience and Operations

2017

FY17 Q3 SLED Above and Beyond

Red Hat, NA Public Sector

2016

Reviews

Testimonials (1)

I think Damien's background gives him the ability to quickly connect and instill a feeling of comfort with his audience. I have had the privilege of working with Damien for a few years now and even though he is no longer part of my team, I consistently look for reasons to get his services on loan. I know our message will get conveyed in a way that is above and beyond many presenters. With the level of skill and charm Damien possesses, I know that he would be able to deliver any message or content with the same level of engagement and passion. It is a joy to work with Damien and know I will always seek him out as a featured speaker.
Able Palacios
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Why choose me?

My talks and writings are exciting, fun and thoroughly informative.

Affiliations

Red Hat