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Aaron Harrison
Director Analyst
Aaron Harrison is a Director in Gartner's Information Technology Leaders practice. Mr. Harrison advises software engineering and application Leaders on subjects such as agile, technical debt, modernization, API strategy, application rationalization, business architecture, creating ARB / CAB, test automation, metrics, coordinating product lines, DevOps, DevSecOps, information security and leadership topics. He has more than 30 years professional IT experience across multiple industries including manufacturing, real estate, telecommunications and banking he's adept at translating between technologists and the C-Suite.
Previous experience
Prior to joining Gartner, Mr. Harrison managed SaaS and Support operations for cloud connected IoT gateways, and a PCI compliant solution. He also created an Incident Management rapid response team for a SaaS company, training teams on long term service management techniques. He influenced peer and executive management in Product, Engineering, QA, Professional Services, Sales and Hosting organizations in product design, delivery, and overall system improvement.
Areas of coverage
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Software Engineering Technologies
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Security of Applications and Data
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Software Engineering Practices
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Software Engineering Leadership
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Build a World-Class Software Engineering Organization
Education
B.A. Computer Systems Management, Saint Edward's University
Professional Certifications:
- (ISC2) - CISSP
- EXIN - ITIL Foundations
- Microsoft- Azure Fundamentals, MCSE (NT 4.0), Server 2003, Server 2008
- CompTia- Security+, Network+, Hardware+
Top Issues That I Help Clients Address
Application leadership, governance, and strategy
Information Security
Application technical debt
API Strategy
Starting ARB - Architecture Review Board