Brandon Riffel

About Brandon Riffel

I am an IT and technology operations leader with over 25 years of experience supporting mission-critical environments in healthcare, higher education, and public education.My career has been defined by stability, accountability, and long-term ownership. I do not job-hop. I stay, build, and earn trust over time. In each organization, my roles have evolved as responsibility and leadership expanded, reflecting a proven ability to deliver results, adapt to change, and take on broader operational ownership. I’ve held three primary roles over 25 years, each involving increasing scope, high availability, security, and public trust.Currently, as Director of Technology for USD 232 (De Soto School District), I lead enterprise technology operations supporting thousands of users across instructional, administrative, and operational systems. My focus is reliability, security, scalability, and calm execution under pressure.I am based in the Kansas City area and am passionate about building sustainable, well-governed technology environments that serve organizations and communities for the long term.

Experience

1. Director of Technology

   De Soto Unified School Dist

   Nov 2014 — Present · De Soto, KS, US

   My role as the Chief Operational Technology Officer is primarily to provide technology leadership and vision for all aspects of operations with the school district. This includes the oversight of all technical contracts and services provided by strategic outsourced partners and providers. This position also requires the planning and executing short and long range capital expenditure projects in accordance with district initiatives while ensuring optimum value and cost avoidance.

Education

• Johnson County Community College

  MCSE, Microsoft Certified System Engineer

  2003 — 2003

• Pittsburg State University

  BBA, Information Systems

  1996 — 2001

• De Soto High School

  Diploma, General Studies

  1992 — 1996

Skills

• Meraki Networks
• Juniper Switches
• Purchasing Negotiation
• Os X
• Mac Os X
• Telecommunications
• Software Documentation
• Aruba Wireless
• Vmware Esx
• Management
• Ios
• Voip
• Troubleshooting
• Data Center
• Servers
• Windows 7
• Vmware View
• Networking
• Hyper-V
• Capital Budgeting
• Cisco Technologies
• Leadership
• Vmware
• Wan
• Budgeting
• Active Directory
• Windows Server
• Information Security
• Strategic Vision
• System Administration
• Strategic Planning
• Shoretel
• Cisco Ios
• Virtualization
• IT Strategy
• Operating Budgets
• Vmware Infrastructure
• Information Technology
• Visio
• Microsoft Exchange