Marlon Buchanan

About Marlon Buchanan

I am a proven visionary and strategic leader that aligns technology products and services with business needs. I am also an author of home technology books and articles.25+ years of experience in IT as a director, supervisor, software developer, and college instructor responsible for managing cross-functional teams, customers, schedules, budgets, requirements, and projects in the software and e-commerce industries. An education background including a B.S. in computer science from M.I.T. and an MBA and Master of Software Engineering degrees from Seattle University. Experienced in M365 configuration and administration, CRM systems, business intelligence, system administration, leading agile projects, requirements analysis, software support, and various other technologies and methodologies.Specialties: Bridging the gap between technical and non-technical parties, project leadership, relationship management, finance, child welfare, capacity building, negotiation, employee recruitment and retention, organizational analysis, budget management/cost control, PC hardware, SOHO networking, home automation, smart home technology, Agile, Scrum, test-driven development, ITIL, MOF, UNIX, Linux, Windows, M365, and artificial intelligence education.

Experience

1. Founder and Creator

   Hometechhacker

   Mar 2018 — Present

   Author of multiple home technology books and articles. Create tools, videos, tutorials, articles and books to help people of all backgrounds make the most of their home technology.Technologist, author, speaker, and consultant focusing on smart homes, cybersecurity, and home networks.

Education

• Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  Bachelor of Science, Computer Science and Engineering

• Seattle University

  MBA, Business

  1998 — 2000

• Seattle University

  Master of Software Engineering, Software Engineering

  1997 — 1999

Skills

• Change Management
• Active Directory
• Unix
• Windows Server
• Problem Solving
• Linux
• Budgeting
• System Administration
• Vendor Management
• Mysql
• Sharepoint
• Testing
• Apache
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Personal Finance
• Dns
• Integration
• Project Portfolio Management
• Group Policy
• Project Planning
• Documentation
• Business Analysis
• Requirements Analysis
• Cloud Computing
• Program Management
• Agile
• Child Welfare
• Software Project Management
• Servers
• Itil
• Microsoft Crm
• Requirements Gathering
• Agile Methodologies
• Management
• Project Management
• Negotiation
• Systems Analysis
• Computer Hardware
• Virtualization
• Agile Project Management