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Mike Gardner has held a variety of roles in the technology industry since 2000. From 2000 to 2004, they worked as an Information Analyst/Developer for Electronic Data Systems, a Technology Consultant for Fusion Alliance, and a Sr. Lead J2EE Developer for Lafayette Life Insurance Company. In 2004, they began working for Verizon as a Lead Developer and Development Manager, where they architected and developed several Java web-based applications. In 2009, they started working for Composite Software as a Professional Services - Team Lead, where they specialized in data distribution and management strategies. In 2013, Composite Software was acquired by Cisco, and Mike Gardner continued to work on architecting and delivering data integration solutions using the Cisco Data Virtualization suite. In 2017, they became the VP of Customer Success at HEAVY.AI, where they were the Global head of Customer Success, Services, and Support. Most recently, in 2021, they became the Head of Customer Success at Cape Privacy, where they are responsible for protecting data (and code) with confidential computing.

Mike Gardner attended Indiana University Kokomo from 1998 to 2003.