Gregory Bloden is a skilled Network Administrator currently employed at Simplex Trading LLC since October 2024. Prior experience includes serving as a Network Engineer at XR Trading from October 2018 to September 2024, and an internship as a Network Engineer Intern at Sentinel Technologies, where responsibilities included assisting with network equipment installation and conducting network topology discovery. Gregory also gained valuable experience as a Summer Analyst at Forsythe Technology, focusing on router and switch management, and creating data-driven recommendations for collaborative tool usage. A graduate of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a Bachelor's degree in Systems Engineering, Gregory has also developed leadership and communication skills as a Umpire for the Great Lakes Officials Association.