Millichamp Recognized During 2012 Red Hat Summit and JBoss World
RALEIGH, N.C. & BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
RED HAT SUMMIT AND JBOSS WORLD 2012-- Red Hat, Inc. (NYSE: RHT),
the world's leading provider of open source solutions, today announced
that Sean Millichamp, Senior Linux Architect at Secure-24, Inc., has
been named the 2012 Worldwide Red Hat Certified Professional of the
Year. Red Hat certifications are earned by passing rigorous practical
exams during which candidates must perform the real-world tasks required
in production environments. The annual Red Hat Certified Professional of
the Year awards recognize and honor the hard work, expertise and
ingenuity of those holding Red Hat certifications.
Sean Millichamp, RHCE, has been deploying Red Hat-based systems in
customer environments for 14 years. He has deployed Red Hat Linux and
Red Hat Enterprise Linux in many different configurations for many
different companies. Today he is a Senior Linux Architect for Secure-24,
Inc., a managed hosting and cloud provider and Red Hat Partner in the
Detroit, Michigan area. He is responsible for setting the technical
standards and direction for his organization's Red Hat Enterprise Linux
environment. He works with his human resources department to help find
and hire top Linux talent and facilitates workplace study sessions for
employees working toward their Red Hat certifications.
More than 60 entries were received in the 2012 Red Hat Certified
Professional of the Year contest, with contestants representing Red
Hat's RHCSA, RHCE, RHCDS, RHCA and JBCAA certification credentials.
Millichamp was selected as the 2012 Worldwide Red Hat Certified
Professional of the Year by a panel of experts in the field of business
and open source technology, and was honored at the Innovation Hour
during the Red Hat Summit and JBoss World in Boston on June 28.
In addition to Millichamp, Red Hat also recognized the following
individuals as Regional Red Hat Certified Professionals of the Year:
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Suraj Kumar (RHCE) — Asia Pacific
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Bruno Lima (RHCA) — Europe-Middle East-Africa
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Juan David Perez Orozco (RHCDS) — Latin America
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David Kramer (RHCA) — North America
Supporting Quotes
Randy Russell, director of certification, Red Hat
"We are excited to honor Sean for his many years of dedication and
contribution to Red Hat solutions and the open source way. Sean is an
excellent example of the value that Red Hat certifications can provide
to individuals in enterprise IT. Congratulations to Sean on his
achievements."
Sean Millichamp, senior Linux architect, Secure-24, Inc. (Winner)
"It was a great honor to be selected as this year's Red Hat Certified
Professional of the Year, especially after my many years of experience
working with Red Hat technologies and seeing first-hand the value they
deliver to organizations. The exams and training provided by Red Hat
have allowed me to more effectively deploy my Red Hat-based systems in a
variety of environments and are truly an invaluable resource."
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