Michael Keen is the Director and Senior Solutions Architect in the Enterprise Architecture group at Alliance Technologies in Des Moines, Iowa. He is an innovative, results-oriented architect and executive with over a ten years of experience using technology to reach business objectives and eliminate barriers to business growth.
Before his career in IT, Michael was a professional alpine climber. He spent over seven years on and around the highest peaks of the world. He has learned what it takes to prepare oneself for large challenges and has taken those experiences and translated them into his successful career in IT.
Today, Michael spends most his time speaking in front of C-level executives and other business groups around the U.S. on the how to integrate IT and business. He brings his experience in strategy and execution from alpine climbing to the world of strategic IT automation and execution using dynamic IT concepts and virtualization and application delivery.