Shane O’Brien is the Chief Technology Officer, leading our team’s creation of multi-platform technology solutions, strategies and services for our customers and partners. He provides overall technical leadership for a number of projects and initiatives, working closely with Aqueduct’s leadership team to influence decisions regarding the organization’s s go-to market strategy.

Shane started his career enlisting early into the US Army at the age of 17, following 9/11. He is recognized for serving our country in missions during the Global War on Terrorism Campaign. While on assignment supporting the newly created TSA, he had a chance encounter with then CEO of Acronis, who offered him a start in IT following his time in the military.  This is where his career journey in technology began.

Now with 17 years in tech, he has built and led multiple engineering teams and holds several technical certifications in the industry. Prior to joining Aqueduct, he was with World Wide Technology, where he began as a Cloud Architect, then becoming Regional Manager for their Sales Engineering teams, and finally moving into a Client Executive position. He joined Aqueduct in 2021 and is a vital part of the company’s executive leadership team, supporting the company’s technical vision and strategy, while leading the technical teams across Aqueduct’s practice areas.

Shane spends his free time with his wife and three young children, enjoying summer lake time in Vermont, and playing golf.

Prior to joining Aqueduct, Valerie has built efficient teams, processes and infrastructure to support Accounting, Finance and HR operations in numerous corporations around the Boston metro. Most recently she spent five and a half years at Turbonomic during their hyper-growth phase and was instrumental in supporting 26 quarters of consecutive growth by working closely with management to drive top line growth while efficiently managing the bottom line.

In her free time Valerie likes traveling, biking and ballroom dancing. Valerie has a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Accounting and an MBA from Bentley University, in addition to a Human Resources certificate from Stonehill College.

With over fifteen years of solution provider industry experience, Dan has had a tremendous impact to Aqueduct’s core business, working with Aqueduct’s customers directly, identifying their business challenges and helping to implement technical solutions. Dan most recently served as Aqueduct’s Director of Sales and has demonstrated his commitment over the years to our ease of doing business with our customers and business partners while ensuring our internal ability of conducting business to provide the ultimate customer experience.

As a Nichols College alumnus, and 2021 Hofstra Dad, Dan spends his free time outside of work dedicated to his family, enjoying weekend event Lacrosse tournaments, CrossFit with his wife Rachael, and golfing with friends.

Dan has been focused on delivering value to customers throughout his career beginning in professional services solution delivery through building and leading customer delivery and customer success organizations focused on identity and access management and cybersecurity.  Across his career, Dan has recognized the need to understand a customer’s objectives in order to deliver value to the customer.

Outside of work, Dan enjoys golf and skiing.  He holds an undergraduate degree from Tufts University and a graduate degree from Boston University.

Prior to moving into his most recent role, Jay was the Practice Director of Network, Security and Data Center, where he was responsible for over-seeing professional services engagements.

With over twenty years of experience between the enterprise and solution provider industry, Jay has worked closely with customers on developing solutions from start to finish with expertise in implementation.

Jay holds two Cisco CCIE certifications (Data Center and Security) and an undergraduate and graduate degree from Northeastern University. Outside of work, Jay lives an active lifestyle, spending time with his family and continually learning new technologies.

With 10+ years in the IT/ Marketing industry, Katie has demonstrated success in campaign and event planning, content design, PR, branding, and digital marketing.  She has had a tremendous impact on Aqueduct’s growth, orchestrating strategic partner marketing initiatives and industry recognition programs. Katie enjoys continually learning new trends in tech marketing to positively impact our customers. Prior to joining Aqueduct five years ago, she worked at IDG’s CIO Executive Council.  During her time there, she also spearheaded content and event programming for their Women in Leadership group.

Katie graduated from UMass Amherst with a degree in Marketing and Economics.  Outside of work, she enjoys cooking, reading, home design projects, and spending time with her husband and their two daughters.