Aparna Subramanian and Branden Rasmussen, members of the Dakota Carrier Network information systems team, have recently earned industry certifications. Both are based in Bismarck and serve customers throughout the state.
Subramanian completed Optical Communications Associate (OCA) certification through Ciena. This certification equips professionals with essential skills in optical network design and optimization, focusing on increasing network capacity and efficiency.
Subramanian has served as DCN’s information systems manager since 2021. She joined DCN in 2014 as ethernet/IP technician. In 2017, she was promoted to sales engineer and moved into the role of systems engineer in January 2020. Subramanian holds numerous professional certifications including Certified Information Systems Security Professional, Nokia Network Routing Specialist II, and Carrier Ethernet Certified Professional v2.0.
Rasmussen, who has been with DCN since 2021, is cloud services specialist. He recently completed CompTIA Linux+ certification. This certification also includes CompTIA Systems Support Specialist and CompTIA Linux Network Professional. Earning this validates Rasmussen’s skills in managing, securing, optimizing, and troubleshooting Linux systems, covering configuration, cloud operations, containerization, automation, and scripting.
He also holds numerous industry certifications including Veeam Certified Architect, Veeam Certified Engineer, VMware Certified Professional – Data Center Virtualization 2023, and numerous CompTIA and Microsoft certifications.
