Profiles In Success: Dr. Alberto Llanes

Dr. Alberto Llanes is a 2016 graduate of Trident’s Ph.D. in Business Administration program. He currently serves as the Chief Enterprise Architect for IRIS Health Solutions, LLC, supporting the Federal Health Architecture (FHA) as one of their two contractor Lead Enterprise Architects.

Trident: Since your time at Trident, have you made moves upward in your career? Or accomplished specific career goals?

Dr. Alberto Llanes: As a student at Trident my career progressed from chief technology officer of a small organization out of New York, through Lead Enterprise Architect at General Dynamics Information Technology, to Chief Enterprise Architect at IRIS Health Solutions, LLC. I'm better positioned to contribute to the betterment of our nation's health system and have to give some of the credit to my learning at Trident University International. I am now a more disciplined critical thinker which has led to more career success.

Trident: Who are some of the professors that left a positive impression on you?
AL: Dr. Indira Guzman (pictured above), Dr. Joshua Shackman, Dr. Alan Flaschner, Dr. Daniel Corcoran, Dr. Sharon Nazarchuk, Dr. Stephen Fitzgerald, and Dr. JD Eveland were enthusiastic, fair, and demanding professors who contributed to my learning.

Trident: Do you have any final words about your experience at Trident?
AL: I would recommend Trident University International to any serious student or organization looking to build its intellectual capital. Trident is an academically demanding institution of learning with a heart. If you are intent on working hard to gain knowledge in a friendly and caring environment with world class mentors at a reasonable cost, then this is the University for you. Although the curriculum is demanding, support is plentiful. All you have to do is ask.