Darian Nastvogel, MBA, PMP in

Darian Nastvogel, MBA, PMP

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Technical Program Manager - Operations Lead, Microsoft Power Up Program at Microsoft
📍 Chicago, Illinois, United States

Darian is a Technical Program Manager leading Microsofts Power Up Program, focusing on AI Agents and low-code upskilling with Copilot and Power Platform. A certified PMP with an MBA, his career includes managing Google Fibers Kansas City rollout and leading GTM strategy for VMware.

Outside of his tech career, Darian is a decorated military veteran, having been awarded both the Army Commendation Medal and the Navy and Marine Corps Commendation Medal. He is also an alumnus of the Deloitte CORE Leadership Program, showing a continued commitment to leadership development.

Unique fact: While at VMware, he was responsible for assembling the companys cross-functional response during cyberattacks and other crisis events.

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Experience
9 Years
Current Role
Technical Program Manager - Operations Lead, Microsoft Power Up Program
Job Level
Middle
Location
Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Low-code Platforms
He leads operations for Microsoft's Power Up Program, a global training initiative for Power Platform and Copilot Studio, empowering users to build applications.
AI Copilots
His work involves upskilling learners to build and deploy applications using Microsoft's Copilot, and he actively shares content about AI agent capabilities.
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Work history

2-2024
Technical Program Manager - Operations Lead, Microsoft Power Up Program
Microsoft
12-2022 - 3-2024
Technical Program Manager, Power Platform low-code education program
Microsoft
4-2022 - 12-2022
Technical Program Manager, Business Applications Platform (BAP)
Microsoft
1-2021 - 4-2022
Program Manager, GTM Strategy Planning & Ops
VMware
4-2020 - 12-2020
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Education
Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.)
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Bachelor's Degree
University of Maryland - A. James Clark School of Engineering
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