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Derek Gary

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Director of Information Technology at Sherwood Companies
📍 Owasso, Oklahoma, United States

Derek Gary serves as the Director of Information Technology at Sherwood Companies, where he drives a cloud-first strategy to modernize infrastructure and security. He previously led a complete AWS migration from four data centers at Vital Energy, significantly enhancing resilience and reducing costs. He holds an MBA and a CISM certification.

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He recently earned the Certified Information Security Manager (CISM) certification from ISACA.

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Experience
21 Years
Current Role
Director of Information Technology
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Owasso, Oklahoma, United States
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Cloud Transformation
He led a full cloud migration to AWS in a previous role and is now implementing a "cloud-first" strategy at his current company.
Cybersecurity Strategy
As Director of IT & Cybersecurity and a certified CISM, he focuses on identity management, governance, and strengthening digital resilience against threats.
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Career

Work history

1-2026
Director of Information Technology
Sherwood Companies
6-2025 - 1-2026
Director of IT & Cybersecurity
Vital Energy
2-2023 - 6-2025
Director of Information Technology
Vital Energy
3-2021 - 2-2023
Manager - IT Infrastructure
Vital Energy
9-2020 - 3-2021
Information Technology Solutions Architect
Vital Energy
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Education
2010 - 2011
MBA
Hamline University
1995 - 2001
Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Computer Engineering
University of Minnesota Duluth
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