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Frank Shepherd

Captain · DISC type SD
Co-Founder at Mangudai LLC (SDVOSB)
📍 Charlotte, North Carolina, United States

Frank Shepherd is the Co-Founder and CTO of A-VAR Inc., specializing in technology solutions that enhance IT visibility and efficiency. With a background in systems engineering and product management, he holds certifications like VMware Certified Professional. Colleagues describe him as positive, optimistic, and possessing deep technical knowledge.

An alumnus of both UNC-Chapel Hill and North Carolina State University, Frank was a member of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity. His interests appear to include hands-on activities like fixing cars, from which he draws parallels to technological innovation and problem-solving in the cloud and MLOps spaces.

Frank is a two-time founder, having started both A-VAR Inc. and Apero Technology Solutions, a data stewardship company.

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Experience
8 Years
Current Role
Co-Founder
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Personality Overview

How Frank shows up

Dynamic But Sincere
Planner & Achiever
Decisive But Calm

They might take some time to make their mind up but once they do, they don't change it easily. They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time. They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together.

Priorities

Topics Frank cares about

IT Visibility
As Co-Founder of A-VAR Inc., his primary focus is delivering technology solutions that improve visibility and efficiency for IT teams.
Data Lifecycle
He founded Apero Technology Solutions, a company centered on data stewardship, quality, governance, and compliance throughout the data lifecycle.
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Career

Work history

6-2022
Co-Founder
Mangudai LLC (SDVOSB)
6-2021
Co-Founder & CTO of A-VAR Inc.
A-VAR Inc.
9-2019 - 6-2021
Principal Systems Engineer
Tintri by DDN
10-2018 - 9-2019
Founder
Apero Technology Solutions
3-2018 - 9-2018
Director of Product Management
Green Cloud Technologies
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
1997 - 1999
B.S.
North Carolina State University
1991 - 1995
B.A.
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

S

Steadiness (S)

Steadiness (S) reflects the degree to which a person is likely to focus on cooperation, support and taking everyone along. Those scoring high tend to be consistent and calm.

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