Summary
Christian Alvarado is a seasoned IT leader with nearly two decades of experience building and scaling IT infrastructure across Silicon Valley, Los Angeles, and Washington DC, now serving as Senior Director of IT at Coforma. He specializes in SaaS ecosystem management (Salesforce, Workday, Slack), SSO (OneLogin, Okta), MDM/JAMF/Kandji administration, and automation of Google Workspace via GAM, consistently driving security and operational efficiencies. Christian has led high-visibility migrations and merger integrations, negotiated core contracts, and delivered substantial cost savings—most notably $408K at PatientPop and $100K in asset recovery at Clutter. As the first IT hire at Coforma he established foundational infrastructure for government-facing work, blending technical depth with compliance experience. Outside enterprise IT he founded Home Records, an indie-electronic label with global reach, reflecting a creative entrepreneurial streak that informs his pragmatic, user-focused approach to technology.
10 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Arts (BA) Communication and Media Studies, Bachelor of Arts (BA) Communication and Media Studies at California State University, Los Angeles
Associate's in Arts University Transfer Studies, Associate's in Arts University Transfer Studies at Grossmont College
Master of Business Administration - MBA Information Technology, Master of Business Administration - MBA Information Technology at Illinois Institute of Technology
Spanish, English