Summary
Dan Rey is an experienced Microsoft-certified trainer, community builder, and Live Events Analyst based in Chicago with eight years of focused experience orchestrating technical training and large-scale internal events. He blends deep Microsoft 365 and Teams expertise—recognized by dual MVP awards—with hands-on roles as a technical architect, speaker, and workshop facilitator, and currently supports ~100 live events at McDonald’s headquarters. Dan founded and leads local Microsoft Alumni and Speakers Hub communities, produces regular live streams and instructional content, and has a long track record of designing curriculum and adoption programs for enterprise customers. Beyond tech, he’s a seasoned public speaker and Toastmasters leader who leverages storytelling and humor to make complex cloud and on-premises concepts accessible, and he’s unusually adept at translating enterprise readiness into engaging live experiences.
8 years of coding experience
Accounting and Computer Science, Accounting and Computer Science at Millikin University