Trent Hein
linux, Automation, and IIot in Boulder, Colorado
A passionate entrepreneur and leader, Trent specializes in solving challenging Information Technology problems.
Trent is best known as co-author of the best-selling Unix System Administration Handbook and Linux Administration Handbook. With a more than 29-year history, Unix System Administration Handbook has been translated into at least 16 languages and is recognized around the world as the "bible" of Unix system administration. Trent has received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the USENIX Association for his work as a developer with the University of California at Berkeley's Computer Systems Research Group (CSRG), and he was the third engineer hired at Berkeley Software Design Inc. (BSDI). Trent spent 16 years as co-founder and co-CEO of AppliedTrust, is currently the co-founder and co-CEO of Rule4.
A Boettcher Scholar, Trent holds a B.S. in Computer Science from the University of Colorado at Boulder, which in 2004 awarded him the Kalpana Chawla Outstanding Recent Alumni Award. Trent also holds certifications as a CCIE, CISSP, ISSMP, ISSAP, CSSA, and GCE.
Trent served on the Board of Directors of the Humane Society of Boulder Valley for seven years, and currently serves on the board of Harvest of Hope. Trent founded and curates the DevOps Boulder meetup.