Devin Akin, Founder
Devin Akin is the founder and Principal Wi-Fi Architect of Divergent Dynamics, a Wi-Fi Systems Integrator and Training organization. He specializes in innovative design, validation, and performance optimization solutions for healthcare, education, manufacturing, warehousing, and stadium/arena markets.
Akin has 25+ years in IT, with 20+ years in WLAN specifically. Over the last 15 years, he has held top executive positions with WLAN hardware market leaders, such as Aerohive Networks, Extreme Networks, and Mojo Networks (now Arista).
Akin got his start working as a network design engineer for EarthLink, AT&T/BellSouth, Foundry Networks, and Sentinel Technologies as well as working as an RF engineer in the U.S. Army. He then went on to co-found CWNP, now the de facto global standard for vendor-neutral Wi-Fi training and certification, and Peachtree Wireless Solutions, a vendor-specific training and services company, where he served as CTO for both companies until 2009.
He has authored and edited several books with Wiley-Sybex and McGraw-Hill and holds some of the industry’s most esteemed certifications, including CWNE. He is considered an authority on Wi-Fi technology and the Enterprise Wi-Fi market at-large.
Devin Akin, Founder
Our Values
Employees First
People are the company, and our company is more of a family than an employer. Divergent doesn’t believe in the adage, “people are our best assets” because we don’t consider people as assets. We celebrate and encourage individuality and creativeness, promote presence and mindfulness in every situation, and cherish compassion in relationships.
We encourage and empower our employees to be the best they can be and to follow their life’s calling. We believe whole-heartedly in career advancement, work-life balance, and strive to create an environment where work is one of the best parts of life.
Principles Matter
There’s no substitute for integrity. We believe in doing the right thing (both in word and deed), at the right time, in the right way, and for the right reasons. Without having compassion for self and others, speaking the truth can be cold and destructive. We call our approach, “Truth, in love.”
Customers are Cherished
We love our customers, and we see them as partners with our business. Diligently and faithfully serving their needs, while building a trusting relationship, is critical to how we do business. We want ecstatic and evangelistic customers who share their experience with others.
Community is Our Motivation
Divergent’s prime directive, to borrow from Star Trek terminology, is to love our neighbor. We believe that loving our neighbor and giving to our community is a privilege. In sharing knowledge, we all become more valuable.