Blake Sparkes

Blake Sparkes joined OHA in 2020. As Solution Architect, he is responsible for the design, implementation, and release of OHA’s internal and external software offerings. Blake engages internal and external stakeholders to provide efficient and useful business solutions. For over 20 years before joining OHA, Blake was a consultant in multiple industries, including telecommunications, engineering, education, insurance, logistics, and retail, including 10 years at Ohio state government departments. Blake holds a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from Memorial University of Newfoundland and a post-graduate diploma in Applied Information Technology from the Information Technology Institute in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Blake is a native of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. His wife, Stephanie is a registered nurse, and they live near downtown Columbus, where they enjoy spending time with her two teenage children, and their dog, Romy. Blake enjoys world travel, photography, hiking, and mountain biking.