Kevin Spire

Kevin Spire is a native Iowan who has spent most of his adult life in Des Moines. He shifted from an interest in healthcare to developing skills in the field of mainframe computer programming. He discovered that technical support areas were more his strength, which allowed him to build foundations in troubleshooting and analysis. Later, as a manager of QA teams spread across the US and India, he was able to build on that foundation.

After a 30+ year career in IT, Kevin was laid off from his job. He decided to try something different. His long passion for genealogy research and advising others in ways to achieve their research goals led him to establish Inspired Connections, an LLC that would offer research assistance and support with a client’s family-history related projects in 2021. Kevin has also held the roles of President and Vice President of the Iowa Genealogical Society. He continues to teach classes about genealogy-related topics.