Does anyone know of a Jira expert in SF Bay Area that can walk us through set-up and implementation?

[Nic Brough -Adaptavist-]

There's about 2,500 of us in San Jose this week, and most of us would probably work for the promise of a bit more free beer and a free t-shirt at this point...

But for a sensible answer, have a look at https://www.atlassian.com/resources/experts  - I'd heartily recommend most of this lot without question.