Badges

55 Points
10 Years

User Activity

Over 10 years ago
Contributed a review of Fortinet FortiGate: Fortigate is Hard to Beat for the Money

Reviews

Fortinet FortiGate Logo
Over 10 years ago
Fortinet FortiGate

About me

Brad is a an experienced Technology Leader, Implementation Manager, Network Engineer, Writer, Change Agent and MCSE/MCITP. He has an in-depth knowledge of IT systems and operations, project management, large-scale system implementations and information security with over twelve years with hands on experience as an Enterprise Administrator and Network Manager in NT, 2000, 2003 and 2008 environments. He has extiensive experience in Server Virtualization including VMware and Hyper-V integrated with HP and EMC SANs and a practiced understanding of Exchange, Lync Server, Fortigate UTM devices, Active Directory, Procurve Switches, Wireless, DNS, PKI and DFS. He also has five years of experience as a Microsoft Certification Instructor. He is also an accomplished writer, contributing to a number of white papers and articles in national journals.

Besides numerous IT Certifications, Brad holds a Masters Degree in Organizational Leadership and a B.A. in Communications. He has been elected to public office and has held other leadership positions. He is a graduate of the Coverdell Leadership Institute. He has designed the course curriculum for many IT online courses and has conducted IT training for corporate and public organizations. Brad has made presentations at a number of regional and national technology conferences and has been interviewed by professional trade journals for his ideas on virtualization and the cloud.

With the birth of cloud and virtualization technologies, the IT world faces a climate of boundless change that will result in the transformation of many organizations. We are witnessing the beginning of the next IT revolution and Brad has the experience to help you chart a visionary strategy that will help you achieve both your IT and business goals for years to come.

Brad resides in the Atlanta Metro/North Georgia area but can work with you remotely for consultation, project implementation and management as well as server or network troubleshooting.

Specialties:Microsoft Server 2008 and 2003, VMware, Hyper-V, HP and EMC SANs, Procurve Switches, Cisco routers, Fortinet SonicWall and McAfee firewalls, Active Directory, Exchange, Lync Server 2010, Dell and HP servers, Wyse Terminals