Brian Rees

About Brian Rees

25 years + experience in LAN / WAN design with expertise in enterprise-class Firewalls, IPS units, Remote Access Systems, Authentication systems as well as all Security related elements of networking.I excel at solutions designing, enterprise architecture and enjoy troubleshooting, you got problems, I\'ve got answers.Specialties: Innovative solution designing that leverages Cisco Systems Routers, Switches, Authentication systems like ACS & ISE, Cisco ASA Firewalls as well as TippingPoint IPS units, various SSL gateway products and PaloAlto Next-Gen Firewalls. I dabble in SDN like Viptela and Versa and I know the emerging Sase architecture as well as anyone.I talk cloud, public, private, hybrid, community, we do it all. I\'m a thinker and a doer.

Experience

1. Chief Infastructure Engineer

   Kaiser Permanente

   Oct 1996 — Present · US

   Provide for the network security planning and design. Responsible for defining the architecture and standards to be deployed throughout the enterprise. Testing and in-bounding of new appliances, applications or infrastructure relating to network security.

Education

• Technical learning Center

  Electronics / microprocessors

  1995 — 1996

• Montgomery College

  Biology

  1985 — 1987

Skills

• Information Technology
• Cloud Security
• Integration
• Vmware
• Data Network
• Business Continuity
• System Administration
• Troubleshooting
• Juniper
• Ips
• Security
• Enterprise Software
• Enterprise Architecture
• Citrix
• Infrastructure
• Virtualization
• Routers
• Wan
• IT Strategy
• Hipaa
• Operating Systems
• Firewalls
• Cloud Computing
• Private Cloud
• Computer Security
• Network Architecture
• Hybrid Cloud
• Testing
• Sharepoint
• Switches
• Vulnerability Management
• Bodybuilding
• IT Operations
• Storage
• Tcp/Ip
• Cisco Technologies
• Penetration Testing
• San
• IT Management
• Fitness