Dennis B.

About Dennis B.

Dennis Birchard is a technical architect, strategist and trusted advisor with more than 30 years of experience spanning networking, systems, cloud, SecOps, and cybersecurity. His career uniquely progressed up the OSI model — from hands-on cabling and infrastructure to architecting and securing Fortune 500 web, infrastructure, and enterprise environments — giving him rare depth across the full technology stack.Dennis specializes in translating complex technical challenges into clear business outcomes. He has led and supported large-scale deployments involving DDoS mitigation, web application and API protection, micro-segmentation, and resilient cloud network architectures. Known for practical innovation and real-world execution, he thrives in high-stakes environments where performance, availability, and security must coexist.A strong advocate for team strategy and cross-functional alignment, Dennis partners closely with sales, marketing, product, operations, architecture, and strategic alliance teams to drive revenue and advocation, while maintaining technical integrity. He is an experienced public speaker and mentor who develops and delivers impactful training programs, helping organizations and customers elevate their security posture with confidence.Core Focus Areas:Cybersecurity Strategy | Network Architecture | DDoS & Web Security | Cloud & Infrastructure Protection | Technical Leadership | Customer Enablement | Security Advocate and Evangelist Keywords:Cyber Resilience, DDoS Mitigation Strategy, Web Application & API Security, Zero Trust Architecture, Micro-Segmentation, Cloud & Edge Security, Security Architecture, Network Modernization, SASE, Risk Mitigation, Technical Leadership, Executive Advisory, Security Maturity Frameworks, Cross-Functional Strategy, Revenue Alignment, Customer Enablement, Public Speaking, Technical Mentorship, BGP, OSPF, DNS, TCP/IP, IPv4/IPv6, IDS/IPS, WAF, Load Balancing, Linux, PKI, DPI, Network Engineering

Experience

1. Global Lead, Principal Enterprise Security Architect

   Akamai Technologies

   Jul 2007 — Present · US

   Designing and Integrating the Global Fortune 500 with Cloud Security Solutions focused on Web and Infrastructure Security related threats. Focused primarily on designing multifaceted, hybrid cloud designs. In order to achieve reliable and optimized threat detection and mitigation techniques for services hosted in the Cloud, 3rd Party Hosting or Data Center architecture.Working with CTOs, CISOs, CIOs and other various leaderships among the my customers to not only design and implement the best of breed approach for cyber security but also coach/guide them on innovations not yet adopted among the main stream. Driving pillars into the security community of how to better protect and ensure availability to multi-vector security threats is a passion of mine!Ensuring businesses and partners have up-to-date information on the current attack landscape by providing Public and Private panel discussions, round-table engagements, conferences with regards to proactive counter measures, reactive operational efficiencies, and a comprehensive understanding of Security best practice for over 6 years.Assisting the Sr Business/Sales and Technical Teams to drive business by developing trusted and working relationships with Prospects and Opportunities for DDoS and WAF related Cloud Services.

Education

• Technical College

  Associate of Science (A.S.), WAN-LAN-OSI-IOS-SECURITY-IDS-IPS-DDOS-WAF-APT-ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN-INTEGRATION

  2001 — 2004

• Akamai University

  Cloud Technologies, Private / Public Cloud Architecture