Erfan Ibrahim

About Erfan Ibrahim

Erfan has expertise in cybersecurity, information technology, networking, renewable energy, smart grid, and nuclear technology. He has worked in industry, national labs, commercial research, academia, and IT/cybersecurity consulting roles.Erfan has done research, solved engineering problems, taught STEM subjects, managed teams of people, developed products and services, and helped organizations align their technology programs with their business goals.Erfan is currently focused on placing cybersecurity experts from his network in different industry verticals to perform threat/vulnerability assessments, implement identity and access management tools, deploy security information and event management technologies, and train staff on cybersecurity best practices.

Experience

1. Founder & CEO

   The Bit Bazaar Llc

   Mar 2018 — Present · San Francisco, CA, US

   The Bit Bazaar LLC (TBB) is a consulting company focused on cybersecurity, energy systems and waste management. TBB offers both onsite and remote consulting work to clients in the public and private sectors. I founded TBB to leverage my 3 decades of experience in energy, information technology and cybersecurity for the benefit of my clients. My professional experience has included verticals like telecommunications, electric sector, financial services, academia, national labs and private sector research organizations. My clients have included SUBNET in Calgary Canada, UC Davis, and Wave Strong in Pleasanton CA.

Education

• Fayetteville Manlius High School

  High School

  1979 — 1980

• Syracuse University

  BS Honors, Physics with Honors in Nuclear Engineering

  1980 — 1983

• The University of Texas at Austin

  Master of Science - MS, Mechanical Engineering

• University of California, Berkeley

  Ph.D., Nuclear Engineering

  1984 — 1987

Skills

• Business Development
• Wind
• Electric Power
• Technical Presentations
• Power Systems
• Energy
• Ami
• Cleantech
• Network Administration
• Engineering Management
• Consulting
• Energy Efficiency
• Sustainable Energy
• Engineering
• Networking
• Renewable Energy
• Program Management
• Management Consulting
• Solar Energy
• Crm
• Energy Policy
• Information Security
• Strategic Partnerships
• Product Management
• Start-Ups
• Telecommunications
• Integration
• Power Distribution
• Analysis
• Electricity Markets
• Business Strategy
• Teaching
• Entrepreneurship
• Smart Grid
• Power Generation
• Management
• Computer Security
• Energy Audits
• Energy Management
• Wireless Communications Systems