Mason Ferratt

About Mason Ferratt

Earning the trust of customers and my peers brings me the most joy and success. For over 30 years I have gained the trust of numerous customers in all verticals from healthcare, public sector, industrial/manufacturing, retail, service providers, and financials. The most important lesson learned is the value of listening and relating. The world changes fast but to transform businesses takes patience as well as technical know-how.Areas of mastery:Zero Trust architectureCloud based cybersecurity Lightboarding/Whiteboarding to help explain and visualize transformative topics Enterprise: Campus/Data Center, Service Provider, CloudExecutive-level and technical staff-level presentations New and emerging technologies Problem solvingRelationship building - customer and partnersHelping a customer grow up as well as scale out with technologyEvaluation/Loan/Beta program involvementCustomer requirements gathering and business case formulationCollaboration with Product Line Managers, Technical Marketing Engineers, and developers Cross-functional collaborationSmall company/start-up experienceTeam leadershipSpecialties: Zero Trust, SDWAN, SDN, OpenStack, AWS, Python, Ethernet, TCP/IP, OSPF, BGP, MPLS, ATM, SONET, DWDM, cybersecurity (cloud-based, on-prem, IPSec/SSL VPNs, Firewalls, IDS/IPS, Pen-testing)UC San Diego certs: Machine Learning (ML) MethodsVMware certs: VCP6-NV, VCAP6-NV, VCIX-NVJuniper Networks certs: JNCIP-M, JNCIP-SP, JNCIP-SEC, JNCIA-SSL, JNCIA-FW/VPN

Experience

1. Senior System Engineer

   Illumio

   Dec 2023 — Present · San Diego, CA, US

   Illumio Regional Sr Systems Engineer for Southern California. As a pre-sales engineer I assist customers in their understanding cyber risk and where to apply zero trust principles like Zero Trust Segmentation (ZTS) to stop breaches from spreading across the hybrid attack surfaces in data center and cloud environments (Azure, AWS, GCP.). Present and demonstrate how the Illumio solution provides value by creating and delivering technical presentations for prospects from Application Owners to IT architects and C-level audiences. Built sales momentum by structuring, conducting, and presenting impactful customer Proof of Concept/Value projects. Contribute to continuous product improvement by providing real-world customer feedback to Product Management and Development via written use-cases and Jira tickets.

Education

• The George Washington University

  MS, Electrical Engineering

  1996 — 1998

• UC San Diego

  Machine Learning Methods - Certificate Program, Machine Learning (ML)

• UC San Diego Extended Studies

  Certificate Program, Machine Learning (ML) Methods

• University of Virginia

  BS, Mechanical Engineering

  1987 — 1991

Skills

• Firewalls
• Switches
• Networking
• Ip
• Network Security
• Telecommunications
• Mpls
• Security
• Vpn
• Juniper Technologies