Keith Willowhawk

Keith Willowhawk has a diverse work experience spanning over several companies and roles. Keith started their career at CGI (formerly American Management Systems) as a Senior Network Engineer, where they supported federal defense and industrial services with network architecture, security, and platform engineering expertise. After that, they worked at BAE Systems as a Principal Systems Engineer, providing technical support and consultation to the FBI Boston Division and serving as the technical lead for the eastern region.

Keith then joined Acadian Asset Management as a Principal Networked Systems Engineer, where they worked for five years before moving to Ventyx. At Ventyx, they served as a Senior Systems Administrator and was responsible for data center capacity planning and implementing process improvements to effectively scale the company. Keith also developed a company-wide architecture unit and standardized processes for technology projects and maintenance.

Next, Keith joined LogRhythm as a Principal Enterprise Architect, where they built and executed the technology roadmap and led the engineering and networking teams. Keith also co-authored job descriptions and a recruitment strategy for the Enterprise Architecture unit. Following LogRhythm, Keith worked at General Dynamics Information Technology as a Senior Principal Engineer, contributing to a $1B strategic project and modernizing the company's cloud operations as an Infrastructure Architect.

After their time at General Dynamics, Keith joined Maximus as a Senior Systems Architect after the company acquired GDIT. In this role, they piloted a new hybrid cloud practice and created proof of concept environments to test cloud product offerings.

Keith's next position was at Mozilla, where they served as a Sr. Product Manager for Firefox Mobile. Keith used data-driven strategies and exceeded monthly active user goals.

Most recently, Keith worked at Stateless as a Cloud Architect. Keith led the development and commercialization of a new product offering for hybrid multi-cloud connectivity. Keith coordinated talent and product direction, worked with external partners, and matured the solution to be scalable and resilient.

Currently, Keith is a Sales Engineer at Augtera Networks, utilizing their extensive technical expertise and experience to contribute to the company's success.

Keith Willowhawk's education history is as follows:

From 2005 to 2007, Keith attended Colorado Technical University, where they obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Software Engineering.

In 2005, Keith received training in Information Security Awareness Fundamentals from the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

In 2004, Keith participated in the Self Expression and Leadership Program at Landmark.

In 1997, Keith completed the Primary Leadership Development course at the United States Army.

From 1994 to 1996, Keith studied Computer Science at George Mason University.

In 1993, Keith received training in Psychological Operations at the United States Army Special Warfare Center and School.

In 1992 and 1993, Keith pursued studies in Computer Science at the Colorado School of Mines.

Additionally, Keith holds various certifications, including AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (obtained in August 2020), VMware Certified Professional - DataCenter Virtualization (obtained in February 2017), MCSA: Web Applications - Certified 2016 (obtained in September 2016), Microsoft Certified Solutions Developer (obtained in September 2016), LogRhythm Certified Professional (obtained in October 2014), ITILv3 Foundation (obtained in 2013), Agile Software Development Lifecycle (obtained in 2010), Software Engineering Application (obtained from Colorado Technical University in 2007), Object Oriented Methods (obtained from Colorado Technical University in 2006), Software Engineering Process (obtained from Colorado Technical University in 2006), Unix Network Administration (obtained from Colorado Technical University in 2006), WatchGuard Certified Server Security Expert (obtained in 2003), WatchGuard Certified Security Professional (obtained in 2002), Microsoft Certified Professional + Internet (obtained in 2000), Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (obtained in 2000), and Certified Novell Engineer (obtained in 1999).