Conner Wilkinson

Conner Wilkinson has a diverse work experience in the technology industry. Conner is currently working as the CEO/Founder of Cascade Technology Services, a position they started in October 2022. Before that, they held various roles at Kinetix, including Chief Information Security Officer from May 2022 to October 2022. Prior to that, they served as Vice President of Security and Client Strategy from March 2020 to May 2022, Director of Client Success from June 2018 to March 2020, Lead Client Success Manager from January 2018 to June 2018, Senior Client Success Manager from September 2016 to December 2017, and Client Success Manager from July 2015 to August 2016. Conner also briefly worked as a Responsive Support Technician at Kinetix from May 2015 to July 2015, where they provided remote client technical support and administered various cloud services. Before joining Kinetix, Conner worked as an IT Technician at Professional Technology Integration, Inc. from September 2009 to September 2013. In this role, they managed Windows server systems, network equipment, software, and computer hardware for small and medium-sized businesses. Conner'sresponsibilities included setting up network infrastructure, installing computer hardware, and configuring software to client specifications.

Conner Wilkinson attended Menlo College from 2011 to 2015, where they earned a Bachelor's of Science degree in Management of Information Systems. In addition to their formal education, Conner has obtained several certifications in various fields. Conner became a Certified Okta Partner through Okta in April 2023, achieved the Certified Information Security Auditor (CISA) certification from ISACA Silicon Valley in December 2022, and acquired the Certified Information Security Manager® (CISM) certification from the same institution in January 2021. Furthermore, they became a Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) through EC-Council in July 2020, a Certified Cloud Security Professional (CCSP) through (ISC)² in December 2019, and a Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) through (ISC)² in July 2019. Among their certifications, Conner obtained the Rescue Diver certification from PADI in March 2019, the Certified OneLogin Administrator certification from OneLogin in November 2018, and the VMware Certified Associate certification from VMware in October 2018. Prior to that, in June 2018 and February 2018, they achieved the Cisco Certified Networking Associate - CCNA and Cisco Certified Networking Technician - CCENT certifications, respectively, from Cisco. Conner also holds the Certified Jamf Administrator - Jamf 300 certification from Jamf, which they obtained in December 2017, and the Certified Jamf Technician - Jamf 200 certification, earned in September 2017. Earlier in August 2017, they obtained the Advanced Open Water Diver certification from PADI, as well as the CompTIA Security+ and CompTIA IT Operations Specialist certifications from CompTIA. In June 2017, Conner acquired the CompTIA Secure Infrastructure Specialist certification, and in March 2017 they obtained the CompTIA Network+ certification. Conner'searlier certifications include the Cisco Meraki Networking Associate certification from Cisco Meraki in November 2016, and the CompTIA A+ certification from CompTIA in October 2016.