Eric Anderson

Eric Anderson, CISSP, is a seasoned Senior Network Engineer with over 20 years of experience in network engineering and security. Currently employed at Central Garden & Pet since April 2018, Eric specializes in Fortinet, Palo Alto Networks, Cisco, and various open-source tools, serving as the subject matter expert (SME) for firewalls. Prior to this role, Eric worked at First Republic Bank, where responsibilities included serving as the Cisco ISE SME and transitioning an ISE proof of concept to production. Eric has also held positions at companies such as PMI Mortgage Insurance Co., Arch Mortgage Insurance Company, and Vignette Inc., demonstrating a strong background in network design, implementation, and support across diverse environments. Eric is educated in network automation solutions and has a degree from the University of Nevada, Reno.