Matt Birkner

Matt Birkner is an accomplished Solutions Engineer at Cisco, specializing in Strategy, Web, Hyperscalers & SP Americas since April 2025, where the focus has been on developing networking infrastructure solutions and spearheading automation initiatives. Previously, Matt served as CTO Staff - Devops & Network System Engineer at Intel Corporation from January 2022 to November 2024, providing critical technical guidance and influencing customer architectural choices. Prior experience includes a role as a 5G Network and Security Solution Architect at AT&T, leading secure LTE/5G solutions, and a long tenure at Cisco as a Distinguished Engineer, where extensive experience was gained in designing large-scale networking solutions. Early career experience at MCI involved managing network operations for Managed Services customers. Matt holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Tufts University and completed the Executive Data Science Program at North Carolina State University.