Christopher Brand

Christopher Brand has a diverse work experience in the field of cyber security and IT. Christopher currently works at Freedom Consulting Group, LLC as the Lead Cyber Security Engineer/Senior Operations Manager since January 2022. Prior to that, they were employed at Geodata IT, LLC where they held multiple roles including Lead Cyber Security Engineer from September 2021 to April 2022, Senior Cyber Security Engineer from June 2019 to September 2021, and Senior Linux System Administrator from May 2018 to June 2019.

In addition, Christopher worked as an Adjunct Instructor of Data Science at the University of Missouri-Columbia from June 2021 to November 2021. Christopher also served in the Army National Guard as a Signal Support System Specialist from November 2010 to May 2019 and as an IT Specialist from July 2014 to October 2014. Moreover, they held positions at Leidos as a Senior Linux Systems Administrator from October 2017 to May 2018 and at Sawdey Solution Services as a Senior Linux System Administrator from January 2015 to October 2017.

Christopher Brand has a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management from Park University. Christopher also holds a Master of Science degree in Cyber Security from Maryville University of Saint Louis. In addition to their degrees, Christopher has obtained several certifications, including ITIL v3 Foundations from EXIN in January 2015, Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) from (ISC)² in March 2021, Splunk Core Certified Power User from Splunk in December 2020, Splunk Core Certified User from Splunk in July 2020, Splunk Enterprise Certified Admin from Splunk in March 2021, Splunk Enterprise Certified Architect from Splunk in April 2023, CompTIA Advanced Security Practitioner (CASP) from CompTIA in April 2019, Network+ from CompTIA in May 2018, Security+ from CompTIA in February 2015, and Certified Ethical Hacker from EC-Council in October 2018.