Michael Brine

Michael Brine has a diverse range of work experience spanning over 15 years. Michael is currently working at RAC WA as a Cyber Security Information Protection Lead, a role they have held since 2023. Prior to this, they served as the End User Services Manager at RAC WA from 2020 to 2023. Michael also worked as the Identity and Infrastructure Team Lead at RAC WA from 2018 to 2020. Before joining RAC WA, Michael worked at Kinetic IT as a Technical Specialist from 2016 to 2018. Earlier in their career, they held various roles such as Systems Manager at Community Newspaper Group from 2014 to 2016 and Systems Administrator at Synergy via Alphawest/Optus Business from 2013 to 2014. Additionally, they worked as a Systems Administrator on a contract basis at Barrick Gold Corporation via Intergranet from 2012 to 2013 and as a Senior Systems Administrator on a contract basis at St John of God Health Care in 2012. Prior to that, Michael served as an Operations Engineer at L7 Solutions from 2010 to 2011, a Systems Engineer at Netlink Group from 2008 to 2010, and a Support Technician on a contract basis at Aditya Birla Group in early 2008. Michael began their career in 2005 as a Customer Service Representative at iiNet.

Michael Brine's education history includes the following:

- In 2005, they attended HandsOn Computer Training International and obtained a CompTIA A+ Technician degree in Computer Science.

- From 2003 to 2004, they attended Lake Joondalup Baptist College, although the specific degree and field of study are not specified.

In addition to their education, Michael Brine has obtained various certifications, including:

- Insider Threat Risk Management from LinkedIn (obtained year: 2023)

- Certified in Cybersecurity (CC) from (ISC)² (obtained month: 5, year: 2023)

- Microsoft Certified: Security, Compliance, and Identity Fundamentals from Microsoft (obtained year: 2023)

- Commvault Certified Professional from Commvault (obtained year: 2017)

- VMWare Certified Professional VCP5 from VMWare (obtained year: 2012)

- VMWare Certified Professional VCP4 from VMWare (obtained year: 2012)

- MCTS: Microsoft SQL Server 2008, Implementation and Maintenance from Prometric (obtained year: 2011)

- ITIL v3 Foundations from GCI Exams (obtained year: 2011)

- MCTS: Windows Server 2008 Active Directory Configuration from Microsoft (obtained year: 2010)

- Certificate III: Customer Contact from Tafe (obtained year: 2007)

- CompTIA A+ Certification from CompTIA (obtained year: 2005)

- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate from Amazon Web Services (AWS) (obtained month: 1, year: 2020)

- Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals from Microsoft (no specific year provided)