Michael De Groat

Michael De Groat has a wealth of experience in the field of sales engineering. Michael is currently working at SafeBreach, where they have held multiple roles since 2016. Michael started as a Sr. Sales Engineer in September 2016 and has since been promoted to Sales Engineering Team Leader in January 2020, and most recently to the position of Director of Sales Engineering in January 2021.

Prior to their time at SafeBreach, De Groat worked as a Sr. Sales Engineer at Netskope from February 2016 to September 2016. Before that, they held the same role at Imperva from March 2013 to February 2016.

De Groat also has experience as a BigFix Sales Engineer at IBM from August 2012 to March 2013 and as a Sr. Solutions Architect at Trend Micro from January 2010 to August 2012.

Their earlier work experience includes roles such as Computer Systems Analyst at Lockheed Martin from July 2008 to June 2010, Server Administrator at the Town of Castle Rock from October 2005 to July 2008, and Server Administrator at Elevations Credit Union from April 2005 to October 2005.

De Groat's career started as an IT Manager at Numerica Corporation from September 2003 to April 2005 and as a Systems Administrator at Xtreme Integration from July 2002 to October 2003. Overall, their work experience spans a variety of companies and positions, showcasing their expertise in sales engineering and technology-related roles.

Michael De Groat attended the Colorado State University from 2002 to 2004, where they completed their Bachelor's degree in Computer Information Systems. Prior to that, from 1997 to 2001, they studied Computer Science at the Florida Institute of Technology, although they did not obtain a degree during this time.