Gerardo David Caceres Fleitas

Gerardo David Caceres Fleitas has a diverse work experience spanning from 2014 to the present. Gerardo David is currently working as an IT Security Engineer at Wazuh, Inc., where their responsibilities include pre-sales engineering, solutions architecture, documentation, technical surveys, and cybersecurity architecture design. Prior to this, they worked as a B2B Presales Engineer at Millicom, providing technical pre-sales engineering for corporate solutions such as cloud, cybersecurity, SD-WAN, Microsoft 365, and data centers. Gerardo David also achieved impressive KPIs during their time there. Before that, Gerardo participated in a cultural exchange program in the USA with InterExchange. Gerardo David also worked as a Product Manager for Samsung at Bonus, where they were responsible for managing Samsung's B2B products. Gerardo David gained further experience as a Presales Engineer at Logicalis Latam, where they worked on various technology projects, analyzed the market and competition, designed technological architectures, and maintained direct contact with customers and suppliers. Gerardo David also worked as a Product Manager for HP Inc. at Romis Paraguay S.A., where they developed corporate products, conducted market analysis, and provided technical support. Additionally, Gerardo has experience as a computer repair technician and completed a technical internship at the National Electricity Administration (ANDE).

Gerardo David Caceres Fleitas started their education journey in 2017 at the Universidad del Cono Sur de las Américas, where they pursued a degree in Computer Engineering with a focus on Ingeniería informática. Gerardo David studied at the university until 2023.

In 2019, Gerardo also attended the Cisco Networking Academy, where they obtained a CCNA certification in Routing and Switching. This certification provided him with expertise in network routing and switching.

In addition to their formal education, Gerardo has obtained several certifications in different fields. In January 2019, they achieved the Tech expert - Black Belt Meraki Pre Sales certification from Cisco, demonstrating their proficiency in Cisco Meraki's cloud-managed networking solutions. Gerardo David further expanded their knowledge in network security by obtaining the Network security associate - NSE 3 certification from Fortinet in January 2023.

Gerardo also pursued various hands-on courses to supplement their skills. Gerardo David completed several hacking courses, including the Cyberdefense - Hacking - 48 hour hands-on course, Introduction to Cybersecurity - Hacking - 24 hour hands-on course, and Pre Security - Hacking - 40 hour hands-on course, all from TryHackMe. These courses equipped him with practical knowledge of cybersecurity and hacking techniques.

Furthermore, Gerardo has actively pursued self-paced online courses to enhance their proficiency in specific areas. Gerardo David completed the Versa SD-WAN (V-SDB) certification from Versa Networks in January 2023, gaining expertise in software-defined wide area networking. Gerardo David also completed the Curso completo Openstack: De principiante a avanzado and Linux Administration Bootcamp: De principiante a avanzado courses from Udemy in August 2022, which deepened their understanding of Openstack and Linux administration, respectively. Additionally, they obtained the SD-WAN Essentials - Versa Networks certification from Versa Networks in August 2022, enhancing their knowledge of SD-WAN technologies. Gerardo also completed the Docker and Kubernetes: The Complete Guide course from Udemy in July 2022, developing skills in containerization and orchestration technologies.

Throughout their education journey, Gerardo has obtained other certifications from various institutions. These include the Hands on workshop - Securely Embrace the IOT revolution with NAC certification from Fortinet, the Versa Networks certification in SD-WAN, the Hitachi Vantara Pre-Sales Foundation - SCC2561 certification from Hitachi Vantara, the Curso de Soluciones de Seguridad HP certification from HP, the Curso Virtualización Microsoft Para Profesionales VMWARE - VDI - Microsoft certification from Microsoft, and the Web and Data Application Development with Visual Studio 2017 and Azure certification, also from Microsoft. Additionally, Gerardo has completed the Curso de Introducción al Desarrollo Web: HTML y CSS and Fundamentos del Marketing Digital certifications from Google.

Overall, Gerardo David Caceres Fleitas has shown a strong commitment to expanding their knowledge through formal education, hands-on courses, and certifications in various domains, including computer engineering, networking, cybersecurity, hacking, SD-WAN, virtualization, web development, and marketing.