Kevin Bryant

Kevin Bryant has had a diverse career in the technology and service industries. From 2003 to 2005, they were a Crew Member at McDonald's Corporation, where they provided customer service and food preparation. From 2005 to 2006, they were a Team Member at Menards Distribution Center, where they were a forklift driver and stacked pallets of merchandise. From 2006 to 2007, they were a Computer Repair Technician at PC Technology, Inc. and a Computer Repair Technician and Sales at C Tech Computer Outlet. From 2007 to 2009, they were a Computer Equipment Technician II at IDEXX Computer Systems. Finally, from 2009 to present, they have been Director of Security Operations at WIN Technology. In January 2012, they were promoted to Network Management Center Technician Level II, where they are responsible for training new employees and serving as an internal escalation contact to level one NMC Technicians, in addition to NMC Technician Level I duties such as providing support to ISPs throughout Wisconsin, assisting in the operation and monitoring of a data center, and performing monitoring and management of fiber optic transport network.

Kevin Bryant's education history includes obtaining a Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in Information and Communication Technologies from the University of Wisconsin-Stout between 2008 and 2016, an Associate Degree in Information Technology - Network Specialist from Chippewa Valley Technical College between 2005 and 2007, and a High School Degree from Elk Mound High School between 2001 and 2005. Kevin also holds numerous certifications from GIAC Certifications, SUSE, Linux Professional Institute, Tenable Network Security, and CompTIA, including Penetration Tester (GPEN), Exploit Researcher and Advanced Penetration Tester (GXPN), Certified Incident Handler (GCIH), Certified Enterprise Defender (GCED), Assessing and Auditing Wireless Networks (GAWN), Defending Advanced Threats (GDAT), Web Application Penetration Tester (GWAPT), Python Coder (GPYC), Certified Detection Analyst (GCDA), Certified Linux Administrator (CLA), LPIC-1: Junior Level Linux Administrator, Tenable Certified Security Engineer (TCSE), Tenable Certified Nessus Auditor (TCNA), Tenable Certified Nessus User (TCNU), Linux+, Security+, Network+, and A+.