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Katsunori Ishii

Niiza,11

Summary

- Over 20 years' experience on Network and Cyber Security Solution Sales Engineer

- Adept at driving customer engagement and sales support, I leveraged strategic thinking to lead VMware's SASE/SD-WAN SE team in Japan, significantly enhancing solution training and technical enablement.

- My expertise spans across major cloud platforms and cybersecurity, with a proven track record in architecting solutions for global enterprises and government agencies.

Overview

34
34
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Lead/Staff Solution Engineer

VMware
11.2018 - 12.2023

SASE/SD-WAN SE Team Leader, Japan

Velocloud SD-WAN and VMware SASE dedicated SE

AWS, GCP, Azure and AliCloud for Cloud Partners

Solution Architect for global enterprise customers and Japan domestic government agencies

Technical enablement for SP and channel partners by providing solution training, products update and hands-on training



Senior Systems Engineer

Silver Peak Systems
06.2017 - 10.2018

Pre-Sales Engineer, Japan

SD-WAN Solution

Woking on major enterprises with major domestic SP partners



Consulting Systems Engineer

Fortinet
08.2016 - 05.2017

Pre-Sales Engineer for Cyber Security, Japan

Focusing on High-Touch major enterprise accounts, FSI

Senior Technical Consultant

Bluecat Networks
12.2014 - 07.2016

Pre-Sales Engineer for IPAM Solution, Japan

IPAM(IP Address and Management) and DNS/DHCP Solution

Focusing on domestic major enterprises with channel partners

Senior Technical Consultant

Riverbed Technologies
07.2007 - 11.2014

Pre-Sales Engineer, Japan

WAN Optimization, Network and Application Performance Management, Cloud Storage Gateway etc

Focusing on global enterprises with SI/NI and SP partners

Solution Consultant

Tellabs Japan
04.2005 - 06.2007

Pre-Sales Engineer, Japan

MPLS based VPN (L2 VPN) SP/carrier edge routers/switches

Focusing on domestic SP customers

Network Specialist

Nissho Electronics
01.2005 - 03.2005

Pre-Sales Engineer

Focusing on core router solution

Technical Marketing Manager

Nissho Electronics USA
02.2003 - 01.2005

Manager, Technical Marketing and Business Development

Network Engineer

Nissho Electroncs
02.1999 - 01.2003

Pre-Sales Engineer for core routers

Network and Systems Engineer

Nissho Electronics
04.1990 - 01.1999

NSE for Corporate IT

Education

Interpreter And Guide Course (English)

Tokyo Foreign Language College
Tokyo, Japan
03.1990

Skills

  • Cloud and Cloud Networking - AWS TGW, Azure vWAN and CGP NCC
  • Apps Performance Optimization - Velocloud, Silver Peak and Riverbed
  • TCP/IP (v4/v6) and IP Routing - Edge and Core routing

Certification

Fortinet NSE4 (Network Security Expert)

RCSP-W (Riverbed WAN Optimization)

RCSA-NPM (Riverbed NPM)

SPIRENT CPA/E (Certified Performance Analyst for Ethernet)

Favorites

Golf, Running and Dogs

Languages

Japanese
Native language
English
Proficient
C2

Timeline

Lead/Staff Solution Engineer

VMware
11.2018 - 12.2023

Senior Systems Engineer

Silver Peak Systems
06.2017 - 10.2018

Consulting Systems Engineer

Fortinet
08.2016 - 05.2017

Senior Technical Consultant

Bluecat Networks
12.2014 - 07.2016

Senior Technical Consultant

Riverbed Technologies
07.2007 - 11.2014

Solution Consultant

Tellabs Japan
04.2005 - 06.2007

Network Specialist

Nissho Electronics
01.2005 - 03.2005

Technical Marketing Manager

Nissho Electronics USA
02.2003 - 01.2005

Network Engineer

Nissho Electroncs
02.1999 - 01.2003

Network and Systems Engineer

Nissho Electronics
04.1990 - 01.1999

Interpreter And Guide Course (English)

Tokyo Foreign Language College

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