Daniel Burkard is a seasoned IT professional with over 15 years of experience in enterprise networking, systems, security engineering, and cyber risk management. Daniel is a proven leader with outstanding analytical skills and the ability to effectively communicate with diverse teams and stakeholders, including clients and vendors. With a diverse educational background that includes a Masters in Computer Science with a specialization in Enterprise Security & IT Management, a certificate in Database Administration, and a BBA in Business Administration with a focus on International Business & Marketing, Daniel has a robust array of expertise. He has held leadership roles in several organizations, including CommonSpirit Health, Catholic Health Initiatives, Dignity Health, Frontier Airlines, and Motorola.

Daniel's specialties include operations, engineering, architecture, security, networks, systems, data centers, and cloud infrastructures. He possesses expert knowledge in project management, IT operations, and infrastructure architecture/engineering. Daniel has experience ensuring compliance with regulatory standards such as PCI, SOX, GDPR, SAS70, ISO/IEC 27001, ITCS 104 & HIPAA audits/compliance. With a skill set that spans cloud technologies, firewalls, SIM/SIEM, IPS/IDS, VPN, RAS, Proxy, AAA+ MFA & PAM/IAM/CASB, Log Analysis, AV-ATP + EPP, FIM, DBA, Email, SDN, NSX, MS AD, and others, Daniel has undoubtedly forged a niche in IT.