Keith Briand Email & Phone Number

Toms River, Nj, Us

Maryland, United States

Participate with the Thrive Account Management team in technical discussions and meetings with existing Thrive clients. Acting as the Technical and Trusted Advisor, the Technical Consultant will help identify clients’ business and technical needs and propose solutions with the appropriate Thrive products and services Provide technical guidance related to Private, Public, and Hybrid Cloud, Cyber Security, Disaster Recovery, Networking, and IT Management to the Thrive Account Management… Show more Participate with the Thrive Account Management team in technical discussions and meetings with existing Thrive clients. Acting as the Technical and Trusted Advisor, the Technical Consultant will help identify clients’ business and technical needs and propose solutions with the appropriate Thrive products and services Provide technical guidance related to Private, Public, and Hybrid Cloud, Cyber Security, Disaster Recovery, Networking, and IT Management to the Thrive Account Management team and to our clients. Create technical documentation, diagrams, client facing technical presentations, Statements of Work, and technical responses for RFP/RFI’s. Work directly with the Client Solutions Architecture team to develop and provide on-demand annual Technical Business Reviews, assessing a client’s current and recommended future states Stay up to date on emerging technologies and products, including attaining certifications and participation in vendor/industry training events as appropriate. Interface with internal teams, providing input to constantly improve our products and services that add value for our clients. Participate in ongoing product and technology training with the Thrive Account Management team. Show less

Toms River, New Jersey, United States

- Maintain strong client relationship, serve as trusted strategic advisor leveraging scheduled, ad-hoc, and C-Level meetings. - Develop and maintain a deep functional knowledge of customer’s goals, technical challenges, business objectives, critical infrastructure, and proactively mitigate risk within the environment. - Perform Technical Business Review (TBRs) meetings based on clients short- and long-term business needs, technology trends and present solutions in alignment with the… Show more - Maintain strong client relationship, serve as trusted strategic advisor leveraging scheduled, ad-hoc, and C-Level meetings. - Develop and maintain a deep functional knowledge of customer’s goals, technical challenges, business objectives, critical infrastructure, and proactively mitigate risk within the environment. - Perform Technical Business Review (TBRs) meetings based on clients short- and long-term business needs, technology trends and present solutions in alignment with the Thrive standard platform. - Perform trend analysis and leverage reports to drive data driven decisions, recommendations, operational improvements, for both the client and Thrive. - Maintain technical competence by attending and participating in trainings, webinars, and certification courses.- Collaborate with internal technical teams regarding execution of advisory driven project planning.- Provide client-based feedback to Thrive management on new needs not currently addressed within the Thrive Platform with a focus on continuous improvements and enhancements. Show less

Matawan, New Jersey, United States

- Asses current IT environments to determine any security issues for customers- Identify and address security threats in infrastructure- Develop strategic IT solutions to resolve any security concerns in a network- Continually work with customers to create a road-map for the future of their environment

Matawan, New Jersey

- Create detailed business plans to facilitate the attainment of goals and quotas- Manage the entire sales cycle from finding a client to securing a deal- Use quarterly forecasting and pipeline management to manage sales growth- Research software/hardware options in accordance with customer requirements- Collaborate with sales and technical resources (pre-sales/delivery) to drive customer engagements- Annual and Monthly Security Reviews to NIST standards

Neptune, Nj

- Windows Server builds and setups as per customer requirements- Network Security through Windows Group Policy- Managing and maintaining Network, Server and PC health for clients- Synology & QNAP NAS setups and installations.- Help Desk Administrator responsible for scheduling and execution.

Pine Brook, Nj

- Installation and management of cloud-based services. - Understand the inner workings of our system in order to produce in-depth testing.- Conduct functional and manual testing of new features, bug fixes, existing functionality, and usability- Assist in the replication and follow-up of issues reported from customers and end-users.- Diagnose, report, track and resolve quality issues timely and efficiently.- Assist with deployments/production support- Assist with email… Show more - Installation and management of cloud-based services. - Understand the inner workings of our system in order to produce in-depth testing.- Conduct functional and manual testing of new features, bug fixes, existing functionality, and usability- Assist in the replication and follow-up of issues reported from customers and end-users.- Diagnose, report, track and resolve quality issues timely and efficiently.- Assist with deployments/production support- Assist with email migration of new companies. - Lead contact for new clients including two school systems with Level 1 & 2 Tech Support. - Take ownership of the QA servers/environment including testing Database scripts and test data. Show less

Toms River, New Jersey

– Small business owner responsible for all aspects of day to day business operations including sales, customer service, IT installations, A/P, etc. - Installation and set up of monitors and towers- Installation of and training of employees on software- Website development and management - Database management, email management and Implementation of internet security - Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Windows 7 and 8, Kaspersky Antivirus, Microsoft Office, FTP, cPanel

Bellmawr, Nj

– Responsible for maintaining stable and consistent IT service.- Run diagnostic programs to determine cause and resolve problems with hardware, software and connectivity- Responsible for hardware and software recommendations and upgrades- Implementation of secure logins as well as training to all employees regarding weak logins, phishing attacks and social engineering attacks - Set up hosting, email and maintain all laptops and tablets in Windows 7- Promptly answer any… Show more – Responsible for maintaining stable and consistent IT service.- Run diagnostic programs to determine cause and resolve problems with hardware, software and connectivity- Responsible for hardware and software recommendations and upgrades- Implementation of secure logins as well as training to all employees regarding weak logins, phishing attacks and social engineering attacks - Set up hosting, email and maintain all laptops and tablets in Windows 7- Promptly answer any requests for assistance from staff Show less

Orange County, California Area

- Responsible for overseeing design and layouts of websites- Follow up and oversaw testing of vulnerabilities with Metasploit with hosted and designed sites - Implemented and maintained computer and software systems including WSFTP Pro, Dreamweaver and Photoshop- Run diagnostic programs to determine cause and resolve problems with hardware, software and connectivity- Responsible for hardware and software recommendations and upgrades

Medford, New Jersey

- Created and operated a full-service cigar shop with online presence. - Responsible for all day-to-day activities of running a retail store including sales, customer service, inventory management, vendor relations, accounts payable and online ordering. - Designed, coded, tested and maintained cigar website with SSL authentication- Implemented and maintained computer and software systems including WSFTP Pro, Dreamweaver, Photoshop and QuickBooks

Master'S Degree, Information Technology Administration & Security

Activities and Societies: Currently enrolled - Lead on project for Web Security class doing penetration testing on Ubuntu 12.04.

Computer Science Curriculum

Ba, English Literature (British And Commonwealth)