Matt Barkkume is a Enterprise Sales Engineer at Interface Security Systems. He possess expertise in networking, wan, network design, cisco technologies, vpn and 20 more skills. Colleagues describe him as "We got this” – it’s the phrase I heard most often from Matt. Even when the challenges seemed impossible, Matt was always there with an idea, a solution – something to make it all work. I have never met anyone who has such in depth knowledge of network topology, protocol, architecture – you name it. Matt could write an encyclopedia about networks and networking. He has consistently been the go-to for every complex problem, be it in the stores, the support center, the data centers or even in our cloud environments. Matt has never shied away from long hours, working side by side with our devops teams building out new platforms with new technology. He fearlessly dives in, always ready for the challenge of something new to figure out. With out him, we never could have gotten off the ground with all our initiatives both in new platforms and in our retail environments. Matt is truly one of a kind – brilliant, friendly, extraordinary work ethic – he is the whole package. It has been a privilege to work along side him and see him elevated to the role of Principle Engineer at Michaels. I have learned so much from him, and I do hope that I am fortunate enough to work with him again someday. ANY company would be exceedingly lucky to count him as part of their staff. He has my highest recommendation. Matt can do it all!", "Matt is brilliant, very knowledgeable and excellent at what he does. I was lucky to work with him and I have learned a lot from him. I worked in the Engineering team with Matt as the Architect. I never was made to feel 'bad' about asking a dumb question. He constantly motivates me. A very dedicated and responsible Sr Network Architect/Principal Engineer that has a lot of passion for his craft. I find him to be a visionary with an excellent command of his area of expertise. Aside his expertise, he is always willing to help everyone around him and he is a fun person to be around.", and "Matt is not only technically proficient, but a good business person. While tough in negotiating, he's also fair and looks for the win/win. He does all this with a smile and good sense of humor!"