Summary
Erick Mckitterick is a founder and seasoned network and cloud security engineer with over a decade of experience architecting high-availability, compliant infrastructures for enterprises and government agencies. He has led large-scale migrations and deployments—ranging from multi-datacenter F5 and Cisco rollouts to hybrid public/private cloud transformations—while driving automation and security remediation at scale. A former Sr. Security Risk Program Manager at Microsoft and network SME for Amazon fulfillment automation, he blends hands-on technical depth with executive-facing communication, making him effective with both C-level stakeholders and engineering teams. Erick holds a Harvard Extension graduate certificate in Cybersecurity and CCIE/CCNP/CCVP certifications, and he’s leveraged scripting and IDM/2FA to harden complex environments. He prides himself on preventing high-impact breaches and has repeatedly delivered measurable cost savings and operational resilience through consolidation and automation. Based in Lynnwood, WA, he pairs a passion-driven approach to security with a history of building teams and practices that scale across public, private, and supply-chain contexts.
6 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Computer Engineering Technology Information Engineering Technology, Computer Engineering Technology Information Engineering Technology at University of Cincinnati - College of Engineering and Applied Science
Vocational Technical Electricity / Electronics, Vocational Technical Electricity / Electronics at Vantage Career Center
Diploma General Studies, Diploma General Studies at Van Wert High School
Associates Computer Networking, Associates Computer Networking at Rhodes State College
Master of Liberal Arts Cybersecurity, Master of Liberal Arts Cybersecurity at Harvard Extension School
English, Spanish, French