Jonathan Payne is a seasoned pre-sales and systems engineering professional with over 20 years’ experience translating complex networking, virtualization and security technologies into business-ready solutions across EMEA. He has repeatedly taken consultancy-grade offerings to product maturity—leading presales, integration and go-to-market efforts for startups and enterprise vendors alike, with hands-on work integrating with platforms like Splunk and QRadar. Known for building and leading technical teams and partner channels from the ground up, he combines deep SME knowledge (CISM, CISSP, CCIE R&S) with practical delivery experience from POC to production. His expertise spans micro-segmentation, SDN, WAN/app optimisation and encrypted-traffic analysis, often influencing product roadmaps through customer-driven feedback. Based in Newbury, he brings a rare mix of board-level evangelism and lab-level engineering, having acted as acting CTO and product evangelist in fast-moving startups. Outside the obvious certifications, he’s regularly been the “first in territory,” turning nascent markets into repeatable revenue streams.
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