Ric Beeching is a systems architect based in Greater Perth with eight years of hands-on experience designing and delivering large-scale network and wireless solutions across public sector and enterprise environments. Currently at Cisco after progressing from network consulting and multiple senior engineering roles at Kinetic IT, he combines deep Cisco and Fortinet expertise with practical delivery skills—having led migrations, VoWiFi proofs of concept, and unified wireless rollouts for hundreds of schools. He’s accustomed to technical leadership and mentoring, having managed teams of up to 15 engineers and driven roadmaps, standards and tender responses for complex, multi-site programs. Ric’s background spans data center, WAN routing, security (ISE/ACS migrations, VPN/TACACS), and cloud-managed wireless comparisons, reflecting both strategic thinking and operational fluency. Unusually for a networking specialist, his early experience includes web development and extended travel in South America, signaling curiosity and a breadth beyond pure infrastructure.
8 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Sociology, Sociology at The University of Sheffield
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