Craig Bird — Co-Founder
With 20+ years of experience in the IT and cybersecurity industry, I am the Founder and CEO of CloudTech24, a company that provides 24/7 IT and cybersecurity services to businesses of all sizes and industry verticals. Our mission is to help clients achieve optimal performance, security, and resilience of their IT systems and networks, leveraging strategic technology partnerships combined with CloudTech24 24/7/365 expertise. BSc Computer Network Management & Design | Comptia A+ (IT Technician) | Comptia Network+ | Comptia Security+ | MCP (Microsoft Certified Professional) | MCDST (Microsoft Certified Desktop Support Technician) | MCTS: Vista (Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist) | MCITP: EST (Enterprise support technician) | MCSA: 2003 (Microsoft Certified System Administrator 2003) | Palo Alto: ACE (Accredited Configuration Engineer) v3 | Palo Alto: ACE v4 | VMware Technical Sales Professional (VTSP) | VMware Sales Professional (VSP) | F5 BIG-IP LTM Essentials (v10) | F5 Certified Product Consultant | F5 BIG-IP: LTM Advanced (v10) | F5 Certified System Engineer | F5 Technical Sales Accreditation (TSA) | F5 Sales Professional Accreditation | F5 BIG-IP: GTM (v10) | ICND1 - CCENT (Cisco Certified Entry Networking Technician) | Arbor Certified Pravail APS Specialist | EC-Council CEH (Certified Ethical Hacker)| EC-Council ECSA (EC-Council Certified Security Analyst) | RSA Security Analytics Certified Administrator | Sophos Certified Sales Consultant | UEWA (Ubiquiti Enterprise Wireless Administrator) | Solarwinds MSP RM Foundations | Solarwinds MSP RM Technician | CREST Practitioner Security Analyst (CPSA) | Palo Alto PSE Strata Associate
Stackforce AI infers this person is a cybersecurity expert specializing in managed services for diverse business sectors.
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Experience: 17 yrs 10 mos
Skills
- Cybersecurity
- Managed Services
- Network Security
- Forensics
- Solution Architecture
- Infrastructure Management
- Virtualization
Career Highlights
- Founder and CEO of a leading cybersecurity firm
- Over 20 years of IT and cybersecurity experience
- Expert in managing security for 250+ businesses
Work Experience
CloudTech24
Founder/CEO/GM (9 yrs 9 mos)
eSentire, Inc.
EMEA Lead & Principal Cyber Security Consultant (1 yr 2 mos)
Resolution1 Security (AccessData)
Senior Cyber Security Consultant (8 mos)
RSA The Security Division of EMC
Cyber Security Consultant (2 yrs 1 mo)
Quadrant Networks
Network Security Engineer (1 yr 6 mos)
Detica
Protectively Marked Networks Engineer (3 mos)
Desktop Support Engineer (1 yr 6 mos)
ACS (now Xerox) Outsourcing for SABMiller
Technical Support Analyst (contract) (11 mos)
Education
BSc at University of Portsmouth
ND at Guildford college
C&G at Guildford college
at King Edwards School, Witley
