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Brandon's first experience with computers was in the mid-80s with an IBM AT (dual floppy disk drives) provided by the US Army to his parents for remote work. He started working in the field in 1994 and has worked with most mainstream platforms ever since including Novell, MAC and Microsoft-based networks. He has a bachelors in Information Technology and holds several industry certifications. Recently he has been focused on cyber security and public cloud infrastructure (Azure and AWS).

Nick is Principal in the Los Angeles office of Overwatch Group. He started his IT career as an independent IT consultant and web developer at age 16, and moved into non-profit work during university. After school he got back to his passion in tech consulting supporting various A-list celebrities and high net worth individuals in the entertainment space, and his career eventually took him into the SMB and enterprise space where he found his stride. His focus area is in CTO/CIO consulting for clients, helping them develop their infrastructure with secure and cost effective solutions that meet their unique needs.