grantmerkley.com

"All that is gold does not glitter, just as not all those who wander are lost."

~ J.R.R Tolkien

technical overview

Hello! My name is Grant Merkley and I am a Professional Network Security Engineer working in the South Surrey/White Rock area of British Columbia, Canada.


I spent years supporting large Fortinet enterprise customers and now as an independent contractor focus on supporting Canadian small and independent businesses using Fortinet products.


Please contact me directly if you would like to know more information on the services I can provide for you and your business.

experience

work history

Telus Communications

Sr. Customer Solutions Architect

Jan.2020 - Nov.2023

Fortinet Inc.

Technical Account Manager

Jan.2015-Dec.2019

Pre-Sales Engineer

Jan.2013-Dec.2015

TAC Lv1+2 Support Engineer

Jan.2011-Dec.2013

Canadian Automated Bank Machines

Sr. Network Operations Manager

Mar. 2004 to Jan. 2010

FSONA wireless

Sr. Network Operations Manager

Mar. 2002 to Jan. 2004

training and certifications

Fortinet Technologies

Network Security Expert

NSE8-expert #003316 (2019)

Network Security Architect

NSE7-troubleshooting (2018)

Network Security Analyst

NSE5-fmg/faz (2017)

Additional Fortinet Training:

FortiManager

FortiAnalyzer

FortiWeb

FortiAuthenticator

FortiWireless/FortiAP

FortiMail

Cornell University, Online Studies

Certificate - Web Design and development, 2024

Willis College, Ottawa, Canada

Network Security Engineer Diploma, 2010

High Honours