A certified Cloud Engineer. What you will learn from me is hands-on cloud computing on Infrastructure as code using Terraform, computer networking, DevOps, DevSecOps, Security in Azure, GCP and AWS.

Learn more about Franklyn

• Can you tell us about your first experience using a computer?

  Using a computer at first was so difficult for me. I first learnt how to type with the keyboard and then kept going from there.

• What is the technological evolution that has marked you most and what will be, in your eyes, a turning point in this field?

  Computer Networking combined with ethical hacking, which later landed me into cyber security.

• Explain your expertise, your interest in it and, more broadly, its importance in the computer world.

  I am an innovative and enthusiastic cyber security analyst with over five years' IT experience. I am an information security expert with significant experience in delivering effective IT security controls that are commensurate with business risks. My achievements across multiple information security domains showcase the versatility of my skill sets, making me a good fit for roles across risk and vulnerability management, security advisory and consulting, operations, governance and other security domains.
  I seek to bring my wide-ranging expertise, gained from diverse roles, to ensure organisations' security goals are achieved.

• Do so-called 'visionaries', such as Bill Gates, Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg inspire you or do you have other role models?

  Yes these people inspired me to become what I am today.

• Provide a valuable anecdote related to your subject or your days at school.

  As an assistant information manager supervising the day-to-day activities of a team of three professionals and multi-site IT systems, while in school, I ensured the delivery and technical support of networked systems, applications and IT resources. In particular, this position involved the identification and implementation of process and technical improvements, incident management, and planning of the IT infrastructure to meet user and business needs.

• What would you say to an uncomfortable person in front of a screen who says that "IT is too complicated"?

  Keep practicing and find yourself a great mentor!

• What are your other passions, related or non-related to computers?

  Video editing, swimming

• What makes you a Superprof in IT?

  My ability to transfer IT knowledge and convert the knowledge into skill.