Michael Owen

Background

About Michael Owen

As a Lead Strategic Services Engineer at an exclusive Fortinet-focused Professional Services (PS) team, I am at the intersection of deep technical mastery and strategic business enablement. My mission is to architect, implement, and optimize robust, high-availability security solutions using the entire Fortinet Security Fabric—driving tangible value and security maturity for our clients. I specialize in translating complex business requirements into scalable, Fortinet-native security architectures. This involves: • Deep Fortinet Expertise: Expert-level proficiency across the Security Fabric, including FortiGate, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, FortiNAC, FortiSASE, FortiSwitch, and FortiEMS. • Strategic Consulting: Partnering with IT leadership to define long-term security roadmaps, ensuring alignment with compliance standards (e.g, NIST, ISO, HIPAA) and business growth objectives. • Leadership & Mentorship: Leading high-stakes implementation projects, overseeing solution quality assurance, and mentoring a team of engineers to elevate the overall technical delivery standard of the PS Team. • Optimization & Automation: Developing advanced automation scripts and custom integrations to streamline deployments, enhance operational efficiency, and accelerate network deployment timelines using FortiManager and Near-Zero Touch Provisioning. My commitment is singular: to leverage the full power of the Fortinet portfolio to provide unparalleled security, performance, and strategic advantage to our partners. Always interested in connecting with IT leaders looking to maximize their Fortinet investment and security engineers passionate about the Security Fabric. Key Technical Focus Areas: FortiGate, FortiSwitch, FortiManager, FortiAnalyzer, FortiAP, FortiNAC, FortiEMS, SASE, Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA), Operational Technology (OT) Security, Advanced Threat Protection, SD-WAN, Cloud Security (FortiGate-VM/FortiCWP), and the Fortinet Security Fabric API.