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Rich Schofield CISSP

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Core Sales Engineer at Fortinet
📍 Ipswich, Massachusetts, United States

Rich is a seasoned Core Sales Engineer at Fortinet with significant experience in pre-sales, solutions architecture, and consultative selling in the performance vendor space. His expertise includes large-scale WAN optimization, cloud solutions, and SD-WAN, complemented by an NSE 7 Network Security Architect certification and a BSc from Imperial College London.

He serves as the President of the British Officers Club of New England, a military and diplomatic organization founded after World War I. During his university years, he was active in rugby and yachting. Rich also shows a strong commitment to military remembrance through his public engagement.

Unique fact: He leads a century-old organization originally created for British officers who served in WWI and later settled in New England.

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Current Role
Core Sales Engineer
Job Level
Mid-senior
Location
Ipswich, Massachusetts, United States
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Network Security Architecture
Holds multiple Fortinet NSE certifications, up to NSE 7, and has extensive experience architecting security solutions for a range of clients from SMB to large enterprise.
SD-WAN & IPv6
Specializes in large-scale WAN Optimization and SD-WAN. He has also pursued refresher training in IPv6 to support go-to-market strategies for related services.
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Career

Work history

7-2022
Core Sales Engineer
Fortinet
10-2019 - 6-2022
Security & Networking Sales Engineer
Fortinet
4-2010
President
British Officers' Club of New England
8-2014 - 7-2019
Senior Solutions Architect - Major Accounts
Riverbed Technology
8-2013 - 8-2014
Technology Advisor (PR)
Westwood Consulting Group
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Education
1994 - 1995
Masters
University of St Andrews
1989 - 1994
BSc(Hons)
Imperial College London
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