Title: Director of Systems Engineering
Company: Fortinet Inc.
Location: Austin, Texas, United States
Luis A. Castillo, director of systems engineering at Fortinet Inc., has been recognized by Marquis Who’s Who Top Engineers for dedication, achievements, and leadership in information technology.
With over two and a half decades of experience, Mr. Castillo has established a successful career in information technology and currently serves as director of systems engineering, enterprise majors, at Fortinet Inc., a position he has held since 2023. His previous roles include systems engineer, enterprise, at Fortinet, director of enterprise architecture at National Instruments (NI) in 2022, and section manager of IT emerging technologies at NI in 2021. He also served as service transformation leader from 2020 to 2021, lead global network engineer from 2015 to 2021, senior global network engineering manager from 2018 to 2020, and global network team manager from 2017 to 2020, all at NI. Earlier in his career, he was general manager at Inteligencia Informática, network engineer at BPO and PartnerTEL, user experience support specialist at Hewlett-Packard, and a Cisco technical assistance center engineer at Sykes. He also dedicates his time serving on the advisory board for Equinux and is affiliated with the American Society for Quality and the Project Management Institute, Costa Rica Chapter.
Laying an educational foundation, Mr. Castillo earned a bachelor’s degree in telecommunications from Universidad Latina de Costa Rica, is a certified associate in project management, and holds a Six Sigma Green Belt certification from the American Society for Quality. His technical credentials include Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert in routing and switching and Cisco Certified Network Associate certifications. Reflecting on his path, he was hired in 2017 by NI to lead the global networking team, where he gained expertise in cloud strategies, enterprise architecture, and emerging technologies. Notably, he implemented software-defined wide area network solutions, saving millions of dollars, and developed a Kubernetes strategy that reduced infrastructure costs by 20%. His focus has always been on adopting technologies that drive tangible business value. In the coming years, he aims to position his team as one of the top-performing systems engineering groups within his organization, driving significant innovation and impact.
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