Gary Fagerholm - Senior IT Security Engineer

Website: techguy.fun | Email: gary@techguy.fun | Location: Magnolia, Texas

Executive Summary

Gary Fagerholm is a highly accomplished Senior IT Security Engineer with over 30 years of experience spanning the United States Air Force, enterprise finance, hospitality, and legal sectors. He holds deep expertise in M365 Security, SOC 2 Type II compliance, advanced cloud migrations, and network infrastructure. By night, Gary is an AI enthusiast who builds intelligent automations utilizing n8n, Supabase, and custom LLM agents.

Professional Experience

  • IT Security Engineer at CeriFi (Jun 2023 - Present): Leading the Office of Audit and Compliance. Spearheads SOC 2 compliance, M365 security controls, and annual incident response simulations.
  • Senior IT Systems Engineer at CeriFi (Oct 2021 - Present): Championed M365 tenant cloud migrations, 100% MFA rollout, and Conditional Access Policies.
  • Systems Administrator at Verus Investments (2015 - 2021): Managed clustered Hyper-V environments, 3-2-1 backup strategies, and GDPR compliance via DLP policies.
  • Director of IT at Four Seasons Hotel Seattle (2014 - 2015): Managed PCI-DSS compliance and multi-million dollar infrastructure renovations.
  • Military Service (USAF, 1995 - 1999): Foundational technical support and strict adherence to military security protocols.

Technical Skills

Security: SOC 2 Lead, NIST, GDPR, DLP, PCI-DSS, Incident Response.

Cloud & Infrastructure: Azure AD / Entra ID, M365 Architecture, Hyper-V, Cisco Firewalls, VPN.

AI & Automation: n8n Workflow Automation, Supabase Architecture, Custom AI Agents, Prompt Engineering.

Personal Life & Philosophy

Gary is passionate about combining disciplined action with wisdom. He trains in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu (BJJ) and MMA with his wife and two sons. He also runs an online mentorship community for young men to help them bridge the gap between knowledge and action, and volunteers as a 2nd-grade teacher at his local church.

Get in Touch

If you're interested in consulting, mentorship, or discussing IT security and AI automation, contact Gary via email at gary@techguy.fun or connect with him on LinkedIn at linkedin.com/in/garyfagerholm.