Relevant Technologies: Leadership

Leadership

Founder
Relevant Technologies was founded by Laura Taylor.

Brien Posey
Brien Posey is Relevant Technologies' Vice President of Research and Development. Mr. Posey previously served as the Director of Information Systems for a large, nationwide chain of healthcare facilities, and as the Department of Defense's senior network engineer at Fort Knox. During his time at Fort Knox, Mr. Posey was responsible for managing highest level network security practices, and disaster recovery initiatives. Mr. Posey has also served as Editor in Chief of several technical publications, and also as a network administrator for one of the country's largest insurance companies.

Mr. Posey is an award winning technology author, and has received Microsoft’s MVP award 15 times for his work with Windows Server, IIS, and Exchange Server. He has written or contributed material to numerous books and published over 4000 articles for a variety of web sites and printed publications including TechTarget, CNET, ZDNet, Microsoft's TechNet, Windows Networking, Jupiter Media, and Windows IT Professional.

Troy Thompson
Troy Thompson is Relevant Technologies' Vice President of Education and Training. Prior to coming to Relevant Technologies, Mr. Thompson provided network security and messaging consulting services to the Department of Defense for over 10 years. Mr. Thompson is a Cisco Certfied Academy Instructor (CCAI), and has numerous other certifications including CCNA, MCSE+I, CCAI, Network+, and A+.

A popular author of technology articles, tutorials, and white papers, Mr. Thompson's research has been published by leading technology publications and businesses including CNET, Microsoft, TechRepublic, and the Security Evaluation Center. The Department of Defense Education Activity continues to rely on Mr. Thompson's expertise for network and security training.