Presenters: 

Troy Arwine, Federal Security Executive
Thom Oaks, Technology Solutions Professional-Identity
Brian Jamison, Technology Solution Professional – Cloud Security

Presenters BIOs: 

-Troy Arwine has worked at Microsoft for over 13 years in a variety of different roles. Currently, he is the Enterprise Security Executive, managing relationships with the Chief Information Security Officer’s of Microsoft’s largest accounts. In addition, Troy drives security solution scenarios through understanding customers’ long and short-term strategy.

-Thom Oaks is a Technical Solution Specialist supporting Security, Identity, and Enterprise Mobility featuring Azure Active Directory, Azure Information Protection, Azure Rights Management and Intune. I’ve worked at Microsoft for over 12 years in both Services and Sales supporting all facets of the Federal Government. Before focusing on Security, Identity and Mobility, I’ve enjoyed learning Exchange, SharePoint, Lync, and most recently Azure.

-Brian Jamison has been in the Information Technology industry for well over 19 years.  His emphasis for the bulk of his career has been in Identity/Access Management, Data Protection, Cybersecurity and Security Intelligence. As Brian has worked with several of the Top 5 world-wide IT companies, he has gained experience in commercial, Healthcare, Armed Services, Local & State and Federal Government as well as International industries. Currently, Brian serves as a Microsoft Technology Solution Professional (Technical Pre-Sales Role). The solutions Brian’s covers in this role are the Azure security components (Enterprise Mobility & Security suite, Intune, Azure Information Protection, Microsoft Cloud App Security, Azure Active Directory, Azure Advanced Threat Protection). In summary, Mr. Jamison has a vast background in the Information Technology industry.  That coupled with his military service in the United States Airforce, Brian is well equipped to assist his customers through their Digital transformation journey and beyond.

Session Summary: 

This webinar will discuss the need for strong Identity Management Practices and how this ultimately improves the Security footprint of tribal nations and their constituents. Through this webinar, tribal groups will learn about Microsoft’s optimized identity and security solutions, which will overall benefit data management and business productivity.

Presenters Name: Kris Reynolds, PMP, ITIL, Six-Sigma Black Belt, Arrowhead Consulting

Presenter Bio: Kris is a multifaceted individual with 20+ years of experience piloting highly effective projects and process improvement initiatives.  He is well versed in strategic planning, financial modeling and business development with a proven track record in leading diverse cross-functional teams with on-time and under budget completions.  Kris is customer focused with a reputation for innovation, organization and delivering results. Kris Reynolds is an International speaker and trainer, having presented on a myriad of topics to multiple companies and non-profit organizations in numerous industries both domestically and abroad since 2011. His areas of focus include Project Management, Innovation, Leadership, Process Improvement and Strategic Thinking.

Session Summary:TribalWise and OakTree IT Staffing and Training have partnered to bring you an introduction to Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) and  an opportunity to receive ITIL Certification. This webinar gives a sneak peek at the benefits, barriers and remedies to implementing ITIL within organizations and provides an overview of ITIL Foundations, the globally recognized certification for IT Service Management.  Here from industry expert Kris Reynolds regarding IT spending which has reached nearly $5 trillion at the end of 2017; up 25% from just 3 years prior.  The steep growth has resulted in IT service providers to turn towards Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) for its framework and best practice guidance in an attempt to control and monitor IT services. Plus, learn about the three day certification course being offered in Tulsa, OK and the option to participate virtually through the ProximiTree Online Learning System.

Presenters Name: Stephanie Licata. M.A. A.C.C.

Presenter Title: Training & Development Specialist

Company: Stephanie Licata, Training & Development Specialist

Presenter Bio: Stephanie Licata is a seasoned coach, trainer, consultant and adult learning strategist with over 18 years of experience. With a passion for serving tribal communities, she designs and delivers on-site and virtual leadership trainings for tribes and tribal-owned businesses some of which include NNGE, Redding Rancheria, Spokane Tribal Enterprises, Win-River Resort & Casino, Bear River Resort & Casino and in partnership with Player Performance Group out of Tulsa, OK. Stephanie has a Masters in Organizational Psychology from Columbia University and a coaching certification from NYU and the ICF.

Session Summary: Managing conflict successfully can dramatically impact any organization. This mini-course supports you in effectively managing 1-1 or group conflict within your tribe or organization. This webinar will address both gaming and non-gaming tribal organization’s. Case studies in working with tribal casinos and tribal government employees in the areas of healthcare, education, and technology will be discussed. Help people come together to achieve common goals and stay true to your tribe’s values.

Presenters Name: Matt Lane, CIO  and Brad Mayer, Head of Customer Relations

Presenter BIO: Matthew Lane has performed Current/Future-State assessments, risk assessments, and vulnerability analyses for a wide variety of U.S. businesses and government organizations for JANUS over the past 20 years.  He has assisted clients with remediation efforts, designed risk management tools for clients that enable them to lower costs of assessing their environments and planning for events, and advised government organizations on improvements in technology architecture.  He has extensive experience in critical infrastructure organizations such as financial operations, healthcare, and utilities and has led a number of risk analyses for these organizations.  He is an expert network and application specialist.

Presenter Bio: Brad Mayer has worked exclusively in Cybersecurity for over 15 years now.  He has managed relations with many of the largest Casino and Tribal entities in the U.S and is dedicated to customer satisfaction and delivery.  In addition to casinos he has worked with banks, manufacturing, healthcare, and state and local government entities.

Session Summary: Cybersecurity Best Practices for Securing Your Tribal Environment. In this webinar we will discuss current cybersecurity trends and exploitation avenues that hackers take to infiltrate your tribal business or organization. More importantly though we will discuss the best practices and layered approach on how to prevent the bad guys from accessing your critical tribal business systems.

Presenters Name: David J Clark, Federal Financing Executive, IBM Global Financing-Federal Market

Presenter Bio: Dave assists Federal clients to include Tribes in meeting their IT financing needs. Dave has held previous roles in banking at Bank of America and within early-stage financial technology firms. Additionally, he holds an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis where he studied finance and entrepreneurship.

Dave began his career as a US Army Officer where he served an Advisor to Afghan forces tasked with securing Kabul and surrounding provinces during the historic 2009 election. He also led an intelligence unit based in South Korea.

Dave serves on the board of a Mississippi-based start-up and speaks frequently at events promoting financial innovation and entrepreneurship in rural areas.

Session Summary: The webinar will cover how Tribes can match the right financing option to project needs.  Rapid technological change and the hidden costs of ownership are often overlooked when considering financing. We will discuss these challenges and highlight the power of Fair Market Leasing (FMV) for Tribal projects that include equipment and assets that face rapid obsolesce.

Instructors: Ronald Bushar, Global Government CTO, FireEye

Contact your FireEye representatives today!

Patrick Narus

[email protected]

Ron Bushar

[email protected]

Instructors: Dave Fore, Account Executive,Sophos and Tim Kinnerup, Vice President, Sales & Business Development, QCM Technologies

Contact your QCM representative today!

Tim Kinnerup, QCM Technologies
VP, Business Development & Sales
Phone: 480-483-4371 Direct
Email:  [email protected]
Website:  www.qcmtech.com

Instructor: David Larimer, Senior Systems Engineer for IBM System Storage, IBM

Contact your IBM representatives today!

Wayne A. Johnson
IBM Systems Sales Specialist
301-399-1780

Felecia R. Kornegay
IBM Client Manager
770-863-1947

Instructors: Carlos Marques, Enterprise Architect, Mainline Information Systems and Matthew Likes, Enterprise Architect, Mainline Information Systems

Contact Your Mainline Representative Today!

Tyler Burkett

Account Executive

Mainline Information Systems

[email protected]

Instructor: Even Brande, CEO of Handel IT and Assistant Lectures in Entrepreneurship, University of Wyoming

Instructor: Bill Babilon, Global ITOA Solutions Architect,Splunk

Instructor: Dave Bailey, CTO and VP, Arctic IT

Instructors: Stacey Wright, Intelligence Program Manager and Eugene Kipniss, Sr. Program Specialist,MS-ISAC

Instructor: Matt Stephenson, Sr. Security Technologist,Cylance

Instructor: Thom Oaks, Microsoft Technical Specialist Threat Intelligence, Microsoft​