Presenting our Brilliant Bio for April of 2024, let's welcome Sheikh Dean!

Welcome back to Brilliant Bio! This April we're excited to spotlight one of the latest additions to our team, Account Executive Sheikh Dean.

From sales to tech, we’re covering all areas of our talented team and providing a behind-the-scenes peek into what gets them up in the morning. Sheikh is a real character, and as we venture into the new year with fresh faces and stories, his is one you're sure to enjoy! 👍

Introduction

A technologist at heart, I love helping customers to design, build and deploy cutting edge solutions that improve their in-house technology and drive commercial efficiencies. Helping my customers redesign their strategic technology initiatives drives me to do what I do best every day.

I started my technology career at Dell Technologies almost 10 years ago. In my role as Account Manager, I covered multiple industries and verticals between mid market & enterprise looking after some of the largest organisations in Australia along with a few global customers. I spent another year at VMware looking after the Energy and utilities segment in Victoria, with a handful of global FSI customers in VMware’s corporate segment.

What were some significant life experiences that led you to where you are now?

From a young age I was always into technology, computers mainly - tinkering, breaking and ultimately fixing things (that were usually working perfectly fine before I touched them!) were high on my list of things to do. I spent a lot of time around family members that worked in high tech and between constantly being around technologists and my passion for technology, ultimately it became the obvious choice in career.

• My life began when...

  I first learned how to drive a car!

• In another life, I'm pretty sure...

  I was a Formula 1 driver 🏎

• If I won the lottery tomorrow, I'd...

  Buy too many cars & jet skis.

• If you were a pasta shape, what would you be?

  Penne. Stock standard & a reliable go to.

• If I could invent a holiday...

  It would be a holiday in Maui, Hawaii. 🌸

• Cats or dogs?

  Not even a question – Cats.🐱

• What's the most inspiring part of your job?

  Seeing our customer realize the benefits of our solutions. Making the technology dream real.

• When I was 5, I was pretty sure...

  I was the strongest kid in the world. 💪

• If we held an office talent show...

  It would be by the beach where I would show off my jet ski skills! 🌊

Life at Murdoch Webster

Q: What's your favourite office snack, and how does it fuel your cybersecurity success?
Harvest Snaps Salt & Vinegar pea chips. Got to keep the energy up!

Q: What's the most memorable team outing or event you've had at Murdoch Webster?
Have not been to one yet, looking forward to it soon though.

Q: How do you think cybersecurity experts will work together with artificial intelligence in the future to tackle cyber threats?
AI is being leveraged to provide unique insights in a world where threats are constant and many. Cutting through the constant barrage of false positive, or worse positives to ensure cyber security leaders can make informed decisions in a timely manner. I firmly believe AI will change the way we view zero day threats by taking a level of control to ensure security to an organisation remains paramount.

Q: What do you value most about being part of the Murdoch Webster team?
Murdoch Webster is a family & an high performing Formula 1 team. Everyone has their positions and responsibilities and they deliver a customer first approach, each and every time. In the short amount of time I have been with MWTG, I can clearly see why our team love working here.

Q: What's the go-to playlist or song that gets your team in the zone for tackling cybersecurity challenges?
Smooth Operator – Sade.🎧