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SecuSolutions Ltd management team is comprised of several individuals with unique strengths and skills sets. From new product conception, to implementation of Enterprise solutions, SecuSolutions Ltd management has the knowhow and ability to successfully execute plans that work. Plans that empower businesses not impede them.

Each member of the management team has overcome various challenges working in extremely demanding environments where you are rarely given a second chance at a first impression. These members have brought their knowledge of the service industry to SecuSolutions Ltd to form the nucleolus of success. Each member is dedicated to the combined success of SecuSolutions Ltd, but most of all, the success of our clients. Each member is also committed to service excellence and is devoted to turn the practice of security, into a world where confusion, anxiety, and inflated costs cease to exist.

Jim Kootnekoff
President & CEO

Mr. Kootnekoff has worked in the IT security industry for the past 11 years. During that time, he has worked both as an independent contractor in North America, and as the founder and CEO of a top tier security consulting firm based in Tokyo Japan. While in Japan, Mr. Kootnekoff led the business development and marketing of several ground breaking products and services in the Japanese security industry. Mr. Kootnekoff also provided high level security consulting, products and security education to some of the largest corporations in Japan as well as local and federal government.

Over the past 11 years Mr. Kootnekoff, has given countless speeches on the topic of security throughout Japan and abroad at both private and public venues. He has spoken on various topics of security such as Cyber Terrorism, Cyber Crime, Spyware, Malware and Phishing. He has given speeches on Security Awareness, Risk Management and best security practices in the Japanese marketplace as well as a host of other security topics. 

He has worked with Symantec Japan and other Japanese based security companies to help spread awareness of security issues that face private and public companies in Japan and around the world.

Mr. Kootnekoff brings a network of security experts consisting of some of the most elite individuals in the industry to his new company SecuSolutions Ltd.

Koichi Tamura
Director of Business Development [USA]

Mr. Koichi Tamura brings to SecuSolutions Ltd., an in-depth knowledge and experience in the finance, business development, business advisory and management consulting aspects of the business. He has more than 15 years of professional experience in the relevant fields. In the past few years, he has been engaged in venture capital and growth capital PE investments and management consulting services through WebHut Holdings, Inc., which he has founded with his partners. Prior to that, he was engaged in growth capital PE investments, M&A financial advisory services, assurance and business advisory services through working for global firms like CDP Capital, Carlyle Group, and PwC.

Koichi has managed and lead number of small-medium PE investment projects which includes from origination to post investment add-value business development initiatives. He has also project-managed number of M&A transactions in their executions of the deals including financial and business due diligence. He also possesses experience in managing audit/assurance projects from planning to providing recommendations to the clients while at PwC.

The industries in which clients that Koichi has served in his professional career are mainly financial, IT, telecommunications, automotive, media and entertainment.

Technical
Ken Inkster
Technical Director

Mr. Ken Inkster is the Technical Director for SecuSolutions Ltd.  Ken possesses an in depth knowledge of management and technical security issues. Ken has provided solid security advice from the server room to the executive boardroom covering all all levels and aspects of security. He has provided consultation on topics such as security acceptance, strategic and technical planning, marketing security, architecture design, cultural acceptance and security implementation. Ken brings more than 22 years of technical experience to SecuSolutions Ltd. During those years, he has been provided consulting from small private companies to large global public companies based in Japan, Canada, US, and Bermuda. Clients have included the likes of, IBM Japan, Shinsei Bank, Telus, Bell World, Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), Fraser Milner Casgrain, Mizuno Sports Japan, Pioneer Japan, DoCoMo Systems Japan, Microsoft, Intria-HP, Alberta Treasury Branch, President’s Choice Financial, Shell Canada, BP Amoco Canada, Foreign Governments, Law Enforcement and Government Institutions.  

Mr. Inkster has performed innumerable risk assessments which included external compliance such as Payment Card Industry, SOX, internal and external audit requirements, and the Alberta Personal Information Protection Act PIPA. Other areas of expertise include risk management, policy development, log management, patch management, change control and business continuity planning.

Mr. Inkster has participated in several attack and penetration teams and has successfully secured many medium and enterprise networks. Mr. Inkster will help SecuSolutions Ltd to keep in step with the ever changing security industry and will ensure our clients continue to receive unsurpassed service and value.

Brennan Kootnekoff
Chief FortiScan Engineer

Brennan Kootnekoff is the Chief FortiScan Engineer for SecuSolutions. Brennan has worked in the IT industry for the past 5 years and has been specializing on Linux server environments for over 6 years. Brennan is proficient in most every major distribution there is (Red Hat, Mandrake, Ubuntu, Gentoo, Slackware). Brennan also has extensive experience with PHP/SQL programming for the creation and expansion of a major Japanese portal site – an asset that will be essential for the future plans and development of FortiScan product line.

Brennan has worked closely with the development team since the inception of FortiScan, and has an in-depth knowledge of the front and back-end of the service. Brennan will be involved with various aspects of the service – such as infrastructure design, expansion support, and further development of FortiScan. Other areas Brennan will be assisting SecuSolutions is the general administration of the network, including server configuration, administration and client-side setup, configuration, troubleshooting and support.

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