Mike Vu

Solutions Consultant 2 – AI Strategics · Palo Alto Networks

San Francisco, CA

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Summary

Network and security professional with 10+ years of experience spanning network operations, engineering, and technical pre-sales. Currently a Solutions Consultant 2 – AI Strategics at Palo Alto Networks, advising strategic enterprise accounts on modern security architecture across the full PANW portfolio. Brings deep hands-on expertise in networking, cybersecurity, and cloud infrastructure, with a consistent track record of translating complex technical concepts into clear, compelling customer outcomes.

Experience

Solutions Consultant 2 – AI Strategics

Palo Alto Networks

2025 – Present · San Francisco, CA

Serves as a technical sales advisor for strategic AI accounts, supporting the full Palo Alto Networks product portfolio.
Pre-sales responsibilities span account outreach, technical discovery, demos, architectural whiteboarding, BOM generation, POVs, 1:many trainings, and customer-facing QBRs.
Post-sales responsibilities include deployment validation, support escalations, and expansion discussions.
Internal accomplishments include leveraging tools such as Claude Code to build a sales hub for the district, creating self-guided demos and capture-the-flag sandboxes, and leading internal enablement trainings on AI runtime security.

Sales Engineer

runZero

2024 – 2025 · San Francisco, CA

Provided technical pre-sales support for commercial Mid-Market and West Coast SLED account teams.
Delivered technical demos, developed POV plans and success criteria, and supported self-guided customer trials.
Represented runZero at industry events including SecureWorld Seattle and BSides San Francisco.
Engaged across Attack Surface Management, Asset Management, Vulnerability Management, and OT/ICS/SCADA environments, leveraging tools such as Tenable Nessus and Metasploit.

Pre-Sales Solutions Engineer

Cisco Meraki

2019 – 2024 · San Francisco, CA

Served as technical advisor to enterprise customers evaluating Meraki cloud-managed networking.
Led proof-of-concept deployments covering switching, wireless, security appliances, and IoT.
Built automation demos using the Meraki Dashboard API and Python to accelerate customer adoption.

Network Engineer

Stitch Fix

2018 – 2019 · San Francisco, CA

Managed campus and data center network infrastructure supporting rapid e-commerce growth.
Implemented network segmentation and security policies across distributed fulfillment centers.

Network Engineer

Roche

2016 – 2018 · San Francisco, CA

Supported global WAN and LAN infrastructure for pharmaceutical research and manufacturing environments.
Administered Cisco routing, switching, and wireless platforms across multiple sites.

Network Administrator

Coursera

2014 – 2016 · Mountain View, CA

Built and maintained corporate network infrastructure during a period of high growth.
Earned CCNA certification while in this role, establishing network engineering as a long-term career path.

IT Contractor

Google

2012 – 2014 · Mountain View, CA

Provided IT systems support across campus, configuring and troubleshooting network switches, media servers, and end-user machines.

Skills

Network Security

Palo Alto Networks NGFW Prisma Access Zero Trust Architecture Cisco Meraki MX Attack Surface Management Vulnerability Management Tenable Nessus Metasploit OT / ICS / SCADA SAML / SSO