Robin Tatam, the new Director of Security Technologies, joined PowerTech’s Eden Prairie, Minnesota office in July 2009. He brings two decades of IBM Power Systems (AS/400, iSeries, System i) and operating system (OS/400, i5/OS, IBM i) consulting experience, including a strong midrange background of RPG and advanced CL programming, Web site creation, and system administration.

For the last six years, Robin has been a top tier consultant for System i security and compliance issues. Robin’s recent projects included teaching commercial classes in security and system administration, performing advanced product implementations, and numerous compliance-oriented assignments. He was a guest on the panel of experts at the PowerTech iNSIGHT Security Conference in Las Vegas two years in a row. In 2009, he taught multiple security sessions at COMMON in Reno, Nevada.

Robin Tatam, Director of Security Technologies

Previously, Robin was an IBM i Security Specialist for MSI Systems Integrators, an IBM Business Partner, where he was named Technology Impact Player of the Year for 2008. He also has worked as a development manager and was a vice-president directing corporate development practices.

Robin has been quoted on System i security trends by ComputerWorld magazine and has published several full-feature technical articles in Midrange Computing magazine. He also authored the MSI System i Security and Compliance Guide and co-authored the IBM Redbook on System i data encryption.

You can e-mail Robin at robin.tatam@powertech.com.