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Chrys Thorsen


Chrys Thorsen

Biography:

Chrys Thorsen is an education and technology expert who specializes in enterprise-level IT infrastructure consulting and certified trainer training.

In her career, she has garnered over 50 IT Certifications including CISSP, CISA, CEHv12, PenTest+, CompTIA CNVP, Cisco CCSI/CCNP, Microsoft Cloud and on-premises technologies, VMware vSphere, and many more. She has also authored 40 published certification textbooks and over 40 full-length IT certification video courses.

When not working in the United States, Chrys spends her time abroad capacity-building IT literacy in developing nations in Sub-Saharan Africa. Her client list has included: the US Federal Government, theRepublic of Zambia Ministry of Health, Cavendish University Zambia, Accenture, JP Morgan Chase, theUS Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation (EGPAF),Hughes Aircraft, Microsoft, and many more.

Chrys lives by, and is fond of repeating her professional creed: “The only true measure of success for any project or training is results on the ground. Everything else is just noise.” “I teach what I deploy; I deploy what I teach.”