Michael Lakav
About Michael Lakav
Michael Lakav is the Director of Solution Engineering at SentinelOne in the San Francisco Bay Area, with extensive experience in sales engineering and network security roles.
Company Director at SentinelOne
Michael Lakav currently holds the position of Director, Solution Engineering at SentinelOne. He operates from the San Francisco Bay Area, overseeing and guiding the solution engineering strategies and teams within the company. His role involves leveraging his extensive background in sales engineering and network security to drive product implementation and client satisfaction.
Previous Roles at SentinelOne and Palo Alto Networks
Before becoming Director, Solution Engineering, Michael served as Team Lead, Sales Engineering at SentinelOne from 2022 to 2024. In this capacity, he was responsible for managing sales engineering teams and supporting clients with technical expertise. Prior to SentinelOne, he spent 4 years at Palo Alto Networks as a Systems Engineer (Sales), focusing on integrating security solutions and providing technical support in a sales environment in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Experience in Network Security Engineering
Michael has significant experience in network security engineering. He was a Senior Network Security Engineer at Autodesk for 11 months from 2017 to 2018. Michael also worked at Riverbed Technology, where he transitioned from a Senior Escalation Engineer (2013-2014) to a Senior Network Engineer (2014-2017). Additionally, he accumulated over 3 years of experience as a Senior Product Support Engineer at Imperva from 2010 to 2013.
Early Career and Education
Michael started his career in technical support and network engineering roles. He worked as a Technical Support Engineer at Expand Networks from 2008 to 2010 and as a Network & Systems Engineer at Israel Defense Forces from 2005 to 2008. Michael holds both a Bachelor's and Master's degree in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance from Western Governors University, equipping him with a robust foundation in cybersecurity principles and practices.