Riparian IT

People

A small team

Riparian IT is intentionally lean. If insight is needed outside of the scope of internal experience; we utilizes our network of Senior IT and Security professionals to bring the right people to meet your needs.

George Raymond and his wife at a waterfall in the Pacific Northwest

George Raymond

Lead Technologist & Founder

  • CISSP

George has experience across software development, systems engineering, infrastructure, networking, and information security. His career began in software development before moving through IT operations and systems engineering and ultimately into security. He has worked across a broad range of technologies and environments, giving him a practical understanding of how the different pieces of an organization’s technology ecosystem fit together.

George’s expertise spans identity and access management, endpoint and systems management, network security, automation, cloud and SaaS environments, vulnerability assessment, and security hardening. He is CISSP certified and brings a security and risk perspective to his work, with an emphasis on practical solutions that align with the needs of the business. Most recently, George has worked as a consultant, helping organizations address technology and security challenges across their environments.

George works closely with clients to understand their needs, communicate clearly, and build solutions they can trust. His experience supporting businesses at different stages allows him to help with everything from establishing a secure technology foundation for a new company to strengthening and streamlining an established environment.

Outside of work, George is a Pacific Northwest native. You'll often find him on a river with a fly rod in hand, or spending time at home with his wife fine-tuning the garden, their dog never far behind.