Zscaler since 2013
Fully immersed in Zscaler since 2013, including four years as Zscaler's first Director of Security and Network Transformation.
Professional services. Strategic Zscaler architecture. Mr. Z.
Trusted by Zscaler account teams, partners, and top customers when the work calls for rare deployment judgment, clear architecture decisions, and a consultant who can get in, get the job done, and leave the customer stronger.
Executive overview
When Zscaler account executives, TAMs, CSMs, professional services engineers, and enterprise customers need everything from a world-class deployment to a comprehensive health check, they reach for the best in the business.
Fully immersed in Zscaler since 2013, including four years as Zscaler's first Director of Security and Network Transformation.
Creator of Zscaler technical white papers and education study guides, including ZDTA and ZDTE, and official trainer across ZIA, ZPA, ZDX, and Risk360.
Hands-on deployment architect for strategic accounts including McKesson, Toyota, Kimberly-Clark, Koch, Humana, and Takeda.
Where Kevin fits
You completed the PoV, finished a standard delivery services deployment, and now need the security and network transformation vision to take flight. This is where experience-driven architecture, health checks, and operational clarity matter most.
Top customers need clear recommendations, not an endless string of "it depends." Kevin brings field-tested direction from design through rollout.
Kevin has helped customers combine Risk360, ZIA, and ZPA to reduce real-world security exposure and make risk decisions actionable.
Built Zscaler study guides, manages authorized trainers, and helps teams move from technical understanding to operating confidence.
Major US-based corporations have repeatedly completed their own screening processes when bringing Kevin into sensitive environments.
Get in, get the job done, then move on. The point is customer success, not artificial dependency or open-ended consulting drift.
When more capacity is needed, Kevin can call on a US-based network of top consultants from large Zscaler customer environments.
Credentials
ZDTEEducation depth
Zero Trust ArchitectTransformation architecture
ZIA deliveryDeployment services
ZPA deliveryPrivate access design
ZDXExperience visibility"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur."Red Adair
Kevin is typically subcontracted through an existing IT services partner or a partner with a Master Services Agreement already in place. The goal is to move quickly, fit inside a practical IT budget, and create success stories in the least amount of time.
Request a resume and run a practical interview so everyone is aligned on background, scope, and the role Kevin will play.
Working through an existing services partner can streamline contracting, purchasing, and customer onboarding.
Kevin's deployment customers have been featured at Zscaler's Zenith Live, a benefit of taking on major accounts selectively.
Ready to engage?
Use Virtual Kevin for consulting scope and FAQs, or book time directly when you are ready to discuss an active customer, partner, or staff augmentation need.
When Zscaler account executives, technical account managers (TAMs), customer success managers (CSMs), professional services engineers, and their enterprise customers need everything from a world-class deployment to a comprehensive health check—they reach for the best in the business.
Kevin Peterson represents the top 1% of global Zscaler expertise, with a track record that speaks for itself.
Think of it like this: You did the PoV (Proof of Value), complete a standard Delivery Services deployment (via Zscaler or one of their elite Delivery Services Authorized partners), and now want your security and network transformation vision to take flight. Now is the time to get the most value in the least amount, building a real foundation.
Top customers demand clarity when it comes to decision making. No one wants to hear an endless string of "it depends" when what they need is an experience-driven "here's the right recommendation to match your environment".
From start to finish, your deployment will exceed that of any other single resource.
When a customer said "We can't afford to get compromised by a security breach", Kevin rolled out Risk360 along with ZIA and ZPA.
Result: The customer now has the lowest "Risk of Compromise" score of any Zscaler Risk360 customer, all from an experienced Fortune 10 security officer (CISSP).
Personally built Zscaler's official ZDTA and ZDTE study guides, with 3 more study guides on the way!
Manages a team of Zscaler authorized trainers, providing training to well over 1,000 individuals each year.
Taking on any consultant brings a certain amount of risk, which is why major US-based corporations are delighted when they don't have to worry about it.
Most of Kevin's top Zscaler customers ran their own background checks, including drug screening, without any issues.
Get in, get the job done, then move on. That's the formula for continued Zscaler customer success. Where consultants and contractors are notorious for scope creep and making themselves artificially essential to your continued success, Kevin's goal is to get you the best environment in the least amount of time, all while showing you how to be operationally successful thereafter.
Need more?
Kevin's own network of top consultants (all of whom are from top Zscaler customers) stands ready to be called into action. All US-based and sub-contracted whenever needed for any project.
"If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur.
// Red Adair
Red Adair was right, of course. But that doesn't mean that professional services should be ridiculously expensive, either. So let's make this a no-brainer. Kevin's hourly contracted rate is just (chat to find out). It's set based on the fact that you will likely need to sub-contract Kevin through one of your existing IT services partners, to which they will add just a bit for their own value-add. Even then, it's going to end up at a price that comfortably fits within any IT budget, reassured by the fact that Kevin's goal is not to accumulate hours, just success stories... in the least amount of time.