Teren Bryson

I’ve been designing and maintaining computer networks professionally for over 27 years. Before that, I was programming, hacking, and generally causing productive chaos with computers, modems, and bulletin boards from the age of eight — starting with an Apple IIc and every accessory my parents probably regretted buying me.

In the decades since, I’ve managed to break an impressive number of things, fix a slightly larger number of things, and witness enough of the weird, wonderful, and occasionally horrifying underbelly of the technology world to fill a book. Which is partly why writing about it makes sense.

I’ve written code in more languages than I care to admit — starting with LOGO on that Apple IIc, through Basic, Turbo Pascal, C, C++, Perl, and JavaScript, and most recently Python. I’ve held certifications ranging from Novell CNE to Microsoft MCSE to a long list of Cisco credentials. I am, depending on who you ask, either certified or certifiable. Possibly both.

I’ve spent the latter part of my career at the intersection of business strategy and engineering execution — consulting for Fortune 100 CIOs and CTOs at WWT, helping untangle complex problems and turn them into coherent technology roadmaps, and later stepping into Director and CIO/CTO roles myself, where I got to live with the consequences of my own recommendations.

Most recently, I served as Director of Operations and Engineering at Bluetooth SIG — yes, that Bluetooth, the one running quietly in your pocket, your car, your earphones, and roughly 47 other things within arm’s reach right now. The pace was relentless, the problems genuinely unique, and the team sharp enough to keep me honest every single day.

I’m an avid watcher of industry trends, and love to write about them professionally as well as on my humble blog. In what little spare time I have, I’m interested in sailing, Formula 1, all manner of billiards, my family, and anything else that I find to be fun at the time. I’m also a Disney nut, and if you can’t find me anywhere else, start looking at one of the Disney theme parks.

I can be found online in a variety of places, scribbling whatever nonsense comes to mind, but the two most likely places are my personal blog and Twitter, along with anyone who will pay me for my wild-eyed ramblings.

Teren Bryson will join us as a delegate at Tech Field Day Extra at RSAC 2026 on March 23, 2026!