Mariano Romano

Resume

With more than 25 years in IT — spanning Oracle, Splunk, and Cribl — I build the learning systems that turn complex products into confident practitioners. Today I design curriculum, certifications, and enablement programs that help Sales Engineers, customers, and partners go from first login to production-ready skills.

Experience

  • CRIBL logo

    Staff Technical Curriculum Developer

    CRIBL·Remote

    2022 — Present

    Architect of Cribl’s technical learning ecosystem — from Sales Engineer enablement and customer Getting Started paths to the Cribl Certified program. I turn product complexity into clear, hands-on journeys that scale across SE teams, partners, and customers worldwide.

    • 4

      Certifications built

    • 25+

      Curriculum tracks

    • SE

      Enablement programs

    • 300+

      Courses & how-tos

    • 20+

      Hands-on labs

    • Built Sales Engineer enablement programs that give SEs demo-ready depth: product narratives, competitive positioning, and hands-on labs so field teams can sell and prove value with confidence.
    • Designed and launched the Cribl Certified program end-to-end — four certification tracks spanning User, Admin (Stream & Edge), and Engineer — with study guides, assessments, and practical scenarios that mirror real deployments.
    • Created customer enablement curricula including Getting Started courses that take new users from zero to a working pipeline, plus How-To libraries that answer day-two questions without waiting on Support.
    • Shipped modular learning paths (25+ curriculum tracks, 300+ courses) covering Stream, Edge, and Search so learners can follow a guided path or drop into a focused how-to when they need it.
    • Authored and maintained hands-on labs and guided exercises that recreate production-like environments — parsers, routes, packs, and troubleshooting — so certification and enablement stick beyond the classroom.
    • Partnered with Product, Engineering, Support, Customer Success, and Sales Engineering to keep training aligned with every release, so enablement and certification never lag the product.
    • Produced instructor-led materials, demos, and technical videos that support both self-paced customer journeys and live SE / partner workshops.
    • Used AI-assisted workflows to speed content creation, assessment design, QA, and curriculum updates without sacrificing technical accuracy.
    • Defined content standards and reusable frameworks that let the education team scale consistently across SE, customer, and certification audiences.
    • Closed the loop with learner feedback and certification outcomes to raise engagement, comprehension, and pass rates over time.
    • Helped recruit and hire high-performing technical curriculum developers who raise the bar for enablement quality.
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    Senior Splunk Consultant

    SP6·Remote

    2019 — 2022

    Delivered and implemented Splunk software solutions for enterprise customers across diverse industries, ensuring successful deployments and adoption.

    • 25+

      Customer Projects

    • 10+

      Splunk Enterprise Security Projects

    • Delivered 25+ enterprise consulting engagements including companiesingesting over 5 TB of data per day.
    • With my Enterprise Security Accreditation, I have worked on over 10 different ES implementations providing direction on how to look for threats using Enterprise Security.
    • Worked on over 10 different cloud projects with some migration from on-premise Splunk.
    • Built various dashboards to help customer see what is happening in their environment.
    • Currently working on cloud migration projects which include moving large customers to the cloud.
    • Provided custom Splunk training to all customers in order to help them continue implementing their Splunk environment.
  • TEKSTREAM SOLUTIONS logo

    Senior Splunk Consultant

    TEKSTREAM SOLUTIONS·Remote

    2018 — 2019

    Delivered and implemented Splunk software solutions for enterprise customers

    • 2 TB+

      Daily Data Ingestion

    • - Designed and configured complex Splunk Environments.
    • - Maintained supported large production Splunk environments (1 TB ingestion).
    • - Developed and maintained Splunk Dashboards and apps while focusing on Dashboard design.
  • TEKSTREAM SOLUTIONS logo

    Senior Oracle Developer

    TEKSTREAM SOLUTIONS·Remote

    2015 — 2018

    Delivered and implemented Oracle Webcenter and Webcenter Imaging software solutions for enterprise customers across diverse industries, ensuring successful deployments and adoption.

    • 4+

      Customers

    • Senior Developer for Imaging AP based solutions
    • Installed and configurated Inspyrus based solutions
    • Performed internal training for the installation process of the Inspyrus Solution
    • Oracle Documents Service Specialist
    • Oracle Process Cloud Service Sales Specialist
    • Oracle Mobile Cloud Service 2017 Sales Specialist
    • Installed and Configured WebCenter Capture and WebCenter Imaging
    • Attended basic training on WebCenter Forms Recognition
    • Hands on experience with configuring WebCenter Forms Recognition
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    Chief Architect

    SYNTERNA TECHNOLOGIES·Remote

    2014 — 2015

    Designed and developed custom software solutions for healthcare organizations using Aruba Network technologies.

    • 200+

      Hospital Rooms

    • Developed software to provide AirPlay functionality in high density areas
    • Developed server and client software using PHP, Postgres Database, XCode, and Java (using Android Studio)
    • Developed Android application to provide communication between server and TV set top box
    • Developed iOS application to work with iBeacons and communicate with backend server using JSON requests (ABLE Client)
    • Involved with application direction, UI design, application experience, and implementation.
    • Participated as a Sales Engineer for customer demos
    • Implemented the software application at UTSW containing 400 beds

Skills

Computer Skills

  • Proficient in MS Office, InfoPath, MS CRM, MS Exchange, MS SharePoint, Active Directory, and Microsoft Windows Server.
  • Proficient knowledge of Perl, shell scripting, Visual Basic, VB Script, Java, Unix/Linux, Wiki, and Portals
  • Moderate working experience with SOA and SoapUI
  • 4+ years of security experience
  • Familiar with Threat Intel knowledge including IOC’s, TAXII, and STIC

Development Skills

  • Comprehensive knowledge in Agile Development methodologies
  • - Proficient with SVN and Git repositories
  • - Proficient in JDeveloper 11g and 12c as well as ADF MVC technologies
  • - Experience working with Databases (Oracle, MS SQL, Postgres, and MySQL)
  • - Proficient knowledge of web technologies (HTML5, PHP, CSS, XML/XSLT, and JavaScript)
  • - Moderate experience with Xcode development
  • - Experience with Shell, Perl, and Python

Personal Skills

  • - Native fluency in Spanish
  • - Excellent communication and time management skills
  • - Able to work well independently or as part of a team
  • - I consider myself an A player with a strong desire to learn new technologies

Certifications

  • Cribl Certified User

    2023

  • Cribl Certified Admin - Stream

    2021

  • Cribl Certified Admin - Edge

    2021

  • Cribl Certified Engineer

    2021

Systems

Tools and platforms I work with regularly.

  • Cribl StreamExpert
  • Cribl EdgeExpert
  • Cribl SearchExpert
  • SplunkProficient
  • Oracle BPMProficient
  • Oracle SOAProficient