Frank Padikkala is an AV Design Engineer who places Innovation and Inclusion at the heart of his design philosophy. Having his foundations firm in IT and Cybersecurity - he promotes the utilization of converged technologies for creating high end designs for corporate spaces.

As an IT-AV Evangelist, Frank hopes to bridge the knowledge gap between the IT/AV/Tech industries, many of which have already begun to overlap in a wide array of applications. He is a firm believer of tech training and certifications and advocates the importance of standards. As a self-proclaimed "cert junkie" he several IT certifications including those from Cisco, Microsoft, Comptia – the latest of which being a Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) and CHFI from the EC-Council. He also holds a Masters in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance (MS-CSIA) and Bachelors in both IT-Security and Polymer Sciences. He holds the CTS/CTS-D certifications from AVIXA.

Frank hosts the ITFactor on AVNation - an IT/AV centric podcast. You can also find him on twitter www.twitter.com/frankpadikkala and LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/frankpadikkala.