Jason Beatty

Experience

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  MacNeal Hospital

  May 1997 - Feb 2000

  Network Administrator

  - Assisted in the migration from Novell to Microsoft Active Directory- Maintained drug interaction and allergy databases, coordinating with nurses and doctors to test, plan, and execute regular updates and changes. - Served as a technical reference for HIPAA compliance audits- Server monitoring and 24x7 support for critical information systems

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  Hub Group

  Feb 2000 - Jul 2006

  PC/LAN Technical Specialist

  Co-Designed and implemented an Active Directory 2003 architecture for the entire corporation. Developed keymigration practices and guidelines to minimize impact to business operations.• Served as a technical lead for all core Novell 5/5.1 servers, as well as 35 field office servers across the country. Conducted regular maintenance, backups, upgrades, user training, documentation, and audits. Developed documentation and served a Tier 3 support role for the helpdesk in all areas of support.• Authored core procedures for Sarbanes Oxley auditing and worked with auditors to develop test plans. Show less

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  Alberto Culver

  Jul 2006 - Jun 2008

  LAN Specialist

  • Served as a global infrastructure lead for the company’s worldwide Active Directory forest, overseeing and implementing changes made to the server environment. Advised international team members and documented policies and procedures relating to adds/moves/changes. Maintained all user security and auditing.• Assisted in the planning and blueprinting of a global instance of SAP, setting up the server and SAN environment, and building the accompanying documentation regarding design decisions and regular maintenance tasks.• Maintained the company’s brand websites, working with the marketing and creative design teams to optimize the experience and provide stability and security for their web presence.• Performed all firewall updates and security changes for the Checkpoint NG DMZ. Worked with internal business units and customers to maintain security while allowing for efficient and low-maintenance communication architectures. Show less

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  National Association of REALTORS®

  Jun 2008 - Oct 2015

  Managing Director of Technical Infrastructure

  • Organized and led a network redesign of over 300 servers, moving from PIX firewalls to an ASA architecture that separated internal and DMZ assets. Audited and tuned external access to reduce complexity and increase awareness of possible breach scenarios. Served as both project manager and primary firewall admin on the project.• Pitched, budgeted, and then led the successful implementation of a $750,000 server virtualization effort. Together with 7 senior subject matter experts we migrated over 300 physical servers into the virtual environment, maintaining business continuity and improving security and stability. Technology stacks virtualized included Oracle, Websphere, Domino, Microsoft Active Directory, Microsoft ADFS, Microsoft Exchange, Microsoft SQL, Microsoft Sharepoint, Apache and Drupal web servers, and others. Gained experience with blade server and SAN design.• Managed capital and operating expense budgets of $1M or greater for all aspects of IT infrastructure. Worked alongside the VP and CTO to plan future technology initiatives and structure based on organizational goals. Presented during all- staff meetings on security awareness and also conducted ad-hoc briefing of staff and executives on key security or technology issues.• Re-architected and radically improved security and performance of the e-commerce environment after the association crested above $500M in transactions per year, elevating to a level one PCI presence requiring more stringent audit requirements. Since restructuring, volume grew to over $750M. Performed constant tuning, vulnerability audits and penetration testing, and staff education in order to maintain compliance and viability for the association.• Led a team of seven accomplished senior IT professionals with more than 180 combined years of technical experience in their fields. Often complimented as one of the most highly-effective teams that external auditors or engineers had ever worked alongside. Show less

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  Rapid7

  Jan 2016 - Jun 2017

  Security Consultant

  • Evaluate IT and information security infrastructure within customer environments across a broad range of industries • Work closely with customer contacts to understand business objectives, risk appetite, and the current state of their security programs • Identify maturity gaps and business aligned recommendations to remediate program deficiencies • Document and communicate technical findings and recommendations to customer personnel • Assist with the creation and maintenance of a knowledge base of methodologies and recommendations aligned with standards such as PCI, ISO, HIPAA, and other regulatory and industry oversight groups Show less

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  Chicago Trading Company

  Jun 2017 - Oct 2022

  Senior Information Security Engineer
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  Thermo Fisher Scientific

  Oct 2022 - now

  Senior Product Security Architect