Jon Meyer

About Jon Meyer

Accomplished, tech-savvy professional with extensive experience in leading information security, cyber threat intelligence, risk mitigation, and IT operations programs or projects. Demonstrated expertise in delivering customized, scalable, and cost-effective solutions in line with overall objectives, mission, and vision. Skilled in maintaining data and information integrity while reducing risk by implementing effective strategies and industry’s best practices. Expert at conducting assessments and introducing cutting-edge systems or methodologies to ensure alignment with defined requirements and regulations. Skilled in identifying areas of concern and improvement opportunities with expertise in bypassing, defeating, and compromising physical and technological security. Adept at demonstrating new ideas and illustrating ways to integrate new technologies, along with an ability to deliver projects within time and budgetary constraints. My background includes leading all aspects of cybersecurity architecture, security policy and standards development, along with system certification and authorization. Additionally, I am valued as a collaborative partner, working closely across organizations and with executive leadership to define security requirements, identify gaps and vulnerabilities and recommend and implement effective solutions. I am adept and managing the planning and execution of incident responses, and disaster recovery. I also possess thorough knowledge of new technologies and maintain current awareness of emerging threats. Throughout my career, I have been recognized for my ability to build, mentor, train and lead high-performance teams.

Experience

1. Director of Information Security

   Applause

   Sep 2024 — Present · US

   As Director of Information Security, I am responsible for providing strategic direction, leadership and mentoring for the information security team by fostering a culture of collaboration, continuous learning, and professional growth. The information security team is tasked with designing, implementing, and maintaining a comprehensive information security program that aligns with industry best practices and regulatory requirements, including NIST Cybersecurity Framework, SOC2 Type 2, TISAX, and relevant privacy regulations (e.g, GDPR, CCPA). Customer security, risk management, security awareness training, security architecture, governance and compliance, and stakeholder engagement are critical aspects of the role. While providing oversight of operations I also identify, recommend, and help deliver a security approaches to continually improve the security posture for Applause.

Education

• Taylor University

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Science

  1994 — 1998