Peter Ostashen

About Peter Ostashen

I’m a Director of Information Technology with over 18 years of professional experience in IT strategic planning, system design and architecture, business process improvements, and cyber security management. As an IT executive with a proven track record of driving innovative technological transformations for companies of varying sizes, I excel at identifying operational inefficiencies and collaborating with cross-functional teams to design, execute and assess technical solutions for even the most complex organizational problems. KEY AREAS OF EXPERTISE:• IT Program Management• Technical Team Leadership• Strategic Planning & Process Improvements• Business Strategy & Budgeting• Operations ManagementWHY IT WORKS: I’m a synergistic business leader with a deep understanding of technology, which allows me to seamlessly liaise between technical teams and C-level executives to translate technical information and communicate business objectives to ensure alignment throughout the organization. TECHNOLOGY SPECIALIZATIONS: I have hands-on experience with many facets of technology, including: Amazon Web Services, Microsoft Azure & Office 365, Cisco UCS, SAN Storage, Azure, Cisco & Meraki (Security, Routing & Switching), Checkpoint Security, Citrix Netscaler, XenApp, XenDesktop, Cisco Call Manager, SIP, MPLS, Microsoft Exchange, Active Directory, MDM, BYOD.BEYOND THE OFFICE: I enjoy spending time with my family, traveling and CrossFit. WANT TO TALK? Connect with me here on LinkedIn.

Experience

1. Director of Information Technology & Cyber Security

   Francisco Partners

   Jan 2021 — Present

Education

• Howell Cheney Technical High School

  Information Systems

  2000 — 2004

• Wentworth Institute of Technology

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications

  2004 — 2008

Skills

• Vulnerability Research
• Cisco Technologies
• Dell
• Vulnerability Scanning
• Microsoft Operating Systems
• Vmware Esx
• Vpn
• Checkpoint
• Iphone
• Citrix
• Netscaler
• Start-Ups
• Hyper-V
• Security Incident Response
• Threat & Vulnerability Management
• Active Directory
• Windows Server
• Netapp
• Firewalls
• Vmware Infrastructure
• Cisco Networking
• Project Management
• Blackberry
• Airwatch
• Vulnerability Management
• Information Security Management
• Business Process Improvement
• Security Architecture Design
• Microsoft Servers
• Entrepreneurship
• Small Business
• Networking
• Checkpoint Security
• Mac Os X
• Vmware
• Cisco Call Manager
• Network Architecture
• Microsoft Sql Server
• Cisco Routers
• Solarwinds