Rob Conn

Experience

1. Senior Director of Cybersecurity Threat Hunting and Infrastructure

   EchoStar Corporation

   Jan 2023 — Present

   Lead a team responsible for global cybersecurity threat intelligence, threat hunting, and detection engineering functions- Lead a team responsible for global cybersecurity infrastructure and defense functions- Manage the development and implementation of global security policy, best practices and standards, guidelines and procedures to ensure ongoing maintenance of security- Establish and sustain strong working relationships with industry peers and other external stakeholders such as federal/industry organizations/consortia and internal organization’s executives, customers and stakeholders to prioritize security initiatives and spending based on appropriate risk management and/or financial methodology- Oversee security incident response planning as well as the investigation of security events and help with disciplinary and legal matters associated with them, as necessary- Communicate security-related concepts to a broad range of technical and non-technical staff/stakeholders and supply status and accomplishment of the organization’s operational and project activities- Oversee yearly budget (OpEx and CapEx), including managing the procurement and vendor management along with the implementation of new hardware and systems- Develop short term and long–term cybersecurity roadmap and strategy, and guidance on disaster recovery and business continuity planning.

Education

• Park University

  BS, Management/Information Systems

  2000 — 2002

• Regis University

  Masters of Science, Information Assurance

  2011 — 2013

Skills

• Cloud Computing
• Data Security
• Network Security
• Internet Protocol Suite (Tcp/Ip)
• Cisco Technologies
• Firewall Administration
• Ip
• Ids/Ips
• System Monitoring
• Integration
• Linux
• Firewalls
• Log Analysis
• Aix
• Security
• Vulnerability Assessment
• Personnel Leadership
• Telecommunications
• Unix
• Ips
• Vmware
• Tcp/Ip
• Security Policy Development
• Leadership
• Windows Server
• Risk Analysis
• Operating Systems
• Ibm Aix
• Security Architecture Design
• Physical Security
• System Administration