Rick Passero

Rick Passero began their career in 2006 as a Senior System Engineer at Lenox Hill Radiology & Medical Associates PC. In 2007, they moved to Franklin & Marshall College as a Networking & Systems Assistant. In 2008, they returned to Lenox Hill Radiology & Medical Imaging Associates as IT Systems Manager and also held the same role at Park West Radiology. In 2010, they joined DynTek as a Project Consultant, then moved to Maureen Data Systems in 2011 as Practice Manager & Senior Solution Architect. In 2014, they joined IPM (now Newtek Technology Solutions) as a Solutions Architect and Chief Information Security Officer. In 2021, they joined ANATOMY_IT. as Chief Information Security Officer.

Rick Passero's education history includes a Bachelor's degree in Philosophy from Franklin & Marshall College between 2004 and 2008. Rick has also obtained multiple certifications from various institutions, including CompTIA, (ISC)2, Microsoft, Citrix, American Red Cross, Symantec, Fortinet, and VMware. These certifications include Security+, Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP), Microsoft Certified: Azure Security Engineer, Citrix Certified Associate - Virtualization (CCA - V), Adult and Pediatric First Aid/CPR/AED, Symantec Managed PKI Service Sales Expert Plus (SSE+), Citrix NetScaler SD-WAN Certified (CC-SDWAN), Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP): Server Administrator on Windows Server 2008, Microsoft Certified Technology Specialist (MCTS):Windows 7, Configuration, Network Security Associate (NSE-3), VMware Certified Associate - Data Center Virtualization (VCA-DCV), Symantec Technical Specialist (STS): Symantec Endpoint Protection 12.1, Citrix Certified Administrator (CCA) XenApp/XenDesktop/XenServer, Citrix Certified Enterprise Engineer (CCEE) for Virtualization, Citrix Certified Integration Architect (CCIA) for Virtualization, Symantec Technical Specialist (STS): Symantec Backup Exec 2010, Microsoft Certified IT Professional (MCITP): Enterprise Administrator, and Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE): Windows Server 2003 + Security.