Matt Heffernan has extensive work experience in various IT and information security roles. Matt is currently the Senior Vice President of IT and Information Security at Exclusive Concepts, Inc. Since joining Big Village in 2016, they have held multiple senior vice president positions, including IT & CISO, Global IT and Security, and Information Technology. Prior to that, they served as the Director of Information Technology at Lake Capital from 2014 to 2016. Matt also worked as a Senior Director of Information Technology at Horizon Pharma from 2011 to 2013. Before that, they held positions as a Datacenter and Cloud Engineer at Burwood Group, a Consulting Systems Engineer at Sperco Associates, a Systems & Network Administrator at Advent Systems, and a Systems Administrator at United States Steel Corporation.
Matt Heffernan's education history includes a Bachelor's degree in Information Technology from DePaul University. There is no information provided about the start and end years of their degree. Matt also attended Indiana University Northwest, but there is no information provided about the degree or field of study.
In addition to their formal education, Matt has obtained various certifications. Matt obtained the "Having Difficult Conversations" and "Negotiation Foundations" certifications from LinkedIn in March 2023. In September 2022, they obtained the "Leadership Foundations" certification, also from LinkedIn. Furthermore, they obtained the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification from (ISC)² in January 2022.
There is no information provided about the specific years and months in which Matt obtained the Cisco Certified Network Associate (CCNA, CCNA Security, CCNA Voice), Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP), IT Information Library Foundations Certification (ITIL), Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP, MCSE, MCSA), and VMware Certified Professional (VCP) certifications.
July, 2023 - present