Metropolitan Airports Commission
Tim Payne is an experienced information technology professional with expertise in security architecture and management. Currently serving as Information Technology Security Architect at the Metropolitan Airports Commission since April 2021, Tim is responsible for designing and implementing IT security strategies for airport operations. Prior roles include Security Services Manager at Surescripts, where leadership was provided to a team of security monitoring and incident response analysts, and Information Security Manager II at Patterson Companies, Inc., where oversight of security teams for a Fortune 500 company was conducted. Additional experience includes positions as Network Operations Manager at the Minnesota Department of Human Services, IT Director at the Minnesota Zoo, and Manager at LBL Technology Partners. Tim began a career in IT as a Network Administrator at Macalester College and has a foundational background in IT staffing and recruiting from Robert Half Technology. Tim holds an education from the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse.
Metropolitan Airports Commission
The Metropolitan Airports Commission (MAC) is dedicated to providing services that consistently exceed the expectations of its customers. Whether it's providing exciting shopping and healthy dining options at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP), plowing snow from one of its seven airports' runways, designing and building sustainable facilities, or ensuring the organization's long-term financial strength, the MAC strives to fulfill its vision statement: Providing your best airport experience. Created in 1943 by Minnesota state law, the MAC is a public corporation providing coordinated aviation services throughout the Twin Cities metropolitan area. In fact, the MAC operates one of the largest airport systems in the nation, which includes MSP and six general aviation airports. Together these airports help drive the region's economy and job growth while providing quick, easy access to destinations around the globe. A 15-member board of commissioners appointed by Minnesota's governor and the mayors of Minneapolis and Saint Paul establishes the commission's policies. Those policies are implemented by the commission's senior leadership and staff. The MAC and its airports are funded through rents and fees paid by airport users, not by general tax dollars.