Zachary Ward

Zachary Ward has a diverse work experience spanning various roles in IT and security-related positions. Zachary'smost recent position is as a Senior Security Engineering Program Manager at Bayer, starting in December 2022. Prior to that, they worked at Soft Surroundings from 2016 to 2022, where they held multiple roles including Security Engineer, Technical Services Supervisor, Systems Engineer, and Windows Systems Administrator.

Before Soft Surroundings, Zachary worked at Wells Fargo Advisors as a Business System Consultant from 2015 to 2016, providing application support and acting as a subject matter expert for financial applications. Zachary also worked at Nesher Pharmaceuticals as a System Administrator for a short duration in 2015, where they supported and maintained the network infrastructure.

From 2012 to 2015, they worked at Datotel as an Escalations Engineer, assisting in higher-level server issues and providing support to the Service Desk team. Prior to that, Zachary worked at SysOp IT Solutions as a Technician, supporting various clients, and at Customer Direct as a Help Desk Support Technician, where they provided customer support for computer software, website, and network troubleshooting.

Overall, Zachary Ward has gained extensive experience in security engineering, technical services management, systems administration, and application support throughout their career.

Zachary Ward began their education in 2009 at ITT Technical Institute-Arnold, where they pursued an Associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree in Computer Network Systems. Zachary successfully completed their program in 2011. Afterward, Zachary continued their education at the same institution and enrolled in the Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc) program in Information Systems Security. Zachary graduated from ITT Technical Institute-Arnold with a BASc in 2013.