Sean M. Ellis

Sean M. Ellis has over 20 years of experience in the technology industry. Sean M. started their career in 1996 as an Engineer at MCI. In 2000, they founded Systems Management Enterprises, Inc. (SME, Inc.). In 2001, they were appointed CIO of Integrated Commercial Solutions, Inc. (ICS, Inc.), based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, providing same day transportation services for pharmaceutical companies, laboratory testing facilities, along with regional and national banks in the Northern Plains, Texas, and other markets. At ICS, they were responsible for providing routed and on demand air and ground service to meet the time-critical processing schedules of clients and improving overall supply chain efficiencies.

Sean M. Ellis holds a Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice from Radford University and a Master of Science in Cybersecurity from Virginia College. In addition, they have obtained several certifications, including the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Registered Practitioner from the Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification Accreditation Body (CMMC AB) in April 2021, the Project Management Professional (PMP) from the Project Management Institute in May 2009, CDPSE from ISACA, Certified Information System Security Professional (CISSP) from (ISC)², Certified in Risk and Information Systems Control (CRISC) from ISACA, Cisco Certified Network Associate from Cisco, CompTIA A+ and CompTIA Security+ from CompTIA, Licensed Penetration Tester (LPT), EC-Council Certified Security Analyst (ECSA), and Certified Ethical Hacker (CEH) from EC-Council, Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer (MCSE) and Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) from Microsoft, and Red Hat Certified Engineer (RHCE) and Red Hat Certified Technician (RHCT) from Red Hat.