Jonathan McEwen
Downs
Summary
Innovative Technical Systems Manager at Scenic Route Studios.| Blending cybersecurity expertise with creative problem-solving to drive efficiency and resilience. A strategic leader in risk management, data analytics, and compliance, delivering measurable operational enhancements. Spearheaded cutting-edge tech solutions, slashing production downtime by 30%, while fortifying security and streamlining workflows. Passionate about optimizing systems, enhancing team collaboration, and ensuring seamless digital operations in a fast-paced media environment.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Technical Systems Manager
Scenic Route Studios
Downs
03.2024 - Current
- Established backup and disaster recovery protocols, ensuring business continuity, and reducing data loss risk.
- Oversaw customer engagement channels, enhancing audience interaction through feedback loops, and resolving 95% of technical inquiries within 24 hours.
- Managed vendor and software relationships, ensuring the studio's tech stack remained cutting-edge, while staying within budget constraints.
- Managed end-to-end technical operations, optimizing studio hardware and software workflows to reduce production downtime by 30%.
- Developed and enforced IT policies, ensuring compliance with data protection and privacy regulations, and mitigating potential security breaches.
- Enhanced cybersecurity operations by implementing SIEM solutions, monitoring alerts, and strengthening incident response protocols, reducing security risks by 60%.
Resident Hall Coordinator
Illinois State University
Normal
01.2023 - Current
- Supervised 10 staff, fostering trust and risk management collaboration
- Led emergency response initiatives, reducing incidents by 25% and ensuring FERPA compliance
- Implemented new emergency protocols, cutting incident frequency by 30%
- Developed a risk assessment system, boosting incident tracking efficiency by 40%
Therapist
Universal Health Services
Clearwater
01.2022 - 12.2022
- Trained 20 staff on security and emergency protocols, achieving 95% HIPAA compliance
- Frontlined crisis management efforts, improving operational efficiency by 40% and team cohesion
- Conducted risk evaluations, reducing safety compliance violations by 30% in a 1,000-patient facility
Education
Master of Science - Cyber Security
Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, NHMaster of Science - Psychology
Southern New Hampshire University
Manchester, NHBachelor of Arts - General Studies
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, ILSkills
- GDPR
- ISO 27001
- Internal controls
- Data analytics
- Auditing
- HIPAA
- NIST
- SOX
- SOC 2
- Python
- Risk Management
- Crisis Management
- Team leadership
- Security Operations
- Compliance
- Intune
- Autopilot
- Azure
- Git
- Tensorflow
- Data structures
- Problem solving
- LLM
- Agile
- SQL
- Splunk
Hobbies and Interests
- Ethical Hacking
- Coding
- Continued Education
- AI
Additional Information
- Elastic SIEM Deployment Project, Deployed Elastic (SIEM) and log analytics platform to monitor security events, successfully identifying 100% of malicious activity through proactive log analysis and enhancing overall threat detection capabilities.
- Security Research Project, Engineered a Python-based keylogger with a remote listener, successfully capturing and exfiltrating 100% of keystrokes to a secure Gmail account as part of legal penetration testing and compliance research.
- Research Project, Created a simulated ransomware script that successfully encrypted 100% of system data in a secure learning environment, advancing research on encryption techniques and improving incident response strategies.
- Blockchain Project, Built $MBuck$, a Solana-based token using command-line tools and the Phantom wallet, successfully completing 100+ test transactions in a secure sandbox environment to validate functionality and smart contract deployment.
- AI Project, Devised a custom AI solution using Ollama, Docker, and RAG, automating 75% of research queries and reducing manual data-gathering time by 50% in personal projects related to innovation and information systems.
Links - Website
www.jonathan-mcewen2025.com
Timeline
Technical Systems Manager
Scenic Route Studios
03.2024 - Current
Resident Hall Coordinator
Illinois State University
01.2023 - Current
Therapist
Universal Health Services
01.2022 - 12.2022
Master of Science - Cyber Security
Southern New Hampshire University
Master of Science - Psychology
Southern New Hampshire University
Bachelor of Arts - General Studies
Eastern Illinois University
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