Assistant Director, Cybersecurity Operations and Engineering, Technology Services

Taylor leads the cybersecurity operations team which includes Cybersecurity Operations Center (CSOC), Cybersecurity Engineering (SecEng), and Cybersecurity Development (SecDev). These three groups provide both reactive and proactive support to the University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign, Springfield, and the system offices. He brings over 20 years of IT and cybersecurity experience. Currently his focus is on building collaborative teams that are able to execute to improve the cybersecurity posture of higher-education.