Ryan Hermann

Director of IT & Security

Ryan is the Director of IT & Security at SEP, where he leads day-to-day IT operations to deliver resilient, secure, and adaptive infrastructure that supports SEP’s mission of empowering makers to build world-class products.

Ryan holds a degree in Information Technology from Rasmussen College. He joined SEP in 2016, bringing a strong background in designing and managing complex systems, as well as leading teams in both information technology and product management.

A Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) since 2016, he continually looks for ways to improve service levels and ensure that SEP’s infrastructure meets the needs of its product teams.

Posts by Ryan

General Info | 4 min read

Work-Life Balance Isn’t the Goal

Work-Life Balance is a great start. But, I think we can do better… I don’t think we were ever meant to attempt to compartmentalize work and life in some sort of balancing act. Work bleeds into life. Life bleeds into work. A hard season at home shows up at your desk. A stressful stretch at […]

Retro style graphic of a man standing in front of shelving like a store with IT 'products' as if he's is shopping for physical products

Practices | 2 min read

Why I Evaluate IT Services Like Products on a Shelf

One way I look at IT is through a product lens. Evaluating each product or service provided as something you’d choose to buy from the store. Sometimes you have options, sometimes there’s only one solution available. This mindset stems from my time as a Product Manager at a digital services company, where I focused on […]

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