Summary
Justin Ellison is a pragmatic information security leader with nearly two decades at The Buckle, rising from Unix systems administrator to Vice President of Information Security and embedding security into business operations. He specializes in building adaptable, business-aligned security programs—crafting BYOD architecture, multi-year strategic roadmaps, and executive threat briefings that enable secure innovation. Justin blends deep hands-on systems and DevOps experience with executive-level risk management, leading a cross-channel team that protects customers, employees, and brand. Based in Nebraska, he pairs formal CIS education with continuous professional development in system administration and a history of open-source contributions dating back to m0n0wall and Drupal module maintenance. Colleagues describe him as a steady operator who prefers pragmatic controls over flashy solutions and measures success by the business outcomes his security team enables.
15 years of coding experience
27 years of employment as a software developer
16 CEU's O'Reilly School of Technology System Administration, 16 CEU's O'Reilly School of Technology System Administration at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Bachelors Computer Information Systems, Bachelors Computer Information Systems at University of Nebraska at Kearney