Nathan Best
Cybersecurity Architect at ThriveDX (formerly HackerU)
Molalla, Oregon, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolNathan Best is a Cybersecurity Architect with nearly a decade of hands-on experience designing and defending enterprise and government networks, currently advising Oregon state leadership while serving in the Oregon Army National Guard. He blends systems engineering, threat analysis, and security architecture to close design gaps, align standards with business objectives, and shepherd acquisitions and cloud migrations to secure outcomes. Nathan has a proven track record implementing and operating security tool suites, conducting vulnerability remediation, and leading both classroom bootcamps and operational cyber defense teams. His background spans classified and unclassified environments, NERC CIP and STIG/IAVA-compliance work, and practical IT operations—bringing uncommon depth in both classroom instruction and mission-driven field response.
9 years of coding experience
4 years of employment as a software developer
Associate of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Computer and Information Sciences, Associate of Applied Science (B.A.Sc.), Computer and Information Sciences at Portland Community CollegeBachelor of Applied Science (BASc), Information Technology- Network Administration, Bachelor of Applied Science (BASc), Information Technology- Network Administration at Western Governors University
English
Github Skills (80)
timeseries-database10
xmlhttprequest10
postgresql10
http-client10
internet10
cloud-native10
monitoring10
javascript10
connected10
browser10
industrial10
financial-analysis10
sql10
high-performance10
scalability10
Programming languages (7)
Github contributions (5)
BestNathan/bestnathan
Mar 2017 - Jun 2021
Contributions:2 pushes, 1 branch in 4 years 3 months
BestNathan/nr
Jul 2023 - Mar 2025
Contributions:81 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 8 months
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