Summary
Robert Auch is a Principal Implementation Architect with 12+ years designing and deploying enterprise-grade infrastructure, specializing in Active Directory and Exchange migrations, privileged access solutions, and cross-platform systems administration for both Linux and Windows environments. At BeyondTrust he has driven Least Privilege and Privileged Account Management deployments while leading process improvements and SWAT-style escalations, and he now shapes implementation strategy at the principal level. His background includes hands-on Unix-to-AD migrations, Microsoft clustering troubleshooting, and end-to-end security planning from network to application layers—skills honed across roles dating back to co-owning a small IT firm and early consulting engagements. Based in Oak Park, IL, he blends deep technical troubleshooting with project management and a pragmatic focus on auditable, enterprise-ready solutions. An uncommon detail: he pairs a formal technical career with a microbiology/computer science education, reflecting a methodical, investigative approach to systems architecture.
12 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
Microbiology Computer Science, Microbiology Computer Science at University of Minnesota
German, Japanese, English