Steve Lodin

Director, Security Solutions at Forsythe

Indianapolis, Indiana Area

Current
  • Director, Security Solutions at Forsythe
Past
  • Director of Product IT Security at Roche Diagnostics
  • Head of Global IT Security (International Expat Assignment) at F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG Diagnostics Division
  • Manager, Information Security at Roche Diagnostics Corp
  • Manager, eSecurity Services at Ernst & Young LLP
  • IT Specialist - Senior Security Architect at Delco Electronics, a subsidiary of GM Hughes Electronics (Now Delphi)
  • Advanced Project Engineer at Delco Electronics, a subsidiary of GM Hughes Electronics (now Delphi)
  • Coop Engineer at AC Spark Plug
Education
  • Purdue University
  • North Dakota State University
  • Fargo Shanley High School
Connections
317 connections
Industry
Computer & Network Security

Steve Lodin’s Summary

- Leading edge technology implementer.
- Experienced public speaker with many speaking engagements at conferences and usergroup meetings.
- International experience working in a large global company.
- Early career path was engineering and microprocessor system development. More recently, I have been working in IT Security and IT Infrastructure for over 10 years.

Steve Lodin’s Specialties:

Executive-level IT strategy decision-making, IT Infrastructure (Networking, UNIX, Linux, Windows, etc...), IT Security, Medical Device Security. I am a CISSP since 1998.


Steve Lodin’s Experience

  • Director, Security Solutions

    Forsythe

    (Privately Held; 501-1000 employees; Information Technology and Services industry)

    April 2008Present (2 months)

  • Director of Product IT Security

    Roche Diagnostics

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ROG.VX; Medical Devices industry)

    June 2004April 2008 (3 years 11 months)

    Current focus is enhancing security of our products and providing security answers to our customers. Recently elected as chair of the HIMSS Medical Device Security Workgroup.

  • Head of Global IT Security (International Expat Assignment)

    F. Hoffmann-La Roche AG Diagnostics Division

    (Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; ROG.VX; Medical Devices industry)

    April 2001June 2004 (3 years 3 months)

    Operated the global IT security organization, reported directly to the global CIO. Responsible for the information security program, including policies and procedures, awareness, global IT security emergency response, and IT security consulting. Acted as the divisional representative in cross-divisional IT security activities. Continued to grow the global security organization by hiring resources and providing organizational development support for the regions. Worked closely with internal IT audit, Corporate Audit and external audit to assess risk in the IT environment. Continuously provided management information about the state of security, including global incident cost analysis.

  • Manager, Information Security

    Roche Diagnostics Corp

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ROG.VX; Medical Devices industry)

    September 1999April 2001 (1 year 8 months)

    My group administered security systems and performed other information security functions. Managerial activities included direct supervision of user and access administration personnel and project management. Technical activities included IT Strategy and Architecture, Information Security Consulting and System Security Review, Intrusion Detection System Architecture and Implementation, IT Incident Investigation and Response, Vulnerability Management and coordination of Third-Party Security Assessments.

  • Manager, eSecurity Services

    Ernst & Young LLP

    (Privately Held; 10,001 or more employees; Accounting industry)

    August 1997September 1999 (2 years 2 months)

    Technical activities ranged from project technical lead to project manager. Project management activities included workplan development, project planning, resource management, and deliverable quality review. Client related activities included consulting, new business development, proposal development, and engagement kickoff/closure presentations. Other administrative activities included mentoring, resource management and personnel development. Specific client service activities included performing security assessments including vulnerability identification and risk assessment and performing computer-related intellectual property forensics investigations.

  • IT Specialist - Senior Security Architect

    Delco Electronics, a subsidiary of GM Hughes Electronics (Now Delphi)

    (Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; GM; Automotive industry)

    October 1991August 1997 (5 years 11 months)

    Primary duties include developing security architectures, evaluating security components, and deploying security systems for hosts, networks, and applications. Co-developed and managed engineering workstation network of servers and workstations (over 500) for 1000's of users globally. Developed the Corporate Software Bank (presented at USENIX LISA '93). Setup and managed mail and Usenet services.

  • Advanced Project Engineer

    Delco Electronics, a subsidiary of GM Hughes Electronics (now Delphi)

    (Public Company; GM; Information Technology and Services industry)

    June 1988October 1991 (3 years 5 months)

    Developed advanced concept vehicle displays including Head Up Displays. Also acted as department computer manager including Macintosh and UNIX system administration. Installed first external email connection for Delco Electronics.

  • Coop Engineer

    AC Spark Plug

    (Public Company; 5001-10,000 employees; GM; Automotive industry)

    March 1985June 1988 (3 years 4 months)

    Coop engineer working in multiple engineering assignments.


Additional Information

Steve Lodin’s Interests:

Travel, youth sports coaching, golf, computers, photography

Steve Lodin’s Groups:

HIMSS, CLSI, CSI, ISC2, ISSA, Aegis, Xing, ZogSecurity, ISPN

  •    SecurityJobs member
  •    Certified Information Systems Security Professionals (CISSP) member
  •    Medical Device Networkers member
  •    Information Systems Security Association (ISSA) member
  •    Information Security Community member
  •    Global Security Professional member
  •    Purdue University Alumni Group member
  •    Linking Security member
  •    Security Before Operations member

Steve Lodin’s Honors:

GM Fellowship 1994
Roche Pharmaceuticals Olympiad Gold Medal Award 2003


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