Justin Tarr

Justin T. is an IT/Cybersecurity professional currently working as the IT/Cybersecurity Team Lead at Astranis Space Technologies in San Francisco, California. He has over 10 years of experience in the IT field and has held several positions at Astranis:

• IT/Cybersecurity Team Lead (April 2023 - Present)
• IT Team Lead (October 2021 - April 2023)
• IT Systems Administrator (November 2020 - October 2021)

Prior to joining Astranis, Justin worked in various IT roles, including:

• Information Technology Manager at USM, Inc. (August 2013 - May 2020)
• Computer Systems Engineer at SMaRT Technology Services, Inc. (October 2011 - August 2013)
• Senior Network Technician at BLH Computers, Inc. (May 2008 - October 2011)

Justin describes himself as having a holistic approach to IT, emphasizing that people are more important than the technology supporting them. He is passionate about technology and continuously learns new skills, often tinkering with servers and appliances at home to improve processes and implement new resources.1

He holds an A+ certification from CompTIA, which he obtained in January 2006. Additionally, Justin has elementary proficiency in Japanese.1