Leadership

Scott Alldridge
Chief Executive Officer

Scott Alldridge, a Certified Chief Information Security Officer (CCISO), ITIL expert, and Harvard Certified in Technology and Privacy, holds an MBA in Cybersecurity from IEU and is a distinguished leader with over 30 years of experience in IT management and cybersecurity, specializing in the protection of critical IT systems that businesses rely on today.

As CEO of IP Services, Scott has played a pivotal role in delivering advanced managed IT and cybersecurity solutions across diverse industries. His strategic application of the TotalControl™ framework aligns technology investments with business goals, ensuring enhanced cybersecurity, operational excellence, and resilience.

In his role as President of the IT Process Institute (ITPI), Scott co-authored the renowned VisibleOps book series, with over 400,000 copies sold globally. His expertise spans IT management, cybersecurity, risk management, regulatory compliance, and cloud computing. Scott is also recognized as a thought leader in modern cybersecurity strategies, including Zero Trust and Integrity Management, both crucial for safeguarding today's complex IT environments.

Through his leadership, Scott has guided organizations in strengthening their cybersecurity postures and navigating the complexities of today's threat landscape. His contributions, including white papers, keynote addresses, and innovative frameworks, continue to shape the cybersecurity industry and influence best practices for protecting essential IT systems.

Chris Butler
CIO/Executive Vice President

After graduating at the top of his class from Purdue University with degrees in Computer Science and Computer Technology, Chris developed extensive client facing leadership experience in the Banking, Manufacturing, and Medical industries.

Over the years, he has further achieved numerous enterprise-level certifications from dominant technology suppliers such as Cisco, Microsoft, and HP. Chis uses his unique technology insights and experience by helping clients define their very specific technology challenges and then aligning the appropriate, cost-effective technologies to address them.

Bringing over three decades of diverse client-focused experience with him, Chris joined IP Services because of shared corporate values that mutually hold that business relationships must be based on absolute mutual trust. He has earned a distinguished reputation for his ability to translate "geek speak" into "CFO/CEO speak" to help clients to cost-effectively achieve their long-range corporate goals and objectives.

Jennifer Jordan
Vice President of Finance

In this role, Jennifer oversees all the day to day financial operations which include managing the financial controls in place and that the books, records and reports are accurate, timely and well presented. She also provides financial oversight and analysis in budgeting, strategic financial planning and business processes to the CEO, utilizing GAAP best practices in IP Services’ corporate structure. Jennifer joined IP Services in 2005 and after a year left to do an internship at a local accounting firm. After finishing her internship and completing her Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting she returned to IP Services in March of 2011. Over the past 10 years Jennifer has worked for different companies locally providing a wide range of accounting and financial services. Jennifer holds a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Linfield College.

Ryan Stephens
Director of IT

Ryan brings 30 years of IT leadership experience to IP Services.  He has worked in many highly regulated industries and has a strong focus on Cyber Security because of this.

He was the Director of IT for a Medical Center for many years when the HIPAA regulations were just being developed and implemented, as such he has extensive knowledge of healthcare IT and regulations having had to develop the policies surrounding HIPAA for the entire organization. He also volunteered as an EMT for the local ambulance organization during this time and helped strengthen their regulatory posture as well.

Ryan worked in the financial sectors as well as the highly regulated nuclear energy sector after his time in medical IT.

He received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Science Mathematics, has many Microsoft Certifications as well as a certification from Meditech in Advanced Report Writing and Data Processing for HL7 Interfaces.