Jason Cradit

EverLine, a provider of integrated technical services for critical infrastructure, appointed Jason Cradit as Chief Technology Officer and Chief Information Security Officer — a combined mandate spanning both technology delivery and security.

Dual CTO/CISO appointments are increasingly common in critical-infrastructure services, where the technology estate and the threat surface are inseparable. The structural tradeoff is a familiar one: unified accountability, at the cost of the independent security check a standalone CISO provides.

According to the announcement, EverLine appointed Jason Cradit as chief technology officer and chief information security officer. The announcement describes him as a cybersecurity and operational technology leader with more than 25 years of experience across the energy, pipeline, aerospace, and defense sectors. It says he will lead the company's technology strategy and security programs.

The announcement says that in the CTO/CISO role Cradit oversees the security and compliance architecture for EverLine's 24/7 control room and managed services operations. That includes TSA Security Directive compliance programs for pipeline operators, NERC CIP programs for inverter-based resource operators, and the SP3 platform that supports PHMSA audit readiness and evidence management.

Before joining EverLine, the announcement says, Cradit held leadership roles across consulting, software, and infrastructure operations, including co-founding the energy software company Pivvot. Earlier, he held senior security and compliance roles at GeoEye, the geospatial intelligence contractor. He holds CISSP and CCSP certifications, a Master of Science in Cybersecurity from the University of Kansas, and an MBA from Rockhurst University.