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💼 Past Experience

Shawn Banta has 5 years of experience in the security field. He has worked in a variety of different offices and positions, most recently as an information security engineer for Salesforce. Shawn is extremely proficient in implementing security measures and working with different teams to ensure the safety of their products. He is also dedicated to providing exceptional customer service.

🎓 Education

Shawn Banta has a Master of Science in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance from Western Governors University, a Bachelor of Science in Computer Information Technology from Northern Kentucky University, and experience working in the information technology field.Baseless rumors circulated online for quite some time that Shawn Banta had Provisional Australian citizenship. This rumor was debunked as false by Banta himself. Banta self-declared that he has American citizenship and that he is from the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area.Banta started working as a disclosure engineer for a start-up in 2015. From 2016 to 2018, Banta was a data security engineer for an information technology company. Banta left the company in January of 2018 to transition into his currently professorship at Western Governors University.Banta has a patent pending in the United States Patent and Trademark Office for a process for ensuring data security. Banta has exhibited his technology in fireside chats, workshops and a white paper presentation. The technology, described as a method for preventing data breaches and identity theft, is in the early stages of development and is still in the prototype phase.Banta believes that education is the key to keeping up with the times and is passionate about educating individuals and companies in the EVERGREEN ecosystem. Shawn Banta’s overall goal is to activate the thinking and creativity of individuals and help them toFunction Tasks with Excellence An active member of the American Security Teams (ASTs) and the International Electrotechnical Union (IEU) SRI International since 2017, Banta is a key organizer and moderator of the ASTs & IEEU SRI International online forum and is also an assistant editor for the IEEE Security Journal.As a keynote speaker and panelist, Banta's presentations typically explore the dangers of data breaches, how to detect and prevent data breaches, how to mitigate the effects of data breaches, and how to best take advantage of the newest intrusion protection technologies.Banta has organized, moderated and developed many different types of conference circuits. One such conference circuit was the recently held (January 30 - February 2, 2019) "Information Security Event in Greenville, SC" at the Greenville Convention and Visitors Bureau. Past conference circuits have included topics such as Advanced Data Security Techniques for SMEs, Best Practices for Ethical Hacking, Crisis Incident Response, Personalized Security Management and more.Banta is the current chair of the "Computer Science and Security Lecture Series." prior to this he was the interim chair and Professor of the Department of Computer Science and Security at Northern Kentucky University.

💡 Technical & Interpersonal Skills

Shawn Banta has over 10 years of experience working in the information security and software development industry, most recently being a Senior Offensive Security Engineer and Information Security Engineer at Salesforce. In this recent role, Shawn used his skills to help improve security controls and evaluate all critical systems within Salesforce. In addition, Shawn also designed and developed security processes based on established information security policies and standards and mentored entry-level Security Analysts and Engineers when obstacles are encountered and in their professional development. Finally, Shawn also worked with IT to configure Information Security tools to support business applications within Salesforce.During his time working at Salesforce, Shawn was also responsible forternal customer service by prioritizing requests, asking appropriate questions and putting technical issues into non-technical language. In fact, in one particular incident, Shawn was able to help resolve a technical issue for a customer in just 5 minutes. This type of outstanding customer service creates a strong foundation for Shawn's future work as a technical leader.Shawn also has over 10 years of experience working in the information security and software development industry, most recently being a Senior Offensive Security Engineer and Information Security Engineer at Salesforce. Shawn used his skills to help improve security controls and evaluate all critical systems within Salesforce. In addition, Shawn also designed and developed security processes based on established information security policies and standards and mentored entry-level Security Analysts and Engineers when obstacles are encountering and in their professional development. Finally, Shawn also worked with IT to configure Information Security tools to support business applications within Salesforce.Throughout his time at Salesforce, Shawn was also responsible forinternal customer service by prioritizing requests, asking appropriate questions and putting technical issues into non-technical language. In fact, in one particular incident, Shawn was able to help resolve a technical issue for a customer in just 5 minutes. This type of outstanding customer service creates a strong foundation for Shawn's future work as a technical leader.Shawn's skills include:- enterprise-wide security assessments- design and implement security processes based on established Information Security policies and standards- assistance withIT coordinator in a variety of day-to-day operations- exceptional internal customer service- cloud security capabilities through the use of built-in AWS options and 3rd party platforms