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Credentials & Background
A practitioner profile built on real security operations.
Cybersecurity analysis, infrastructure awareness, data protection experience, and practical advisory judgment support organizations that need grounded security guidance.
Background
Shawn G. Richards
Shawn combines U.S. Air Force Security Forces discipline with practical IT and cybersecurity experience across banking, mortgage, enterprise services, consulting, and infrastructure-focused environments. This background is rooted in operational security, risk analysis, access control, hardening, and response readiness.
Security assessments
Incident readiness
Risk analysis
Identity and access review
Endpoint and infrastructure hardening
Data protection and recovery
Security awareness training
Governance and compliance support
Licenses & Certifications
Selected certifications and credentials are provided for review, with public verification links and attached badge evidence included when available.
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Veritas NetBackup 8.0 and 360 Data Management
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VERITAS NetBackup CloudCatalyst
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Palo Alto Accredited Configuration Engineer (ACE) Certification
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Symantec ProxySG Secure Web Gateway 6.7.1
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Symantec Endpoint Protection 14.1
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Microsoft PowerPoint 2013 Introductory
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Microsoft Access 2013 Introductory
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Microsoft Excel 2013 Introductory
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Microsoft Word 2013 Introductory
Advisory Support
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