Military-Grounded Security Leadership
Air Force discipline applied to cybersecurity work.
My security mindset started in U.S. Air Force Security Forces, where access control, situational awareness, accountability, and response readiness were daily operating requirements.
That discipline now informs practical IT and cybersecurity work across financial services, mortgage, healthcare-adjacent enterprise environments, consulting, and infrastructure-focused organizations. The goal is simple: help teams understand what matters, reduce exposure, and move with clarity under pressure.
From physical security discipline to cyber risk execution.
Cybersecurity is strongest when it is approached like real security work: know what must be protected, understand how it can be reached, verify where controls fail, and turn those findings into actions owners can actually execute.
Shawn’s career path includes work connected to Comerica Bank, United Wholesale Mortgage, Delta Dental of Michigan, CBI, and U.S. Air Force Security Forces. That mix of regulated environments, enterprise technology, and security operations shapes how risk is assessed and communicated.
Professional Consulting Presence
Risk translated into decisions people can act on.
The consulting process is direct, evidence-focused, and built for leaders and technical teams who need to understand what needs attention and why.
Through Richards Cybersecurity Consulting LLC, the focus is security assessment, hardening, incident readiness, and advisory support without turning the engagement into enterprise bloat.
Employment and IT Security Background
U.S. Air Force Security Forces
Security Forces service built the operational foundation behind this security work: discipline, situational awareness, access control, response readiness, and accountability under pressure.
Comerica Bank
Current professional experience includes enterprise security work in a regulated banking environment, where risk awareness, control maturity, and clear execution matter every day.
United Wholesale Mortgage
Background experience connected to United Wholesale Mortgage adds mortgage industry context and security engineering exposure.
Delta Dental of Michigan
Enterprise technology experience in a healthcare-adjacent environment adds perspective around reliability, access, and data protection.
CBI
Infrastructure and IT services work strengthened the operational understanding behind systems, support, and security delivery.
Credentials, licenses, and certifications
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