Shawn Mix
Sr. Sales Engineer at Proofpoint
Shelton, Connecticut, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolShawn Mix is a seasoned IT security technologist and senior sales engineer with 11 years of experience bridging enterprise security needs and vendor solutions across email, data protection, cloud security, and insider risk. He has a proven track record in pre-sales and technical consulting roles at industry names like Symantec, RSA, Forcepoint, and Proofpoint, regularly translating complex security requirements into successful evaluations, pilots, and large deals. Shawn’s hands-on background spans DLP, SIEM, IAM, endpoint protection, encryption, and vulnerability management, paired with practical network and systems know-how (AD, VPN, firewalls, packet capture). He thrives on collaborating with customers to solve nuanced security challenges and continually deepens his expertise by learning from diverse real-world incidents encountered on both the corporate and vendor sides. Based in Shelton, CT, he combines analyst rigor with sales engineering polish, often turning technical detail into strategic wins for customers.
11 years of coding experience
16 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Criminal Justice, BS, Criminal Justice at University of New Haven
Spanish
Github Skills (200)
python10
wave10
odroid10
automation10
pihole10
internet10
docker-container10
dhcp10
home-assistant10
plex10
multiarch10
movie10
debian10
mqtt10
wireless10
Programming languages (15)
Github contributions (5)
1activegeek/status
Mar 2018 - Jan 2021
GitHub Pages hosted Status Page
Contributions:69 commits, 67 pushes, 6 branches in 2 years 10 months
status-pagehostedstatus
1activegeek/nginx-config-collection
Dec 2017 - Jun 2019
Contributions:29 commits, 6 PRs, 51 pushes in 1 year 5 months
nginxnginx-configsconfigs
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