Summary
Shawn Porter is a manager of Automation & Identity Engineering with 10 years of experience building and leading infrastructure automation practices across enterprises and startups from Plano, Texas. He blends hands-on expertise in open-source automation (Ansible/AWX), Kubernetes/PaaS, and cloud/IaaS design with proven delivery experience—running engagements end-to-end, drafting SOWs, and mentoring engineering teams. Shawn has founded and led firms delivering GPU-focused hosting and automation services, and has a track record of shaping cloud roadmaps and platform automation at companies like Experian, Altice, and World Wide Technology. A privacy advocate and maker at heart, he’s equally comfortable dissecting complex systems and presenting technical strategy to executives. Not obvious from titles alone: he has repeatedly built new service practices from scratch—combining customer-facing consulting, internal tooling, and infrastructure architecture to operationalize open-source platforms.
10 years of coding experience
13 years of employment as a software developer