Your host is David “Dave” Shields, a doctoral candidate and seasoned industry veteran in IT and Identity and Access Management. He is employed full-time as the IAM Principal Consultant for Moonshot Solutions, an IT Service company near Kansas City, MO. Dave lives in the Kansas City, MO, Metro area with his wife, four kids, two dogs, and one cat.
When Dave is not building awesome IAM things for his clients, working on his Doctorate, or playing games with his kids, he enjoys creating EDM music, playing video games, and doing multimedia work. Dave also believes in giving back to his community, as evidenced by his extensive volunteer work.
Here is an overview of Dave’s qualifications; for his full resume, click here:
Education:
- Doctoral Candidate – Doctor of Ministry in Theology and Apologetics | Liberty University
- Master of Science – Cybersecurity | University of Maryland Global Campus
- Bachelor of Science – Management of Information Systems and Ethics | Mid-America Christian University
- Associate of Applied Science – Engineering/Information Technology | Oklahoma State University, Institute of Technolgy
Certifications:
- Certified Identity and Access Manager – The Identity Management Institute
- CompTIA Security+
- Certificate ITIL-Foundations – EXIN
- Certified SCRUM Master – LinkedIn Learning
- CompTIA A+
Speaking Engagements:
- 8 Pitfalls of Modern IAM – Identverse 2017 (Chicago)
- Ping Logging for Student Retention – Identiverse 2017 (Chicago)
- Don’t Hire an IAM Engineer, Make One! – Identiverse 2018 (Boston)
- Case Study: IAM, One Year Later – Identiverse 2018 (Boston)