Shaun Stanley

Hi, I'm Shaun. For 20+ years I've worked in cybersecurity, and these days I spend most of that time helping organizations make sense of Microsoft 365 GCC High. Regulated cloud is a strange world. The frameworks (CMMC, ITAR, FedRAMP) are dense, the stakes are high, and the path forward is rarely obvious. My job is to make it obvious — translating the requirements into architectures that actually work, and guiding teams through the messy middle of getting there. I've walked several defense industrial base contractors through CMMC Level 2, and I've learned that the hard part is almost never the technology, it's the alignment. I work best at the intersection of security, identity, and business strategy — where the engineering decisions and the executive ones have to meet. If that's your world too, I'd love to connect.

What I Do

Program Leadership

Lead cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact security and cloud transformation programs within regulated environments. Drive alignment across engineering, security, and business stakeholders to execute complex initiatives with precision, ensuring scalable, compliant, and mission-aligned outcomes.

Strategic Planner

Design and guide security and compliance strategies that protect critical systems while enabling business agility. Leverage threat intelligence, Zero Trust principles, and modern cloud capabilities to proactively reduce risk and strengthen organizational resilience.

Risk Management

Assess and mitigate risk through security posture evaluations, compliance mapping, and proactive controls aligned to frameworks such as CMMC, NIST, and FedRAMP. Deliver actionable insights that improve security maturity while supporting operational efficiency in highly regulated environments.

Stakeholder Communication

Bridge the gap between technical complexity and executive decision-making. Translate security, identity, and infrastructure strategies into clear, actionable insights—enabling leadership to make informed decisions while ensuring alignment across technical and business teams.

Fun Facts

Espressos Consumed

784 #BrevilleBarista

Ribs Smoked This Year

27 #TraegerNation

Countries Traveled

63 Thailand > Anywhere Else

Best Number in the World

23 #MJtheGOAT
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