James Shinn
About James Shinn
James Shinn is an Enterprise Sales Development Representative at Strata Identity, with a background in cybersecurity and ergonomics. He has worked in various roles across multiple industries, including cybersecurity analysis, photography, and health and safety.
Work at Strata Identity
James Shinn serves as an Enterprise Sales Development Representative (SDR) at Strata Identity, a position he has held since 2024. He operates in a hybrid work environment based in Boulder, Colorado. In this role, he focuses on identity service resiliency and offline authentication, leveraging various cloud platforms including Azure, GCP, and AWS.
Education and Expertise
James Shinn holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Kinesiology and Exercise Science from James Madison University, which he completed from 2008 to 2013. He furthered his education by studying Cybersecurity at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs from 2021 to 2022. His expertise includes implementing modern authentication and authorization policies and integrating services such as Passwordless, MFA, IDProofing, and Risk Services into identity orchestration solutions.
Professional Background
James Shinn has a diverse professional background. He worked as an Ergonomic Specialist at Cargill from 2015 to 2017 in Omaha, Nebraska. He transitioned to a role as a Cyber Security Analyst at CyberGRX from 2022 to 2023 in Denver, Colorado. Prior to that, he was a Real Estate and Architecture Photographer at Virtuance from 2019 to 2022, and he also held positions at Emerson Automation Solutions and Best Buy.
Coaching Experience
James Shinn has experience in coaching, having served as an AAU Travel Volleyball Coach at Midwest Volleyball Warehouse from 2013 to 2017 in the Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area. This role involved mentoring young athletes and developing their skills in a competitive environment.
Internship Experience
James Shinn completed an internship as a Student and Compliance Intern at the University of Colorado Colorado Springs from 2021 to 2022. This remote position lasted for three months and provided him with experience in compliance and student services.