If you want a happy ending, that depends, of course, on where you stop your story.
–Orson Welles

Hi, my name is Shaun Bender, you can follow me on X: @welles

You can usually find me at a tech conference, look for the X flag on the badge.

I try to visit ten or more conferences a year. Always good to know what’s going on.  Also, I play around with AWS, Wi-Fi, and sometimes Voice over IP(mostly at night, mostly). HA!

And I also have these:

Certified Wireless Network Expert: #394

Certified Wireless Network Administrator

Certified Wireless Security Professional

Certified Wireless Analysis Professional

Certified Wireless Design Professional

CBRS Certified Professional Installer

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional

AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate

AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate

AWS Certified Developer – Associate

Community Activities:

Leader / Organizer: AWS Kansas City User Group

Cisco Champion: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025

Delegate: Security Field Day 2

Cisco Webex Teams Ambassadors – Associate