James Stanger

About James Stanger

I\'ve worked with Information Technology (IT) subject matter experts, hiring managers, CIOs, and CISOs worldwide. I\'ve worked as a security consultant, presenter, certification program designer, and curriculum designer for over 20 years. I\'ve worked extensively with emerging and newly-adopted technologies, mapping their progressive adoption (or lack of adoption) throughout the IT industry. I\'ve worked with individuals and organizations to implement open source (including Linux), blockchain, and Web technologies. I\'m also an award-winning author, blogger, and presenter. I have written titles for O’Reilly Media, McGraw-Hill, Prentice-Hall, IBM, Wiley, and Elsevier, among many others. I am also a regular contributor to various journals, including Admin Magazine, Ubuntu User, and Linux Magazine.My writings have been translated into over a dozen languages. I have designed certifications and curricula for Symantec, IBM, CompTIA, and the Telephony Industry Association (TIA). I have also acted as a security consultant for various entities, including the Association for Corporate Council, Brigham Young University, and Securify (purchased by McAfee).Organizations and venues have asked me to present in various forums. From the United States to India, Dubai and the UK, I have presented for RSA, SoftBank, Dell, Cyber UK (NCSC), Infosec Europe, Help Desk International, the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA), the Consonus Cloud Security forum in Brazil, and the Web Design Forum in Beijing.Skills include:* Cloud security administration* Business development* Creation, marketing, and selling of certification products.* Decades of experience consulting, teaching and writing in the secondary and post-secondary market.* Program and curriculum design and development.* Certification, assessment, and instructional design.* Team bulding.* Social media.* Experience with psychometric analysis.* Web technologies, including databases, HTML5, CSS, and SEO.* Security, open source and Linux consultant.* Global and cross-cultural communication.Specialties:SecurityLinuxWeb developmentSocial mediaOpen sourceInstructional design

Experience

1. Chief Technology Evangelist

   CompTIA

   Jul 2017 — Present

   Over the past 20 years, I have worked to represent the interests of IT Professionals worldwide. I have presented security and IT pros, students, corporate leaders, and heads of state. I also help create education and certification programs.

Education

• University of California, Riverside

  PhD, English literature

  1992 — 1997

• Brigham Young University

  Masters, British Literature

  1990 — 1992

Skills

• Business Development
• Instructional Design
• Operating Systems
• Firewalls
• Cloud Computing
• Program Management
• Css
• Saas
• Security
• Enterprise Software
• Enterprise Architecture
• Crm
• Instructor-Led Training
• Leadership
• System Administration
• Network Security
• E-Learning
• Social Networking
• Comptia
• Software Development
• Html
• Networking
• Databases
• Team Leadership
• Web Design
• Virtualization
• Bash
• Social Media
• Marketing
• Troubleshooting
• Management
• Team Building
• Web Development
• SEO
• Xml
• Public Speaking
• Vulnerability Management
• Information Technology
• Network Administration
• Project Management