Technologist · Systems Architect · Trusted Operator

Shaun A. Marshall

Infrastructure · Security · Agentic Engineering

30+ yearsCross-sector leadershipPreviously held Top Secret (SSBI)

Shaun Marshall

Select a capability

Enterprise · Government · Defense · Nonprofit · Small business

Core capabilities

From immediate recovery to long-horizon architecture.

Deep technical experience, translated into practical decisions and durable operating systems.

Protect

Security & Governance

Practical security architecture, policy, identity, incident readiness, and risk reduction built for how your organization actually operates.

  • Security architecture and hardening
  • IAM, OAuth2, SSO/SCIM, and RBAC
  • Disaster recovery and incident readiness
  • Policy, evidence preservation, and digital asset review

Operate

Infrastructure & DevOps

Resilient systems from workstation triage to virtualized, cloud, and bare-metal environments—with day-two operations designed in from the start.

  • Linux, LAMP/LEMP, and VPS architecture
  • Proxmox and virtualized environments
  • Network segmentation and secure remote access
  • Automation, monitoring, backup, and recovery

Amplify

Agentic AI & Automation

Local-first AI systems, governed pilots, and agent workflows that improve productivity without treating privacy or operational control as afterthoughts.

  • Local LLM and RAG architecture
  • Agent orchestration and tool governance
  • Secure workflow automation
  • Knowledge systems and human-in-the-loop operations

Advance

Technical Strategy & Recovery

Direct, experienced guidance for leaders, small businesses, and technical teams facing high-consequence decisions or difficult operational problems.

  • Executive technical advisory
  • Program and vendor management
  • Data recovery and digital forensics
  • Web presence and technology modernization

Operating principle

Security and maintainability are not finishing touches.

01

Understand the real constraint

Start with mission, risk, people, and day-two operations—not a fashionable product.

02

Design for controlled change

Prefer observable, reversible systems with clear ownership and least-privilege access.

03

Transfer capability

Document the system and enable the people who will operate it after the engagement.

Selected work

Public engineering and discreet client outcomes.

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Public research & tooling

Governed Knowledge Operations

A public pre-standard and supporting engines for preserving evidence, governing human and AI-generated information, and authorizing trustworthy use.

  • TypeScript
  • JavaScript
  • AI governance
  • Evidence
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Open-source engineering

Agentic Systems & Orchestration

Modular TypeScript systems exploring cognitive workflows, controlled tool use, memory architecture, and dependable multi-agent collaboration.

  • TypeScript
  • Agents
  • Orchestration
  • Local-first
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Selected private engagement

Privacy-Preserving AI Architecture

Designed local-first, microservice-oriented AI workflows for sensitive records, emphasizing least privilege, controlled ingestion, auditability, and avoidance of unnecessary public-cloud exposure.

  • Privacy
  • RAG
  • Microservices
  • Secure automation

Engagement details intentionally limited.

Nonprofit transformation

Security-First Digital Foundation

Established infrastructure, identity, email authentication, knowledge systems, policy, automation, and operating practices for a distributed nonprofit organization.

  • Infrastructure
  • IAM
  • Email security
  • Operations

Engagement details intentionally limited.

Enterprise operations

Executive Technology & Crisis Enablement

Delivered high-trust technical advisory, secure remote-work enablement, identity integrations, evidence preservation, and rapid response across complex enterprise environments.

  • Executive support
  • SSO/SCIM
  • Crisis response
  • Governance

Engagement details intentionally limited.

Let’s make the next decision count

Bring the problem. I’ll bring context, candor, and a path forward.

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