Shelly Calhoun-Jones

Global Cybersecurity and Cloud Security Specialist

Global Cybersecurity | Cloud Security Specialist | Educational & Technical Consultant

Strategic Technology Leader with deep expertise in cloud security, solutions architecture, and enterprise data protection. Transforms complex technologies into clear, scalable solutions that drive revenue, strengthen customer trust, and accelerate adoption. Known for unifying cross-functional teams, shaping product and architecture strategy, and guiding organizations through modernization and post-acquisition integration. Delivers influential technical narratives, leads high-performing teams, and elevates operational efficiency in fast-moving, global environments.

Areas of Expertise

PROFESSIONAL Experience

Cohesity | Feb 2023 to Present

Technical Marketing Director /Principal Technologist

Led enterprise technical strategy and served as the primary technical voice during a major transition, driving global evangelism, solution architecture alignment, and customer-focused enablement. Strengthened competitive positioning, accelerated adoption, and unified engineering, product, and field teams around clear, scalable cloud and security solutions.

Key Achievements:

Directed technical content and solution strategy across executive briefings and major industry events, increasing visibility and influencing pipeline growth.
Served as principal evangelist across security, AWS, and Microsoft ecosystems, deepening customer engagement and reinforcing market trust.
Built enterprise-grade demo and enablement platforms that standardized solution storytelling and empowered global customer-facing teams.

Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Jan 2021 to Feb 2023

AWS Technical Trainer

Delivered high-impact technical enablement for developers, architects, and partners to accelerate adoption of AWS cloud and security services. Strengthened customer readiness and cloud architecture capabilities through expert instruction, hands-on labs, and scalable curriculum design.

Key Achievements:

Developed and maintained scalable training content—including labs, presentations, and curricula—to improve cloud proficiency and real-world implementation.
Collaborated with AWS service teams and vendors to ensure technical accuracy and strong alignment with customer architecture needs.
Mentored internal teams and external partners through AWS’s “Train the Trainer” program, expanding global delivery capacity and raising instructional quality.

Forcepoint | Sep 2019 to Jan 2021

Cybersecurity Technical Trainer

Specialist to build and deliver training covering a variety of cybersecurity solutions in product portfolio, to educate and empower staff and leadership for efficiency and improvement.

Key Achievements:

Collaborated with Training Developers, Learning Program Managers, and business stakeholders to plan and deliver technical training to external and internal audiences.
Created and maintained virtual lab environments, establishing virtual classrooms with high success.
Provided key demonstrations in live labs to showcase effective troubleshooting and solutions delivery.

Symantec | 2008 to 2019

Senior Principal Technical Education Consultant & Principal Technical Account Manager

Directed global cybersecurity enablement for Fortune 50/500 organizations, delivering scalable training, solution architecture guidance, and enterprise adoption strategies. Unified cross-functional teams to translate complex threat-protection capabilities into clear, actionable solutions that improved security posture and accelerated product uptake.

Key Achievements:

Built and delivered global enablement programs, executive workshops, and enterprise security trainings.
Created technical content, curricula, and best-practice frameworks that standardized adoption across Symantec’s portfolio. Developed global training frameworks and field resources used company-wide.
Led high-impact bootcamps, certification programs, and large-scale training initiatives.
Led and mentored Account Managers to ensure consistent, high-quality enterprise delivery.

Previous Professional Experience

Senior Support Engineer, SAGE | 2006 to 2008

Directed the delivery and facilitation of Sage CRM SalesLogix and Sage Timberline products as trusted Business Partner and technical customer support. Identified product issues and defects, as well as submitted modifications for feature enhancements. Resolved incoming inquiries and documented customer feedback on products and deployments.

CRM Consultant, Design R1 Software LLC, SAGE | 2005 to 2006

Delivered on-site consulting and advisory services, training, and demonstrations for ACT! By Sage product suite, Oversaw implementation plans and deployment including design creation and hosting of database. Engaged with clients to facilitate adoption and customer success.

Support Engineer, SAGE | 2003 to 2005

Spearheaded execution of technical assistance for ACT! By Sage as Second Tier Support, then Engineer, following by promotion from Customer Service Representative. Facilitated employee integration into environment and provided coaching to enhance new hire skill sets, product knowledge, and organization nuances. Key member of team delivering mentoring on advanced technical skills, problematic escalations, and call control.

Projects

Mind Your Own Security (Owner) | Oct 2023 to Present

Creator and owner of Security Company with primary focus to assist businesses in protecting digital assets through expert consulting and comprehensive training.

Education and Certifications

Education

Bachelor Program, Cloud Computing

Western Governors University | Online Program | 2023 to Present

Certifications

**Additional certifications available upon request.

Organizations and Memberships