Shane is a full time IT professional who speaks part-time at special events and conferences. He’s been using WordPress for all of his websites since 2009. He has multiple blogs on technology, personal development and platform building. His current project is PlatformGiant.com, a WordPress site that provides speakers with tools and resources for becoming better communicators.

Starting as a PC tech in 1998, Shane worked his way up the IT chain serving as a UI designer for web applications, a network support technician, a Network/Systems Administrator and is currently a Senior Applications Engineer for an industry leading, national software company.

He holds a degree in Speech Communication from the University of Missouri and has spent the last 15 years studying how to use the Internet to communicate more effectively.