Dr. Shawn C. Brown, DIT

Enterprise experience applied to clearer decisions, more reliable reporting, and better solution delivery.

Experience Behind the Practice

A Career Built Around Making Technology Work Better

Dr. Shawn C. Brown helps organizations turn complex data, reporting, process, and technology challenges into clear, practical solutions. His approach is informed by more than two decades inside enterprise environments, where he has helped teams clarify requirements, improve reporting reliability, strengthen validation practices, and move solutions from concept through production.

That experience now supports a consulting practice focused on business analysis, reporting and data quality, BI delivery, testing and UAT, data governance, and team enablement. Dr. Brown works across business and technical teams to identify what is not working, define what needs to change, and provide guidance that organizations can realistically maintain.

His doctoral capstone research focused on human behavior and password security practices in healthcare environments. That work adds a research-informed view of how people, policies, and technology interact in healthcare settings.

His career spans complex environments in managed care, professional services, media and telecommunications, mortgage technology, and financial services. Working across these settings developed a practical perspective on how business priorities, people, data, and technology must come together for solutions to succeed.

Dr. Brown holds a Doctor of Information Technology from Capella University (conferred 2026), a Master of Business Administration from Strayer University, and a Bachelor of Arts from SUNY Old Westbury. He is certified in Microsoft Azure AI Fundamentals, Azure Fundamentals, and Azure Data Fundamentals.

Experience Applied to Consulting

Enterprise Experience, Focused on Your Outcomes

Dr. Brown applies more than two decades of enterprise delivery experience to help clients strengthen reporting, improve data reliability, clarify requirements, and deliver solutions with greater confidence.

Consulting Perspective

Experience that helps clients move from an unclear business need to a practical, well-supported solution.
Enterprise DeliveryIT, data, reporting, and solution-delivery experience in complex environments
End-to-End PerspectiveFrom discovery and requirements through testing, delivery, and adoption
Cross-Functional DeliveryAlignment across business stakeholders, technical teams, and leadership
Multi-Industry ExperienceHealthcare, financial services, technology, and professional services

Reporting & Decision Support

BI & Reporting Modernization

Client challengeReporting is fragmented, difficult to trust, or not giving leaders the visibility they need.
How Dr. Brown helpsClarifies KPIs, evaluates reporting workflows, improves dashboard usability, and aligns analytics with operational decisions.
Typical deliverablesReporting assessment · KPI catalog · Dashboard requirements · Prioritized modernization roadmap

Experience-backed proof: Led enterprise BI delivery using Snowflake, SQL, Power BI, Tableau, SSRS, and Alteryx across complex healthcare environments.

Reliable Data & Controls

Data Quality & Governance

Client challengeTeams use inconsistent definitions, manual validation, or unclear ownership that weakens confidence in reporting.
How Dr. Brown helpsEstablishes practical standards, validation controls, ownership, documentation, and repeatable reporting practices.
Typical deliverablesData-quality review · Governance recommendations · Validation framework · Standards and ownership matrix

Experience-backed proof: Established BI development standards, data-governance practices, quality controls, and production-validation processes in an enterprise setting.

From Need to Solution

Business Analysis & Process Improvement

Client challengeStakeholders know something must improve, but requirements, workflows, ownership, and priorities are not sufficiently clear.
How Dr. Brown helpsFacilitates discovery, documents current and future states, translates business needs, and identifies practical improvements.
Typical deliverablesRequirements package · Process maps · User stories · Gap analysis · Implementation priorities

Experience-backed proof: Led requirements and stakeholder engagement for enterprise reporting tools and dashboards supporting varied business needs.

Confidence Before Release

Testing, UAT & Delivery Readiness

Client challengeSolutions reach release with unclear acceptance criteria, incomplete validation, unresolved defects, or limited user confidence.
How Dr. Brown helpsStructures test planning, coordinates UAT, validates data and reporting, tracks issues, and supports informed release decisions.
Typical deliverablesUAT plan · Test scenarios · Traceability matrix · Defect log · Release-readiness summary

Experience-backed proof: Applied structured UAT, traceability, defect management, and production validation to improve release confidence and data-processing workflows.

Enterprise-tested perspective

Dr. Brown's experience spans Fortune 500 managed care, professional services, financial services, media, and technology environments. Employer names are withheld for privacy; all capabilities and proof points reflect documented professional experience.

Technical Expertise

Skills & Capabilities

Artificial Intelligence
Azure AI Generative AI Microsoft Copilot GitHub Copilot ChatGPT Prompt Engineering AI Assisted Software Development AI Assisted Data Analysis Large Language Models (LLMs)
Business Intelligence & Analytics
Power BI Tableau SSRS Alteryx KPI Development Dashboard Design Self-Service Analytics
Data Platforms & Databases
Snowflake Oracle Azure SQL SQL Server Google BigQuery Greenplum Netezza
Programming & Query Languages
T-SQL PL/SQL Python Pandas NumPy Matplotlib HTML
Data Engineering & Integration
ETL SSIS SSDT Data Warehousing Data Modeling Data Integration
Development & Collaboration Tools
Azure DevOps SharePoint ServiceNow Power Automate Office 365 Microsoft Teams Citrix
Data Governance & Methodologies
Data Governance Regulatory Reporting Healthcare Analytics UAT Agile Requirements Gathering Business Analysis Process Improvement
Testing & Quality Assurance
Test Planning Test Case Development Automated Testing Selenium JUnit TestComplete

Doctoral Cybersecurity & Research

Academic Expertise with a Human-Centered Focus

These capabilities come from Dr. Brown's Doctor of Information Technology program and doctoral research. They complement his professional experience in BI, data, business analysis, and testing, while remaining a separate part of his background.

Dr. Shawn C. Brown in doctoral regalia holding his diploma cover
Dr. Shawn C. Brown in doctoral regalia, Capella University, 2026.

Doctor of Information Technology

Cybersecurity, Governance & Risk

Capella's DIT curriculum develops advanced competencies in cybersecurity, system and application security research, technology governance, operational management, risk management, scholarly problem solving, and IT consulting.

System & Application Security Cybersecurity Research Technology Governance Risk Management Research Synthesis Ethical IT Leadership
View Capella's DIT program

Doctoral Capstone

Human Behavior in Healthcare Password Security

Dr. Brown's capstone examined how human behavior influences password-security practices in healthcare environments. The research considered cyber threats, passwordless authentication, two-factor and three-factor authentication, biometrics, breach costs, security awareness, and the risks associated with compromised information appearing on the dark web.

Human Factors Password Security Passwordless Authentication Two-Factor Authentication Three-Factor Authentication Multifactor Authentication Biometric Authentication Cyber Threat Awareness Breach Impact & Cost Dark Web Risk Awareness Healthcare Security Security Awareness Qualitative Research Research-Supported Recommendations

For clients, this research foundation supports clearer authentication decisions, stronger security-awareness initiatives, more effective policy communication, and a better understanding of how human behavior affects security adoption and organizational risk.

Published Work

Exploring the Role of Human Behavior in Healthcare Password Security Practices

Published under Shawn C. Brown, this book makes the capstone research available to readers interested in the relationship between people, organizational practices, and password security in healthcare.

View the book on Amazon

Academic Background

Education & Certifications

Doctor of Information Technology
Capella University
Master of Business Administration
Strayer University
Bachelor of Arts
SUNY Old Westbury
Microsoft Certified: Azure AI Fundamentals
Microsoft
Microsoft Certified: Azure Fundamentals
Microsoft
Microsoft Certified: Azure Data Fundamentals
Microsoft

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