Leading engineering teams across Duo SSO and mobile app surfaces at Cisco (Duo Security), with a focus on identity, security, reliability, delivery, and team health. AI is used as a practical engineering tool for planning, prototyping, code exploration, code review prep, documentation, and reducing toil while improving team judgment.
Shawn Planko
Director of Engineering
Cisco (Duo Security)
Security & Identity
Mobile Products
AI-Enabled Engineering
Shawn Planko
Director of Engineering
Cisco (Duo Security)
Security & Identity
Mobile Products
AI-Enabled Engineering
About Me
Director of Engineering at Cisco (Duo Security), leading engineering teams across SSO and mobile products. Focused on healthy teams, pragmatic delivery, reliability, and product quality across security, identity, and mobile experiences.
AI is a practical engineering tool for planning, prototyping, code exploration, code review prep, documentation, and reducing toil. The best use of AI helps teams improve judgment rather than replace it.
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Resume
Experience
April 2020 - Present
Director of Engineering
Cisco (Duo Security)
May 2011 - February 2020
Engineering Manager
Expedia Group
Led mobile app engagement and Ann Arbor engineering teams across Expedia’s mobile portfolio, partnering across product, design, and platform teams to improve quality, delivery, and customer experience.
March 2006 - May 2011
Sr. Network Engineer
Consolidated Smart Broadband
Monitored and supported data and RF Networks in MDU sites with internet and VoIP.
February 2000 - March 2006
Team Manager
Verizon Business
Responsible for coaching, mentoring, and leading three rotating shifts.
EDUCATION
2001 - 2004
Eastern Michigan University
Ypsilanti, MI
Bachelor’s Degree in Business Management
1994 - 2001
Schoolcraft College
Livonia, MI
Associate of Arts (AA)/Graphic Design
Volunteer Experience
May 2018 - Present
Michigan Works! SouthEast
Board member
2015-2019
President
HOA - Hartland Estates