SHAWN DRAPER
TITLE : VICE PRESIDENT ENTERPRISE PLATFORM ENGINEERING
INDUSTRY : TECHNOLOGY LOCATION : KANSAS , UNITED STATES
“ We ’ ve created optional packages , too , such as a SASE advisory service , where we can look at your environment over three months and create a roadmap from a consulting perspective ,” says Smith .
Cloud convenience and Edge distribution benefits Its 450,000-route fibre miles provide less than 5ms latency across 97 % of Lumen ’ s US customers , as well as those in EMEA , APAC and Latin America , spread across more than 60 countries .
It used to be that companies hosted their applications in their building , but no one ’ s doing that anymore , as the cloud is more convenient , offers more scale and is decidedly more cost effective .
EXECUTIVE BIO
Draper brings a passionate and visionary approach to transformation and the application of technology to solve real world challenges . His goal is to revolutionize the way customers consume network to meet the need created by the expanding role it plays in today ’ s environment .
Draper has more than 20 years of experience developing and supporting applications across all segments of the Enterprise and Consumer markets . He currently manages the development of applications and platforms that span all segments of the Enterprise market with responsibility domestically as well as globally .
Prior to joining Lumen through the CenturyLink acquisition , Draper was Vice President of Application Development , responsible for the company ’ s systems development and support across all facets of the operation . Over his time in the industry , he has built an extensive portfolio of experience supporting the company ’ s merger and acquisition activities and systems integrations .