• shane@countryexec.com
  • Seguin, Texas
Media

Media

Media

I’ve done a number of media related items and they keep adding up! My writing for external media outlets is posted here alongside some organizational work, interviews, and podcasts. Along with my employer, the City of Seguin, TX, I have had the good fortune to do quite a bit of media work on the state and national level in the world of municipal government technology. It is a great honor to bring evolving technology to rural Texas, and for my organization to be recognized for the outstanding work done here!

Magazines

September 2023 cover and feature published in StateTech Magazine titled “Gone Phishing

May 2023 cover and feature published in Texas Town & City Magazine titled “Innovation Through Collaboration

May 2023 feature published on CIO.com titled “Key IT Initiatives Reshape The CIO Agenda

January 2023 interview published in French periodical MarianneHow a Small Town in Texas Learned to Fend Off Cyberattacks

November 2022 interview published by Government Technology MagazineTech Leader in Growing Exurb on Successes and Business of IT

July 2022 interview published in Tripwire MagazineCybersecurity in city government, taken to new heights: An Interview with Shane McDaniel

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March 2020 feature published in Toggle Magazine titled “Embracing Innovation

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Article featured in Government CIO Outlook Magazine titled “Implementing Enterprise Technology in Rural America

Article featured in Government CIO Outlook Magazine titled How Local Governments in Rural America are Combatting Cybersecurity

Podcasts/Interviews

January 2024 online interview discussing my career journey with The CIO Circle

August 2023 podcast interview discussing the CIO role in municipal government

Part 1 of July 2023 blog with interview clips discussing a technology initiative with Extreme Networks

Part 2 of July 2023 blog with interview clips discussing a technology initiative with Extreme Networks

May 2023 interview on my personal career journey with the IT Executives Council

May 2023 webinar detailing my orgs network redesign and implementation with Extreme Networks

March 2023 podcast interview on cybersecurity with Rob Carson from Blue Team Warrior Podcast

May 2021 podcast interview with Nomic Networks CEO Ted Gruenloh discussing cybersecurity challenges in local government

Podcast interview for Seguin IT’s StateScoop Magazine 2020 LocalSmart IT Innovation of the Year award

July 2021 interview with my European blogging friend Angie from she-can-blog.com, thank you for the opportunity!

Books

Featured as a contributing expert in “A Defender’s Guide to Ransomware Resilience

Guest posts

TAGITM bio – Executive Board of Directors

2019 TAGITM member spotlight – Seguin IT

2020 Article published via TAGITM for the Virtual Conference Wrap Up & Save The Date 2021

2021 Article published via TAGITM for the Live and In Person annual conference

2021 Guest post published via TAGITM for the Conference Wrap Up & Save The Date 2022

2022 Article published via TAGITM on the City of Seguin’s multiyear fiber expansion project

2022 Article published via TAGITM for the Conference Save The Date 2023

2023 Article published via TAGITM Newsletter “Managing Rapid Growth Through Innovation”

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A series of featured contributor articles written for GovLoop in 2021

Quoted “How Utah and a Texas City are Distributing Vaccines

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Profile for Engaging Local Government Leaders organization

2021 ELGL Top 100 Local Government Influencer

Muck Rack journalist profile

Muck Rack awards profile

Guest post featured on freeat50.com titled “Seizing Career Ownership To Attain Professional Freedom

Nomination for “Encouraging Blogger of the Year” award for 2021. Thank you Daphne!

Case Studies

A case study published on the City of Seguin’s network enterprise rebuild project

A case study published on the City of Seguin’s deployment and utilization of Mimecast

Newspapers/Other

2022 winner profile for the “Seguin Cyber Champion” cybersecurity awareness program

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2019 article on the Seguin IT state excellence award

2019 article “City of Seguin IT Department Recognized

2021 article “City of Seguin IT Department Earns Dual Honors at Recent Conference

2022 article “Seguin Staying Ahead of the Cybersecurity Curve

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2019 article “City Employees Earn Recognition for Tech Work

2019 article titled “Seguin Safe From Ransomware Attack

2020 article “City’s IT to Receive Infrastructure Upgrade

2019 article “City’s IT Department Wins Statewide Technology Award for Excellence

2022 article on “Seguin Staying Ahead of the Cybersecurity Curve” posted on the Seguin EDC site

The Boomer Eco Crusader site listed TCE’s “Education – Was The Time And Money Invested Worth It” article as one of their favorite posts for June 2021. Thank you Michelle!

Slide deck presentation on applying “CIS Controls in the Real World

She-can-blog.com recognized countryexec.com as one of the 21 inspiring blogs to follow in 2021. Thanks Angie!

Seguin IT employees recognized as distinguished graduates by the local ISD

Presentation ~ City of Seguin “From Ad Hoc To Enterprise Scale GIS

2023 article titled “The Pains of Ordering AT&T Circuits