Shannon Watts

Shannon Watts is an accomplished IT professional currently serving as a Senior Technical Specialist at Collective Insights since December 2024. Previously, Shannon held the position of Principal Engineer at Kontoor Brands, Inc., from August 2022 to November 2024, leading initiatives in IDAM, Active Directory, Azure, and security compliance. Prior experience includes roles as an Infrastructure Engineer at VF Corporation, Associate Consultant at HCL Technologies, and Senior Systems Application Engineer at Volvo Financial Services, focusing on VMware management and systems engineering. Shannon's career began at BCBSNC, where significant contributions included leading disaster recovery planning and managing secure file transfers. Shannon holds a BS in Information Systems from the University of North Carolina Wilmington and an AS in Pre-Business Administration from Southeastern Community College.