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Shawn PhillipsAvondale, AZ

Shawn Phillips

Selected experience

  1. — present

    Trust & Safety Specialist

    GitHub (Microsoft) · Remote · Software supply-chain security, npm

    • Independent investigations into suspected malware, malicious packages, publisher compromise and supply-chain abuse across the npm registry.
    • Analysis of package manifests, provenance, release history, lifecycle scripts, dependencies and repository context.
    • Evidence-based risk assessments and escalation recommendations for complex platform-integrity cases.
  2. — present

    Data Analysis Intern

    Arizona State University · Phoenix, AZ

    • Analysis of large-scale corporate datasets in Python and SQL to produce business intelligence.
    • Peer-review sessions to reconcile competing interpretations of the same dataset and keep the analysis honest.
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    Sr. Safety Investigator

    Uber · Phoenix, AZ

    • Resolved 2,100 cases at a sub-1% error rate, sustaining 1.2 JIRA cases per hour.
    • Sensitive investigations drawing on reporter and witness statements, GPS data, and audio/video evidence.
    • Built court-ready documentation and worked with law enforcement on cases needing multiple levels of review.
    • Contributed to the team’s JIRA label taxonomy, improving case tracking across the group.
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    Fraud Review Specialist / Account Processor VI

    SmartBiz Loans · Phoenix, AZ

    • Reviewed PPP loan applications for eligibility and accuracy, progressing from Account Processor I to VI.
    • Advanced to fraud review, evaluating applications for fraud indicators to prevent misallocation of relief funds.
    • Worked with bankers and owners on tax documentation and SBA loan-amount calculations from payroll data.
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    Trust & Safety Associate I–III

    ZipRecruiter · Tempe, AZ

    • Maintained 98.5–100% accuracy reviewing a high monthly volume of employer accounts.
    • Validated employer accounts, monitored fraudulent activity, and reviewed postings for legal and platform compliance.
    • Investigated chargebacks using public-record research across US, Canadian and UK databases to verify business authenticity.
    • Supported job seekers hit by scams — resume compromise, account compromise, harassment.
    • Promoted twice in three years; Top Performer, March and August 2019.