Troy Shimkus
Troy Shimkus profile

Resume

Targeting leadership roles in Public Sector Data Programs across education, municipalities, and nonprofits.

Experience

Manager, Professional Services — PowerSchool

Jan 2022 – Present
  • Led customization of SaaS dashboards for 150+ school districts (100k+ students).
  • Standardized deployment and documentation, reducing onboarding time.
  • Aligned technical and non‑technical stakeholders to district outcomes and renewals.

Consultant (Independent) — Software Integration & Solutions

Jan 2008 – Present
  • Delivered 20+ solutions for small businesses and nonprofits.
  • Built web apps, Dockerized infrastructure, API integrations, and AI‑powered tools.
  • Implemented marketing automation pipelines (Mautic, RabbitMQ, MySQL).

City Commissioner — Deltona, FL

Jan 2024 – Nov 2024
  • Guided leadership transition; led City Manager recruitment and compensation strategy.
  • Launched public dashboards to improve transparency and civic trust.

President — Deltona Strong, LLC (Nonprofit)

Aug 2018 – Present
  • Founded community resilience nonprofit; raised $40k+ for families in need.
  • Launched community garden and emergency hotline with local partners.

Implementation Manager — PowerSchool

Jan 2014 – Dec 2022
  • Partnered with district leadership on adoption strategies and product improvements.
  • Strengthened retention and trust through hands‑on issue resolution.

Innovative Learning Specialist — Lake County Schools, FL

Jul 2003 – Jun 2007
  • Rolled out district‑wide software/hardware with tailored educator training.

Skills

Leadership & Strategy: Product roadmaps, stakeholder alignment, Agile/Scrum, coaching, change management

Data & Analytics: SQL, Snowflake, MySQL (Dockerized), ETL (Alteryx, Knime, Talend), DWH optimization

Development & Integration: PHP, JavaScript/React, Flask, API integrations, LMS systems, Supabase

AI & Automation: LLM‑assisted workflows (prompting, codegen, evaluation), Whisper (speech‑to‑text), YOLOv8 (vision), data prep/labeling, pragmatic guardrails

DevOps & Infrastructure: Docker, AWS/Azure, CI/CD, backup & disaster recovery, secrets management

Tools & Platforms: Salesforce, JIRA, Adobe/Apple Creative Suite, Git/GitHub

Education

Master, Music Education — Florida State University

Bachelor, Music Education — University of Central Florida

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