Heyya, I’m Danny
and I like to make things.

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Skills

  • Strategic Planning
  • Department Collaboration and Management
  • Active Directory Management
  • Salesforce Development
  • Data Warehouses and Reporting
    • MySQL
    • PostgreSQL
  • Virtualization and Cloud Management
    • HyperV, VMWare, Docker
    • AWS, Azure
  • Programming and Automation
    • JavaScript
    • PHP
    • PowerShell
    • Python
    • Ruby
    • Apex
    • Salesforce Flow
    • Microsoft Power Automate
    • Power BI/Dataflows

Presentations and Resources

20+

Years Experience

In technology, education, and all the places they overlap

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Amazon Web Services

Cloud Practioner certified, 9 years experience as administrator and developer

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Salesforce

Administrator certified, 8 years experience as adminstrator and developer

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Salesforce Navigator for Lightning

Browser extension to make navigating Salesforce easier and more userfriendly; 8,000+ users

for Chrome and Firefox

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Outstanding Service Award

Awarded by University of Wisconsin, River Falls for service at the Hope CommUnity Center

Work Experience

Senior IT Consultant

2023 to present, Tech Networks of Boston

  • Worked with a diverse set of clients (0 to 200 employees, local and national, funded and volunteer)
  • Performed strategic assessments and system recommendations
  • Migrated client infrastructure to appropriate systems for cost effectiveness and efficacy
  • Prepared and coordinated custom trainings across many topics and skill levels

Associate Director of Technology

2016 to 2023, Jumpstart for Young Children – National

  • Implemented Salesforce as source of truth across all departments; developed custom functions in collaboration with different stakeholders; provided training for program and fundraising teams
  • Implemented learning management system for 200 staff and 4,000 yearly volunteer force; supported advanced reporting
  • Improved reliability and reduced cost of AWS environment by 60%; migrated on-premise servers from VMWare to Hyper-V; secured and updated Active Directory services, implemented single sign-on across SaaS resources
  • Provided vision and leadership to develop department from single member to diverse 6 member team; collaborated with legal department on information security policies, with marketing on web site rebuild and social media strategy, with finance on integrating multiple critical systems
  • Created data warehouse and reporting infrastructure; provided training and ongoing education for staff on the use of reports and best practices around data collection
  • Oversaw $361,000 annual budget, including hardware lifecycle planning and software license management
  • Pivoted and problem-solved with our program department during COVID as we shifted entire in-person engagement model to virtual spaces; created secure digital data and contract management tools; expanded remote work infrastructure and supports

Director of Service Learning and Technology

2014 to 2016, Hope Community Center – Florida

  • Coordinated and led service learning trips for college and high school audiences; managed contracting and financial details; provided training and education on issues of farm worker experience, immigration history and policy, and community organizing
  • Implemented Active Directory infrastructure; virtualized and updated servers and services; planned and deployed multi-site network and systems; trained staff and volunteers on Office and Windows use

Helpdesk Manager

2011 to late 2012, Warner Pacific College – Oregon

  • Returned to Warner to manage the IT helpdesk; oversaw team of student workers and helpdesk technician; collaborated with wider technology team to implement solutions and train staff
  • Standardized user hardware lifecycle; assisted in budget planning and strategic plan development; worked with professors to identify problems and solutions to support teaching
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