John Shkolnik

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About John Shkolnik

My goal is to shape a universe that knows what I need before I do and has it ready for me before I ask.Fixer. One-man startup; front-to-back. Product leader. Evolved coder. Outcome-oriented. Meshed (virtual & physical) collaboration and process expert. Shepherds projects from concept to completion. Digital and cultural transformer. Cloud coalescer. AI buzzworder. Masochistically tenacious, head-first battering ram for the adoption of - real, not “on the side” - production innovation. Consistent out-of-the-box thinker. World’s #1 guinea pig. Well-refined communication and leadership skills combined with substantial client-facing experience. Super-responsive and always on. Proficient at self-training, very quick learner, and able to teach something once learned. King of the nerds. Motivated and willing to work long hours to get the job done. Fluent in Spanish and Russian. Deep and broad global relationships including within Microsoft and GitHub at executive and operational levels.Security Clearance-Top Secret, DoD, Adjudicated 5/2022-Tier 4 High-Risk Public Trust, CBP, Adjudicated 9/2024Solution design/development, product/project management, product vision, virtual collaboration, remote workplace, agile ALM, devops culture & tools/infrastructure, productivity, database design/development, data architecture/engineering, business analysis, everything Microsoft, client relationships, analytics, business intelligence, encouraging artificial intelligence, inhibiting human stupidity, reporting, visualization, foosball, finance, securitization, facility loans, fixed income, cash forecasting, accounting, etch-a-sketch, cloud (Azure & AWS), system strategy. I don't sleep much.