Michael Shimkus
Software Engineer at Positron AI
Seattle, Washington, United States
Summary
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Senior🎓
Top SchoolMichael Shimkus is a seasoned software engineer based in Seattle with 10 years of formal experience and a long track record in systems engineering, cloud scripting, and systems administration dating back to the late 1990s. He has progressed from hands-on systems and network roles at F5 to principal engineering responsibilities and now contributes to AI-focused work at Positron AI, blending deep operational know-how with software delivery. Comfortable across infrastructure and automation, he pairs pragmatic engineering with a creative eye for photography and videography—skills that hint at an ability to communicate technical work visually. His background includes leadership of IT for small product teams and production-focused roles in media, reflecting a talent for bridging technical constraints with business needs.
10 years of coding experience
24 years of employment as a software developer
Fox High SchoolUniversity of Missouri
Spanish
Github Skills (76)
google-cloud-platform10
azure-functions10
terraform10
azure-cli10
gcp10
bigip10
cloud-platform10
google-cloud10
f510
arm10
serverless10
appengine10
gcloud10
azure-cosmos-db10
azure-arm-templates10
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
f5devcentral/f5-azure-waf-community
Sep 2016 - Jan 2017
Contributions:155 commits, 38 pushes, 2 branches in 3 months
mikeshimkus/scriptdump
Jun 2016 - Jul 2022
Contributions:141 pushes, 1 branch in 6 years 2 months
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