Danny Summerlin

Technology & Nonprofit Strategy Leader

Strategic Planning Salesforce Architect Cloud Infrastructure Data Warehousing

20+ years bridging technology, education, and mission-driven organizations. Certified Salesforce Administrator, AWS Cloud Practitioner, and creator of tools used by 8,000+ users.

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20+
Years Experience
in technology, education, and their overlap
8,000+
Salesforce Navigator users
productivity extension for Lightning
60%
AWS cost reduction
while improving reliability (Jumpstart)
$361K
Annual IT budget oversight
hardware & software lifecycle

Skills & expertise

📌 Leadership & strategy

Strategic Planning Department Collaboration Budget Management Team Development Vendor Negotiation Training & Change Mgmt

☁️ Cloud & infrastructure

AWS (9 yrs, Cloud Practitioner) Azure Hyper‑V / VMWare Docker Active Directory SSO Implementation

💻 Salesforce & data

Salesforce Admin (certified) Apex / Flow Data Warehousing Power BI / Dataflows MySQL / PostgreSQL Reporting infrastructure

⚙️ Automation & dev

Python / PowerShell JavaScript / PHP Ruby / Apex Power Automate WordPress development

🏅 Outstanding Service Award

University of Wisconsin, River Falls – for service at the Hope CommUnity Center. Recognized for leadership in service learning and community technology.

🔌 Salesforce Navigator for Lightning

Browser extension used by 8,000+ professionals to simplify Salesforce navigation. Built from real pain points in nonprofit and enterprise orgs.

📜 Certifications

AWS Cloud Practitioner · 9 years experience
Salesforce Administrator · 8 years as admin/developer

Work experience

Senior IT Consultant
2023 – present · Tech Networks of Boston
  • Worked with diverse clients (0 to 200 employees, local/national, funded and volunteer)
  • Performed strategic assessments and system recommendations – from infrastructure to SaaS
  • 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 – 2023 · Jumpstart for Young Children – National
  • Implemented Salesforce as source of truth across all departments; developed custom Apex/Flow; trained program and fundraising teams
  • Implemented LMS for 200 staff and 4,000 yearly volunteers; enabled advanced reporting
  • Improved reliability and reduced AWS cost by 60%; migrated on-premise servers from VMWare to Hyper‑V; secured Active Directory + SSO across SaaS
  • Grew IT department from 1 to 6 members; collaborated with legal (security policies), marketing (website rebuild, social media), finance (system integration)
  • Created data warehouse and reporting infrastructure; trained staff on data best practices
  • Oversaw $361,000 annual budget: hardware lifecycle, software license management
  • Led COVID pivot: secure digital tools, contract management, remote work infrastructure
Director of Service Learning and Technology
2014 – 2016 · Hope Community Center – Florida
  • Coordinated service learning trips for college/high school audiences; managed contracts and financial details; trained on farm worker issues, immigration policy, community organizing
  • Implemented Active Directory infrastructure; virtualized/updated servers; planned multi-site network; trained staff on Office and Windows use
Helpdesk Manager
2011 – 2012 · Warner Pacific College – Oregon
  • Managed IT helpdesk; oversaw student workers and helpdesk technician; collaborated on solutions and staff training
  • Standardized user hardware lifecycle; assisted in budget planning and strategic plan development; worked with professors to support teaching technology