Brian Shimkus

Applied AI • Integration • Customer Delivery

Applied AI and integration engineer with 12+ years delivering customer-facing software and enterprise integrations. Combines hands-on engineering with discovery, workflow mapping, POV delivery, and stakeholder alignment. Building production AI systems with Python, FastAPI, Salesforce APIs, and OAuth.

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12+

Years Experience

3

AI Systems Built

∞

Hours Saved

Applied AI & Integration Engineer

Insolla (Self-Directed AI Practice) • Dec 2025 – Present

  • •Run complete pre-sales motion: discovery calls, solution scoping, tailored demos, proof-of-concept delivery
  • •Build production-grade AI systems: RAG over live CRM data, identity policy automation, document workflows
  • •Deliver full pre-sales artifacts: discovery brief, stakeholder map, technical walkthrough, security brief, POV plan
  • •Cut a small business's social media workflow from 8 hours/week to 10 minutes with automated pipeline

Applied AI

  • • OpenAI API
  • • LLMs & GPT models
  • • RAG architecture
  • • LangChain
  • • Pinecone & vector databases
  • • Structured outputs
  • • Evaluations & guardrails
  • • Python & FastAPI

Integrations

  • • Salesforce API (OAuth 2.0 JWT)
  • • DocuSign API
  • • REST APIs & webhooks
  • • JSON & data formats
  • • SQL & MySQL
  • • AWS

Engineering

  • • TypeScript & JavaScript
  • • Node.js
  • • React & Next.js
  • • Tailwind CSS
  • • Git
  • • Playwright
  • • Vercel

Customer Delivery

  • • Technical discovery
  • • Problem decomposition
  • • Workflow mapping
  • • Demo delivery
  • • Proof-of-concept scoping
  • • Stakeholder alignment
  • • Technical handoff

Key Achievements

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Automation Impact

Cut social media workflow from 8 hours/week to 10 minutes via AI pipeline - measured results with client

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CRM Intelligence

Built RAG assistant over live Salesforce with source grounding - supports natural language queries with audit trails

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Identity Systems

Designed policy engine for employee access with security review routing - models 7 access decisions per event

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Enterprise Background

12 years at OCC, TransUnion, Marex: stakeholder discovery, API integration, and compliance in regulated environments

Seeking Applied AI Engineer, Customer Integration Engineer, or AI Implementation Engineer roles

Based in Chicago, IL • Available for remote and contract work

brian@brianshimkus.com • linkedin.com/in/brianshimkus1 • github.com/brianshimkus