Building better
systems.

(and occasionally breaking them)

Hello! My name is Nick Pidgeon. I'm an aspiring software engineer based in the Tampa Bay area with a background in IT management and Salesforce administration, currently enrolled in USF's Pathway to Computing graduate program.

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01. Experience

June 2022 - Present (Remote)

Director of Enterprise Technology

Delta Tau Delta Educational Foundation
- Created and managed a six-figure IT budget, overseeing hardware procurement, vendor relationships, and contract negotiations.
- Led the successful migration of 600,000+ constituent and donation records from two legacy CRMs to Salesforce NPSP.
- Developed and maintained automations, custom objects and fields, and Apex REST APIs to fully leverage Salesforce data and integrate with external systems.
- Developed and implemented a prospect scoring engine in Salesforce using DLRS and Flows to identify high-value prospects for fundraising.
- Oversaw the migration of four on-prem file servers to SharePoint to improve security and remote collaboration.
- Worked with external MSP to manage network infrastructure, cybersecurity policies, and employee onboarding/offboarding.
- Trained new employees on IT policies, Salesforce best practices, and other internal platforms.
- Created and maintained documentation for IT policies, standard operating procedures, and Salesforce best practices.
- Managed all technical aspects of Account Engagement email platform, including list segmentation, automation, and deliverability/domain management.
Salesforce Administration Data Management Workflow Automation IT Strategy
Jun 2020 - Jun 2022 (Remote)

Volunteer Recruitment Coordinator

Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity
- Identified, recruited and trained a large base of volunteers.
- Utilized project management tools and CRMs to manage project pipelines and strong leads.
- Planned and executed a regional conference with 200+ attendees.
Targeted Recruiting Sales Project Management Training & Onboarding
Jun 2019 - May 2020 (Hybrid)

Leadership Consultant

Delta Tau Delta International Fraternity
- Provided in-person consulting to 17 university branches across 7 states, representing over $2.7M in budgeted revenue.
- Identified operational gaps and designed actionable improvement plans with branch officers.
Process Improvement Consulting Stakeholder Engagement Revenue Management

02. Projects

Simple Anonymized Heatmap

A privacy-focused Python web application that dynamically jitters coordinate datasets to protect user anonymity while retaining geographic density patterns. Supports interactive modification and data fetching from AWS S3 buckets.

Python Streamlit Pandas Geopandas

Portfolio/Resume Website

A lightning-fast personal website constructed with Astro (you're on it!). Features a custom interactive terminal widget using pure vanilla Javascript to emulate bash commands, paired with elegant and responsive styling via Tailwind.

Astro Tailwind CSS Vanilla JS

03. Education

Jan 2025 - May 2026

Pathway to Computing Graduate Program

University of South Florida
- Pathway to Computing is USF's intensive 8-course bridge program, designed to cover all fundamental topics of computer science and prepare students for graduate studies or a career shift.
- Courses are a mix of theory and practical application, with a strong emphasis on hands-on projects and assignments.
- After graduating, students receive priority admission to USF's Master of Science in Computer Science, Cybersecurity, Computer Engineering, or Artificial Intelligence programs.
Computing Essentials Discrete Structures Data Structures C Programming Essentials Computer Systems Essentials Object-Oriented Programming Network Essentials Algorithms Essentials
Aug 2015 - May 2019
B.S. in Integrative Biology

University of South Florida

Organic Chemistry I & II Calculus Statistics Principles of Immunology Human Anatomy and Physiology I & II General Genetics Medical and Applied Entomology General Microbiology Physics I & II Principles of Ecology Parasitology

04. Skills

Machine Languages

Python C Java JavaScript HTML / CSS SQL Apex SOQL Bash PowerShell

Salesforce

Custom Objects Flows & Automation Apex Classes API Integrations Data Migration Reports & Dashboards NPSP Account Engagement

Infrastructure

Linux (Ubuntu) Docker Git GitHub Server Administration AWS S3 Microsoft 365

Web & Software

Astro React Node.js REST APIs Tailwind CSS AWS Cloudflare

Leadership & Comms

Stakeholder Management Technical Writing Training & Onboarding Project Management Budget Development

Human Languages

English Native Spanish Fluent German A2

Building better systems.