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Founder & Fractional CIO at Scottship Solutions
Parker Davis founded Scottship Solutions to give nonprofits the strategic technology leadership they cannot afford to hire full time. As Founder and Fractional CIO he leads the firm's Fractional CIO and AI and Automation practices, working with organizations across human services, healthcare and community health, child advocacy, arts and culture, education and youth development, faith-based ministry, and grantmaking. His work covers technology roadmaps, vendor management, security-first infrastructure, and the automation projects that take manual work off small teams. Parker holds the IBM AI Product Manager credential, TOGAF Standard certification in enterprise architecture, a Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt, and Claude Certified Architect certification. He reviews and approves every piece of content Scottship publishes.
Certifications: IBM AI Product Manager • TOGAF Standard • Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt • Claude Certified Architect
Industries served: Human Services, Healthcare & Community Health, Arts & Culture, Education & Youth Development, Faith-Based, Foundations & Grantmakers, Child Advocacy

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