Shontia Terry
Power Platform Solution Architect | Senior Automation Engineer
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Power Platform Solution Architect and Senior Automation Engineer with 10+ years of experience delivering secure enterprise applications, workflow automation, analytics, and information systems for Department of Defense organizations. Led a six-person team, administered six Power Platform environments and licensing for 1,800 users, and delivered a travel solution that reduced manual administrative effort by more than 70%. Hands-on expertise across Power Apps, Power Automate, Dataverse, Dynamics 365, SharePoint Online, Power BI, Azure DevOps ALM, JavaScript/TypeScript, and PCF.
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Solution Architect / Technical Lead
SAIC
Jun 2024 - Jun 2026
Led a six-person Power Platform delivery team while administering six environments and managing licensing for 1,800 users. Maintained and enhanced a secure model-driven travel portal originally delivered at QinetiQ, supporting record-level security, automated three-level approvals, traveler status and location, funding and sub-office lines of accounting, and KPI reconciliation with the Defense Travel System (DTS). Architected Microsoft Power Platform and Dynamics 365 solutions aligned with DoD mission objectives, enterprise standards, security requirements, and operational needs. Designed Dataverse relational data models, security roles, environment strategies, and governance controls for secure enterprise applications. Developed JavaScript and TypeScript client extensions and PCF controls to extend model-driven app behavior and improve usability and frontend performance. Automated cross-functional processes, external data synchronization, and end-to-end workflows with Power Automate. Created executive Power BI dashboards and DAX measures that translated operational data into decision-ready insights.
Power Platform Lead / Solution Developer
QinetiQ US
Feb 2019 - Jun 2024
Architected and delivered a Dataverse-backed model-driven travel portal for contractors, military personnel, and civilian employees, reducing manual administrative effort by more than 70%. Implemented record-level security, automated three-level approvals, traveler status and location tracking, funding and sub-office lines of accounting, and Power BI KPIs comparing portal approvals with DTS data. Created a Canvas-based JWICS space-booking system and re-architected it as a model-driven application as adoption and usage increased. Automated Teams notifications to security personnel, user approvals, check-in/check-out reminders, and no-show handling; delivered Power BI KPIs for bookings, cancellations, office demand, and weekly and monthly utilization. Led the migration of 32+ SharePoint 2016 sites to SharePoint Online for 28 offices and approximately 3,000 users, independently owning technical modernization while coordinating page and document migration with DISA. Replaced legacy InfoPath forms and SharePoint Designer workflows with Power Apps and Power Automate and rebuilt Bootstrap/JavaScript custom pages as modern SharePoint Online pages. Administered six Power Platform environments and licensing for 1,800 users and established controlled ALM migrations across development, test, and production using Azure DevOps pipelines. Led requirements, architecture, development, deployment, and sustainment of secure Power Platform solutions supporting mission-critical DoD processes.
Data Analyst
Quality Technology US
Nov 2014 - Feb 2018
Designed SharePoint solutions and ETL processes for enterprise reporting and data consolidation. Developed Tableau dashboards and SQL Server reports for executive decision support. Automated CSV-to-SQL data integration pipelines using SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS).
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