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Steve Shickles

Veteran and Alaska Fairbanks grad, Steve Shickles led an IT firm for 12 years before focusing on AWS, IaC, and AI automation. He now builds secure, scalable Prison Professors platforms to empower justice-impacted lives.

Steve Shickles is a veteran who studied at the University of Alaska Fairbanks; he co-founded and led an IT company for 12 years before specializing in AWS architectures, infrastructure as code, and AI-driven automation solutions that integrate large language models and cloud technologies. He works with the Prison Professors team to build secure, scalable platforms that help justice-impacted individuals reach their highest potential.

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New Year Momentum: Platform Improvements for January 2026

The first few days of the new year were spent pushing hard on website and platform improvements for Prison Professors. On January 1st, I focused heavily on debugging a frustrating issue where bold tex...

Jan 3, 2026629 words

Building a Unified Platform: December 29–31, 2025 Website Sprint

Between December 29 and December 31, 2025, I focused on tightening the experience and credibility of Prison Professors' public website while strengthening its live connection to the Profiles platform....

Jan 1, 2026438 words

December 22–28, 2025 PPCC Work Update

Over the week of December 22–28, 2025 , work focused on strengthening both the Prison Professors public website and the Profiles platform so they feel cohesive, load reliably, and communicate credibil...

Dec 30, 2025534 words

Accomplishments

Today I took time to reflect on my accomplishments over the past several months. I’m proud of the progress I’ve made in completing RDAP, maintaining sobriety, and staying focused on building a positiv...

Jul 17, 2025159 words

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