In 1995, he graduated from the Obninsk Institute of Nuclear Power Engineering with a degree in Applied Mathematics, qualifying as an engineer-mathematician.

In 2006, he began working in the administration of the city of Obninsk: as a business manager, and a deputy head.

[5] He is a member of the political council of the Obninsk local branch of the United Russia party as secretary.

[6][7] In 2018, Shapsha took part in blogger Ilya Varlamov's show "BDSM" ("Big Road With the Mayor"), where he had to walk along Obninsk along an arbitrary route, answering uncomfortable questions from the presenter without preparation.

[8] On 13 February 2020, Shapsha became the acting Governor of Kaluga Oblast after Anatoly Artamonov's resignation.