Technical solutions architect and software engineer with 20+ years experience in hands-on architect & management roles. I help teams to deliver highly scaling, fault tolerant products that meet user’s needs and expectations. Lift and shift? Cloud native rewrite? Hybrid? It all depends on the needs of the product and users.

I believe that just enough of the right processes, and the right people can allow teams to do amazing things. People and process before tools. Always set the intent and strategy, and then figure out how to achieve that.

I help teams and companies accelerate their projects, reduce costs, and consider complex trade offs when designing systems. Whether working in a colocation facility, private or public cloud, or an air-gapped operating environment, I work to help teams adhere to regulatory and security controls while maximizing their rate of change.

I support and contribute to open source software. Currently in the top 10 contributors of the AWS provider for Terraform, and a Core Contributor for Terraform. Maintainer of the Amazon Connect resources in Terraform.

I have spoken at AWS re:Invent, AWS re:inforce, and various AWS Summits.

I work for @AWSCloud, but my opinions/posts/reactions are my own and do not necessarily reflect Amazon’s point of view or official stance.