Brian Anderson

Technical Director & Enterprise Solutions Architect

Brian Anderson
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Professional Summary

Proven track record of leading multi-team deliveries for Fortune 500 companies, specializing in migrating monolithic systems to Kubernetes-based microservices and implementing end-to-end automation. Expert in AWS/GCP architecture, CI/CD standardization, and bridging the gap between executive strategy and technical execution. Specializing in GenAI integration, Cloud Native transformation, and DevOps. Passion for designing autonomous systems and scalable architectures that empower teams to deliver high-quality solutions by fostering a culture of collaboration, focusing on developer experience, and enabling rapid innovation with continuous delivery.

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Skills

Leadership & Strategy

Executive Stakeholder ManagementSolution DiscoveryStrategic RoadmappingCross-Functional Leadership

Cloud Platforms

AWSGoogle CloudOpenShift

Infrastructure & IaC

TerraformTerraform CloudAWS CDK / CloudFormationKubernetes (EKS/GKE)Networking (VPC/TGW)

DevOps & CI/CD

GitHub ActionsGitLab CIHelmJenkinsSpinnaker

Languages

Java (Spring Boot)PythonNode.jsTypeScript

Web Frameworks

ReactAngularSvelteKitNext.jsVue

Data & Messaging

PostgreSQLDynamoDBRedisFirestorePub/SubApache KafkaEventBridge

Generative AI

Amazon BedrockRAGPrompt EngineeringModel Context Protocol (MCP)

AI Agent Frameworks

LangGraphAgentcoreStrands SDKVoltAgent SDK

AI Development Tools

KiroClaude CodeAntigravityCodexSpecKitOpenSpec
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Experience

Enterprise Solutions Architect

September 2024 - Present [1 yr 6 mos]
Amazon Web Services | Denver, CO
  • Industrial Data & Agentic AI (ProveIT): Built a cross-industry prototype simulating MQTT data streams for Glass and Pharma manufacturing using a Unified Namespace (UNS) architecture. Integrated an Agentic AI layer using AgentCore and Bedrock to enable real-time observability, allowing users to query equipment status and automate SOP-driven troubleshooting for production lines.
  • Customer Experience and Rapid Prototyping (Amazon Connect): Identified the opportunity and led the delivery of a pilot that enabled a global manufacturer to support multi-threaded conversations and expanded customer support hours. Personally engineered a secure SMS image-upload third-party app integration to address a specific visual troubleshooting gap, using this technical deep dive into the customer problem to earn the trust required to influence their broader modernization strategy.
  • Enterprise Modernization and SAP Integration: Architected a Document Management System integrated with SAP ERP to modernize legacy workflows. Leveraging the trust built through earlier successful prototypes, I secured executive buy-in to establish a comprehensive multi-year cloud migration roadmap for the enterprise.
  • GenAI Innovation and Automation: Engineered a custom GenAI agent platform using Amazon Bedrock and Agentcore, reducing team administrative overhead by 4 hours per week. Focused on improving CRM data hygiene and automated note-taking to provide leadership with enhanced visibility into customer engagement trends.
  • Product Influence and Developer Tooling: Championed Amazon Q Developer (Kiro) as a top 100 global CLI user and beta contributor, providing feedback to refine agentic features for real-world developer workflows. Engineered integrations for SpecKit and OpenSpec to support enterprise AI rollouts and drive internal adoption of spec-driven development.

Technical Director

March 2024 - September 2024 [7 mos]
Valtech | Kin + Carta | Denver, CO
  • Strategic Enterprise Modernization (Discover Financial): Partnered with client Directors and VPs to architect the migration of 14 mission-critical credit card applications from legacy WebSphere/PCF to OpenShift (OCP). Instilled executive confidence through transparent delivery roadmaps and zero-defect migration strategies.
  • Engineering Excellence & Cultural Leadership: Pioneered a 'Quality First' mandate by implementing TDD and automation as a standard. Scaled organizational expertise by serving as a primary architectural resource, enabling dozens of additional teams to meet aggressive migration deadlines.
  • Scalable Architecture & Enablement: Directed the implementation of standardized integration patterns using Helm Charts and Kubernetes Operators. Enabled 'first-class' adoption of AWS services (RDS for PostgreSQL) and observability suites (Instana/Datadog) via shared, configurable CI/CD pipelines.

Senior Technical Principal

February 2020 - March 2024 [4 yrs 2 mos]
Kin + Carta | Denver, CO
  • Architectural Governance & Provisioning (Gordon Food Service): Engineered a standardized 'Golden Path' for enterprise cloud adoption by architecting a centralized Terraform module library. This automated the provisioning of fragmented tools (GitLab, SonarCloud, Apigee, NexusIQ) across the enterprise, ensuring security compliance and budgetary guardrails.
  • Data Modernization Strategy: Led the architectural redesign of fragmented legacy systems into a unified GCP Data Lake. This strategic consolidation eliminated data silos and delivered a 30% improvement in decision-making velocity for executive leadership.
  • Operational Excellence: Developed common CI/CD Pipeline Templates to standardize integration across current and future product teams, enabling rapid testing and deployment while maintaining rigorous compliance and security.

Technical Principal

January 2017 - February 2020 [3 yrs 2 mos]
Solstice | Kin + Carta | Denver, CO
  • Google Cloud Ecommerce Architecture (Gordon Food Service): Architected a high-concurrency platform using Angular and Java Spring Boot on GKE, leveraging Firestore, Pub/Sub, and Memorystore. Scaled the organization to 60+ developers across 5 teams, achieving 8–9 production deployments per day.
  • Mobile Architecture: Served as Solution Architect and Android Lead for a geospatial field-mapping solution for a large agriculture company. Engineered the architecture to visualize satellite/drone data and integrated a proprietary Nitrogen simulation analysis tool. Built a dual-platform CD pipeline using Fastlane, Docker, and AWS Device Farm to ensure feature parity.
  • Innovation Leadership: Engineered an internal DevOps framework for standardized distribution of Android, iOS, and Cordova Hybrid applications. Reduced release overhead from 4 weeks to 1 week for 6 production-supported applications via Fabric Beta.

Senior Technical Consultant

July 2015 - January 2017 [1 yr 7 mos]
Solstice | Kin + Carta | Chicago, IL
  • Enterprise Mobile Strategy: Served as Solution Architect and Tech Lead for native iOS and Android applications for a Global Fast Food enterprise, overseeing complex integration with ServiceNow platform.
  • Modernization Roadmaps: Led technical sales engagements for large-scale fleet management clients, performing architectural audits and providing strategic roadmaps to modernize legacy platforms and UI/UX.
  • Innovation & R&D Leadership: Spearheaded R&D projects involving Raspberry Pi (Flask), Oculus Rift (Unity 3D), and Amazon Echo to demonstrate experiential commerce at industry conference (Solstice FWD).
  • Location-Based Services: Architected a high-traffic healthcare conference application utilizing iBeacons (BLE) for proximity-based notifications and Parse for real-time messaging.

Technical Consultant

April 2014 - July 2015 [1 yr 4 mos]
Solstice | Chicago, IL
  • iOS Product Delivery: Acted as sole developer and architect for a premium Swift-based iOS application for a high-profile executive society, transitioning a legacy subscription model into a user-centric mobile experience.
  • Web & Hybrid Development: Architected an AngularJS web application for a specialty food distributor, implementing automated deployment pipelines using Octopus and TFS. Integrated Chart.js via custom WebViews into native mobile apps for a wealth management company using Bower and Gulp for streamlined package management and integration.

Technical Analyst

June 2013 - April 2014 [11 mos]
Solstice Mobile | Chicago, IL
  • Financial Services Engineering: Delivered core mobile features for a large financial services client in 4-week sprints, including Photo Check Deposit, Scheduled Payments and a complete home screen refactor using Auto Layout.
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Education & Early Career

University of Wisconsin - Madison

B.S - Computer Science

August 2009 - May 2013

Space Science and Engineering Center

Web Developer and Database Management

June 2010 - May 2013

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Certifications