Cole Calistra
Punta Gorda, United States
Principal Startup Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services (AWS) | Principal Startup Solutions Architect @ AWS | Startup Advisor
Summary
I am an accomplished IT executive and hands-on technology leader with over 25 years of diverse industry experience that includes roles as CTO of a facial recognition/emotion analysis SaaS startup, senior architecture positions within multi-billion dollar US retailers, and technical advisory to a mix of startups and established businesses. I have built and led world-class internationally-distributed teams delivering multiple products, developed complex IT strategies, and led execution of projects for cloud, mobile, and web platforms. My credentials include GCP Certified Professional Cloud Architect, Google Certified Professional Data Engineer, AWS Certified Solution Architect Professional, and I'm currently pursuing my MS in Computer Science. Specialties: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform (GCP), Startups, Kubernetes, Linkerd, Istio, Service Mesh, Docker, Terraform, Ansible, Software as a Service (SaaS), Cloud Architecture and Strategy, Continuous Delivery, Applications Architecture, Facial Recognition and Detection, Emotion Analysis, Crowd Analytics, Mobile strategy, Near Field Communications (NFC), Retail in-store systems, Motorola Symbol mobile computing, Payroll systems, Workforce Management, Supply Chain, Retail Back-Office, Order and Inventory Management
Principal Startup Solutions Architect
Amazon Web Services (AWS)
1 Jun 2020 - Present
6yrs 2mos
Attleboro Falls, Massachusetts, United States
Amazon Web Services (AWS) is the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform, offering over 200 fully featured services from data centers globally. Millions of customers—including the fastest-growing startups, largest enterprises, and leading government agencies—are using AWS to lower costs, become more agile, and innovate faster.
Council Member
GLG (Gerson Lehrman Group)
1 May 2013 - Present
13yrs 3mos
GLG is the world’s largest marketplace for pairing subject matter experts with users seeking that expertise. I provide advisory services to investment firms, market research analysts, corporate strategists, and executives on diverse topics including application development/performance management, retail, cloud, and payment systems.
Chief Technology Officer (CTO) / Technical Advisor
LEON Health Science
1 Nov 2018 - 30 Jun 2020
1yr 7mos
Brooklyn, New York
LEON is a corporate wellness platform that focuses on creating a world where work empowers a healthier life by building a seamless connection between the fitness and wellness space and utilizing a proprietary health recommendation engine to minimize trial-and-error in the journey to wellness and beyond. As an advisor I designed and implemented infrastructure and a continuous delivery pipeline on AWS and provided application architecture oversight. As interim CTO I am responsible for re-architecting the SaaS API backend from both application and data perspectives to enable the site to scale and grow into its planned feature roadmap. I am also responsible for staffing up the team and implementing Agile development practices and DevOps principles of automation and monitoring into the organization.
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