Alex Head
Senior Manager, Tech Innovation And Engagement For AWS Global Sales Tech
Georgia, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolAlex Head is a tech leader with 15 years of experience who currently serves as Senior Manager for Tech Innovation and Engagement in AWS Global Sales Tech after founding and scaling the OPTICS (Optimization Intelligence for Cloud Systems) team to 40+ global members. She transitioned from unconventional beginnings—including an Animal Science background and early veterinary roles—to cloud optimization, rising through The Weather Channel, IBM, and six-plus years at AWS from IC to leader. Alex specializes in cloud cost optimization and FinOps for large strategic customers, translating complex billing and usage data into sustainable business practices. A repeat AWS re:Invent speaker, she blends technical rigor with people-first leadership, fostering teams where authenticity and purpose drive innovation. Her leadership was forged through personal adversity and pandemic-scale team building, giving her a pragmatic, resilient approach to change. Based in Georgia, she’s open to conversations about cloud strategy, innovation, and building culture-ready engineering organizations.
15 years of coding experience
8 years of employment as a software developer
High School Diploma, High School Diploma at Marist SchoolBachelor of Science - BS, Bachelor of Science - BS at Auburn University
Github Skills (86)
espresso9
unit-testing9
kotlin9
led-controller9
realtek9
finder9
dice9
java9
card9
cli8
hyphenation8
unit-testing-framework8
unix8
vim8
client-server8
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
aravance/prezto
Mar 2017 - Mar 2024
Contributions:9 pushes in 7 years 1 month
shellconfiguration-frameworkzsh-pluginzsh
aravance/AppliedAlgorithms
Jun 2013 - Nov 2014
Contributions:42 commits in 1 year 5 months
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