Chris Lunsford
Sr. AI Solutions Engineer at Cisco
Knoxville, Tennessee, United States
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Top SchoolChris Lunsford is a Sr. AI Solutions Engineer and tech polymath with 10+ years of experience building and scaling hybrid cloud, networking, and AI-enabled solutions across Cisco, AWS, Twilio, and FOX Tech. He pairs deep Cisco networking pedigree (dual CCIEs earned early in his career) with cloud-native architecture and automation expertise, having designed OTT streaming infrastructure and led AWS Outposts strategy. Chris bridges technical strategy and go-to-market execution—creating enterprise architecture practices, publishing deployment best practices, and repeatedly driving sales wins as a top-performing presales engineer. An active open-source contributor, he has practical backend and full‑stack Python experience in notable repos like WebexPythonSDK and DevNet DNA labs, reflecting a hands-on approach to API design and lab-driven enablement. Known for “high-resolution” systems thinking, he excels at spotting micro-level levers that move macro business outcomes and translating them into actionable, repeatable patterns. Based in Knoxville, TN, he combines entrepreneurial initiative from his consulting ventures with large-scale product and customer-facing delivery.
10 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
Physics & Mathematics, Physics & Mathematics at Pellissippi State Community CollegePhysics & Mathematics, Physics & Mathematics at University of Tennessee, Knoxville
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Github Skills (16)
rest-api10
cisco10
python10
api-design10
http-request10
error-handling9
bash7
html6
api6
indices6
beautifulsoup6
pycharm6
sqlite6
parsing6
apidoc6
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
WebexCommunity/WebexPythonSDK
Jul 2016 - Jul 2020
Work with the Webex APIs in native Python!
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Backend DeveloperContributions:32 releases, 4 reviews, 477 commits in 4 years
Contributions summary:Chris's contributions primarily focused on the development and refinement of the backend functionality of the Webex Teams SDK. They implemented initial modules, added helper functions to improve code readability, and refactored the API interface to use a modern design. The user also addressed issues related to authentication and rate limiting. The work demonstrated a deep understanding of API design and backend development best practices.
python-libraryapipythonwebexasyncio
CiscoDevNet/dne-dna-code
Apr 2018 - Nov 2019
Provides code examples for DevNet Test Drive Catalyst (DNA) series
Role in this project:Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:31 commits, 7 PRs, 20 pushes in 1 year 7 months
Contributions summary:Chris primarily focused on setting up the development environment and creating initial code templates for a Python-based project. They established foundational files for the lab environment and user configurations, including a basic script template. The user updated copyright notices and merged in external code contributions, integrating a CSS file and various Python code examples. These changes demonstrate a hands-on approach to project setup and contribution.
devnet-expressdnaexpressdevnetlearning-labs
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