Curtis Darst
Senior Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Powell, Ohio, United States
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Top SchoolCurtis Darst is a Senior Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services with a decade of experience designing cloud-native, serverless, and AI/ML solutions for higher education. He specializes in helping colleges and universities adopt scalable, secure architectures through technical engagements, proofs of concept, and guidance that translate complex requirements into practical, data-driven outcomes. A longtime public-sector technologist, Curtis previously built and modernized statewide education systems—saving costs and improving data quality—which gives him deep empathy for institutional constraints and reporting needs. Active in AWS Serverless and AI/ML technical communities and holding multiple AWS certifications, he blends hands-on engineering with presentation and advisory experience as a Tier 2 certified speaker. Based in Powell, Ohio, he’s pursuing a PhD in Computer Science while continuing to streamline educator workflows and enhance student experiences with cloud innovation.
10 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy in Computer Science at Northcentral UniversityMaster's Degree, Information Systems, Computer Software Engineering, Master's Degree, Information Systems, Computer Software Engineering at Marshall University
Github Skills (22)
aws-lambda10
serverless-applications10
aws10
serverless-framework10
lambda10
serverless10
json7
open-data7
google6
react6
hardware5
pipeline3
ci-cd-pipeline3
cicd2
spring1
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
curtisdarst/awsTranscribeHTMLFormatter
May 2018 - May 2019
Contributions:10 commits, 2 PRs, 6 pushes in 1 year
json-outputconversationalawsaws-transcribeposting
curtisdarst/RPI_Door_Sensors
Nov 2015 - Jan 2017
Contributions:1 PR, 2 branches, 1 issue in 1 year 1 month
raspberry-pidoorraspberrysensors
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