Curtis Rissi
Principal Solutions Architect Modernization Global Tech Leader - AppMod Partner SA
Redlands, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolCurtis Rissi is a Principal Solutions Architect and global App Modernization leader at AWS with 25+ years of hands-on experience building web apps, enterprise platforms, startups, and teams. He has a long track record of improving developer experience—from leading Esri’s critical web properties and internal platforms to guiding partners at AWS through containers, hybrid cloud, and now AI-driven development. Curtis specializes in shifting focus from infrastructure to workloads, helping organizations compress multi-year projects into much shorter delivery cycles using AI-enhanced tooling and platform thinking. Known for marrying practical engineering with strategic partner enablement, he also brings product-minded instincts from earlier startup and freelance work. Based in Redlands, California, he pairs technical depth with a knack for mentorship and an unexpected talent for making excellent Korean BBQ.
11 years of coding experience
26 years of employment as a software developer
BA Economics / Administrative Studies Economics / MIS, BA Economics / Administrative Studies Economics / MIS at University of California, Riverside
English
Github Skills (23)
amazon-web-services10
aws9
devops7
kubernetes7
terraform-module6
typescript6
terraform6
cloud-infrastructure5
development-kit5
infrastructure4
infrastructure-as-code3
ruby2
rails2
aws-cloud2
stripe2
Programming languages (5)
Github contributions (5)
boringgeek/compareValues
Jan 2015 - Oct 2015
Contributions:3 pushes, 1 branch in 9 months
boringgeek/front-end
Nov 2016 - Nov 2016
Contributions:10 pushes in 12 days
front-enddockermicroservicemicroservices
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