Summary
Derek Ashmore is an Agentic AI Enablement Principal based in the Atlanta metro area with 11 years of focused experience in cloud architecture, application transformation, and agentic AI. He has progressed from hands-on database and infrastructure roles in the 1990s to leading cloud-native and microservices transformations for enterprises and consulting firms, now helping organizations operationalize autonomous AI at Asperitas. Derek blends deep technical breadth—from DBAs and security architecture to DevOps and microservices—with product-minded delivery leadership, having held repeat senior cloud architect and principal roles across diverse industries. His background includes an MBA from Chicago Booth and a BS in Quantitative Business Analysis, a combination that helps him align AI strategy with financial and policy considerations. Notably, he maintains long-running engagement with both boutique consultancies and corporate teams, demonstrating an ability to translate legacy systems into modern, agentic AI-enabled platforms.
11 years of coding experience
20 years of employment as a software developer
M.B.A. Finance and Policy Studies, M.B.A. Finance and Policy Studies at The University of Chicago Booth School of Business
B.S. Quantitative Business Analysis, B.S. Quantitative Business Analysis at Indiana University Bloomington