Eric Renken is an Enterprise Architect with over 15 years of hands-on experience designing cloud-native, event-driven systems and leading large-scale migrations to Azure for enterprise and SaaS products. He combines deep technical chops in embedded and distributed systems with practical leadership—coordinating international teams, stakeholder engagement, and product launches that scaled revenue and customer count. Known for moving monolithic Windows apps to microservices and PaaS/IaaS architectures, he leverages EventGrid, EventHubs, Azure Functions, Cosmos DB and containerization to deliver resilient, observable platforms. Eric also brings a unique operational perspective from his early career as a licensed paramedic and dispatcher, which informs his emphasis on reliability and mission-critical workflows.
9 years of coding experience
26 years of employment as a software developer
Paramedic, Computer Science, Paramedic, Computer Science at Kalamazoo Valley Community College
Computer Science & Engineering, Computer Science & Engineering at Western Michigan University
Contributions:43 PRs, 39 pushes, 17 branches in 4 years 6 months
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