Erik Johnson
Enterprise Support Lead Senior Technical Account Manager at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States
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Top SchoolErik Johnson is a cloud-focused technical leader with 11 years at AWS, currently serving as Enterprise Support Lead and Senior Technical Account Manager where he bridges customer success with deep systems expertise. He began his career in systems and data center engineering, progressing through solutions architecture and hands-on cloud support to guide large enterprises on AWS best practices. A practical polyglot of front-end and serverless back-end work, he has contributed UI features in Vue.js and implemented production serverless patterns using API Gateway, Cognito, EventBridge, DynamoDB, AppSync and CDK. Known in developer circles as @edjgeek, he also advocates for serverless architectures and helped build an AWS sample URL shortener that avoids Lambda entirely—showing a knack for unconventional, cost-effective designs. Based in Johnstown, PA, Erik pairs operational rigor from his Reuters days with product-minded engineering, making him effective at translating complex cloud architectures into measurable business outcomes.
11 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Law Enforcement, Law Enforcement at Illinois Central College
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Github Skills (37)
javascript10
aws-cdk10
amazon-dynamodb10
dynamodb10
aws10
api-gateway10
vue10
front-end-development10
serverless10
vue-jsx10
aws-appsync9
eventhub9
aws-eventbridge9
css9
aws-sam9
Programming languages (9)
Github contributions (5)
aws-samples/amazon-api-gateway-url-shortener
Dec 2019 - Jun 2021
Creates a serverless URL shortener on AWS without using AWS Lambda or any other compute.
Role in this project:
Full-stack Developer
Full-stack DeveloperContributions:1 review, 77 commits, 24 PRs in 1 year 5 months
Contributions summary:Erik primarily contributed to the front-end development of the URL shortener application. They implemented the client-side interface, including the dashboard and modal components, using Vue.js. The user added features for creating, updating, and deleting short links and integrated with the back-end API. They also focused on improving the UI/UX by adjusting the layout and presentation of the links.
shortenerserverlessaws-lambdatinyurlaws
aws-samples/serverless-patterns
Mar 2021 - Jan 2023
Serverless patterns. Learn more at the website: https://serverlessland.com/patterns.
Role in this project:Back-end & Cloud Engineer
Back-end & Cloud EngineerContributions:39 reviews, 48 commits, 91 PRs in 1 year 10 months
Contributions summary:Erik implemented several serverless patterns within the AWS ecosystem, demonstrating a focus on backend and cloud infrastructure. Their work included integrating Cognito for authentication, implementing API Gateway endpoints, and connecting them to EventBridge and other AWS services. Furthermore, they worked with DynamoDB, AppSync, and CDK to build and deploy serverless applications.
serverless-applicationsserverlessaws-lambdapatternsaws
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