Summary
Gary Crye is a System Architect with 12 years of engineering experience, currently designing developer tools and cloud-first platforms for BYU's Office of Information Technology. He combines hands-on implementation—building Node.js services, CI/CD with GitHub Actions, Docker, Terraform and AWS—with architectural leadership, recently migrating an on-prem API manager to a cloud-native solution and rolling out GitHub Advanced Security. AWS Solutions Architect Professional and CISSP certified, he operates at the intersection of cloud, DevOps, backend, and security, often acting as a "smokejumper" to solve the toughest platform problems. Comfortable as both an individual contributor and an architect, he focuses on reducing developer friction and accelerating secure delivery while continuously expanding his toolset.
12 years of coding experience
5 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (BS), Computer Science at Brigham Young University
American Sign Language, English, French