Summary
James Burdon is an AWS Startup Senior Solutions Architect and blockchain specialist with over 30 years in IT consultancy and eight years focused on cloud and startup enablement. Based in Seattle, he helps greenfield Web3 startups, Layer 1 chains, NFT marketplaces, and DApp developers design secure, scalable architectures that blend blockchain, ML, and real-time data analytics. His background spans on-prem enterprise infrastructure to modern cloud-native patterns, giving him a practical edge in migrating legacy systems and advising fast-moving teams. Known for translating complex decentralized concepts into operational solutions, he also builds off-chain analytics pipelines to surface actionable insights for crypto products. Colleagues rely on him as a trusted technical advisor who pairs deep systems experience with a startup-first mindset.
8 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Business Information Technology, Bachelor's degree, Business Information Technology at Kingston University