Summary
James Rudley is a Senior Director of Cloud Services with over 16 years of IT experience and a decade focused on cloud engineering and Azure-driven transformations. Based in San Antonio, he has progressed from systems administration to leading cloud architecture and operations at MTSI, blending hands-on skills in PowerShell, C#, and automation with strategic business planning and change management. Known for building cohesive, cross-functional teams, he delivers cost-effective, high-performance solutions across the full project lifecycle and drives process improvements that reduce risk and operational overhead. His background includes roles at Rackspace, Microsoft, and CGI, giving him deep operational and service-engineering insight into large-scale Azure environments. Outside work he’s a husband and father who brings that same pragmatic, steady leadership to both family life and technical mentorship. He pairs technical depth with a negotiator’s instinct for aligning stakeholders and vendors to accelerate cloud adoption.
10 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
Associate of Arts and Sciences - AAS Computer Information Systems, Associate of Arts and Sciences - AAS Computer Information Systems at Youngstown State University
Bachelor of Science Cloud Computing, Bachelor of Science Cloud Computing at Western Governors University