Summary
Preston Rodriguez is a Cloud Architect with 10 years of hands-on experience designing, automating, and operating infrastructure across AWS and Azure, currently leading cloud strategy at Corestream. He progressed from network and systems administration into senior cloud and DevOps roles, bringing deep expertise in virtualization, multi-vendor networking, and enterprise backup and DR solutions. Known for pragmatic automation, he has built tooling in Python and PowerShell and implemented monitoring and security stacks (Zabbix, Graylog, OpenVAS) to harden complex environments. Preston has led large migrations and virtualization projects, from ESX cluster redesigns to nationwide MPLS and VDI rollouts, demonstrating both tactical execution and strategic planning. Based in Plant City, FL, he combines solid IT operations foundations with modern cloud architecture practices, often bridging legacy on-prem platforms to cloud-native solutions. An organizer at heart, his background shows a pattern of standardizing chaotic infrastructures into repeatable, auditable systems.
10 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
BS, IT Network Administration, BS, IT Network Administration at Western Governors University