Rajiv Shah
Data Center Strategy
San Francisco, California, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolRajiv Shah is a data center strategy and solutions engineering executive with 18 years of experience translating complex infrastructure into C-level value propositions and go-to-market plans for hyperscale and mission-critical customers. He has led global teams and commercial technical reviews for 120+MW of hyperscale leases, driven AWS new region planning, and built sales engineering functions and modular data center delivery units. As founder of RRS Consulting he has combined hands-on delivery—managing multimillion-dollar cloud migration and digital transformation programs—with market intelligence to support site selection, leasing, and lifecycle strategies. Rajiv also contributes to open-source back-end projects (notably Redis-related tooling and DynamoDB enhancements), reflecting a rare blend of infrastructure strategy, engineering depth, and practical coding chops. Based in San Francisco with an MBA from Penn State Smeal and an electrical engineering background, he focuses on creating sustainable, scalable data center solutions and forging strategic partnerships to accelerate growth.
17 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering, Bachelor of Science Electrical Engineering at Widener UniversityMaster of Business Administration, Master of Business Administration at Penn State Smeal MBA ProgramPost-baccalaureate Business Essentials Certification, Post-baccalaureate Business Essentials Certification at The Wharton School
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Github Skills (23)
python10
redis10
back-end-development10
data-structure10
amazon-dynamodb10
go10
dynamodb10
database-design10
pipeline10
data-structures10
testing9
multithreading9
apidoc8
api8
try-catch6
Programming languages (11)
Github contributions (5)
brainix/pottery
Jun 2015 - Mar 2022
Redis for humans. 🌎🌍🌏
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:50 releases, 682 commits, 1345 PRs in 6 years 10 months
Contributions summary:Rajiv primarily contributed to the `pottery` project, which focuses on providing Redis functionalities for developers. Their commits demonstrate a strong understanding of Python, as they implemented new features in various Python-based Redis-backed data structures like `RedisList` and `RedisCounter`. The user also improved the functionality of these data structures by using pipelines to avoid potential race conditions, and by including better logging for debugging purposes.
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AdRoll/goamz
May 2013 - Jul 2013
Fork of the GOAMZ version developed within Canonical with additional functionality with DynamoDB
Role in this project:Back-end Developer & Database Engineer
Back-end Developer & Database EngineerContributions:14 commits in 1 month
Contributions summary:Rajiv contributed significantly to the `goamz` repository, focusing on enhancing its DynamoDB functionality. Their work primarily involved defining and refining data structures and types related to DynamoDB, including attribute definitions, key schemas, and table descriptions. They also implemented the `DescribeTable` functionality, demonstrating their expertise in interacting with DynamoDB's API. The changes suggest a focus on expanding the library's capabilities to manage and interact with DynamoDB resources effectively.
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