Summary
Reid Wilkes is a seasoned technical program leader with 20+ years of experience delivering large-scale distributed systems and cloud products across companies from Microsoft and Amazon to Meta, Protocol Labs, and Capital One. Currently Director of Technical Program Management, he specializes in turning ambiguous, high-risk technical challenges into repeatable delivery processes and measurable business outcomes. Reid has led cross-functional programs that moved hundreds of millions of users and managed migrations of 150M Facebook Pages, built decentralized storage/CDN networks running thousands of nodes, and shaped multi-cloud strategy at OCI. He combines hands-on engineering roots (MS in Computer Science) with strong program discipline—incident management, metrics governance, and GTM strategy—helping teams scale without losing velocity. Notably, he has experience shepherding an internal team through a spinout strategy while retaining talent and operational continuity. Based in Tacoma, WA, Reid blends enterprise rigor with startup agility to deliver pragmatic, high-impact technical roadmaps.
10 years of coding experience
25 years of employment as a software developer
MS Computer Science, MS Computer Science at University of Washington
BS Computer Science, BS Computer Science at University of Oklahoma