Steve Hayes is a seasoned technology leader and founder with over a decade of hands-on experience architecting secure, multi-cloud systems and mentoring high-performance engineering teams. He has led large-scale cloud modernization programs across Azure, AWS, and GCP—delivering measurable cost savings, performance gains, and FedRAMP-compliant solutions for federal and retail enterprises. Equally comfortable in code and strategy, he’s built distributed systems in C#, Go, Java, and Python while automating infrastructure with Terraform and CI/CD pipelines. Beyond enterprise work, he founded a professional tabletop RPG business that blends product design, community programming, and small-scale manufacturing—an unconventional proving ground for stakeholder management and rapid problem-solving. Known for translating mission-critical requirements into resilient, observable platforms, he pairs operational rigor with a passion for continuous learning and innovation.
12 years of coding experience
12 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor's degree, Computer Information System, Bachelor's degree, Computer Information System at DeVry University
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