Taiji Saotome
Principal, Partner And CTO at TLC & SONS LLC
Providence, Rhode Island, United States
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Top SchoolTaiji Saotome is a multilingual technology executive and hands-on operator who blends 20+ years of global IT leadership with practical real estate investing and general contracting expertise. As Principal, Partner and CTO at TLC & SONS he manages a $10M+ property portfolio using AWS/GCP-driven analytics and real-time rental data to optimize cap rates, cash-on-cash returns and vacancy rates. His background includes leading multi-million-dollar cloud transformations, 24/7 data center operations, and P&L responsibility across $50M+ portfolios for enterprise clients, with deep experience in security, compliance and hybrid infrastructure. He has taught cybersecurity and systems courses at RWU, supported ML/HPC research infrastructure at Brown, and enabled global GSI partners at AWS—demonstrating a rare mix of academic, cloud, and field delivery skills. Known for squeezing 20%+ operating savings through multi-shore managed services and for building pragmatic DevOps and ITIL practices, he pairs strategic vision with day-to-day technical rigor. Beyond the resume, he applies remote sensing and IoT-style controls to real estate operations, turning infrastructure telemetry into measurable cash-flow improvements.
8 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
BSEE Electrical and Computer Engineering, BSEE Electrical and Computer Engineering at Worcester Polytechnic InstituteSchool of Continuing Education Project Management Certificate, School of Continuing Education Project Management Certificate at Northeastern University
Japanese, English, Spanish
Github Skills (2)
c-programming5
cpp4
Programming languages (1)
Github contributions (3)
tjsaotome65/sec430-python
Aug 2018 - Nov 2018
Contributions:72 commits, 60 pushes, 5 branches in 3 months
tjsaotome65/sec205-cpp
Feb 2019 - Oct 2020
RWU SEC205 Introduction to C++ Programming
Contributions:23 commits, 13 pushes in 1 year 8 months
cppc-plus-plusc-programmingintroduction-to-c
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