Summary
Terrence Yoder is a seasoned systems engineering leader with over two decades of technology experience and a 12-year track record in cloud, DevOps, and platform engineering leadership. Based in State College, PA, he currently leads a blended team of architects, infrastructure, and data engineers as VP of Systems Engineering at CloseKnit, building reliable healthcare platforms and improving data intelligence for remote-first teams. He has deep hands-on experience migrating legacy systems to Azure, designing Kubernetes-based deployments, and automating infrastructure with Terraform, Azure DevOps, and CI/CD pipelines. Terrence’s career spans roles from database and web development to senior enterprise integration and DevOps, which gives him a pragmatic perspective on balancing legacy constraints with modern cloud architectures. Notably, he pairs technical execution with vendor negotiation and licensing experience—having stood up Microsoft agreements and assembled cross-functional teams to accelerate platform delivery.
12 years of coding experience
23 years of employment as a software developer
Master of Science (MS) Information Sciences and Technology Software Development and Management, Master of Science (MS) Information Sciences and Technology Software Development and Management at Rochester Institute of Technology
Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Economics, Bachelor’s Degree Agricultural Economics at Penn State University
English, German