Summary
William Pourmajidi is an assistant professor and seasoned cloud architect with over two decades of experience spanning network engineering, enterprise architecture, and C-suite technology leadership. He blends academic rigor—a PhD focused on cloud governance and observability—with hands-on delivery as a CTO and co-founder, driving cloud-native transformations, AI-infused solutions, and observability pipelines for enterprises and startups. At multiple colleges and universities he designs and teaches applied curricula in AI/ML, DevOps, and prescriptive analytics, translating research into practical, notebook-driven coursework and industry-ready projects. His research and industry work converge on bridging theory and practice in cloud governance, monitoring, and compliance, including ML pipelines for real-time cloud analytics developed during an award-winning IBM research stint. Based in Toronto, he excels at scaling systems with robust governance and is quietly focused on pragmatic applications of AI to cloud operations—turning observability data into actionable governance.
10 years of coding experience
25 years of employment as a software developer
Pragmatic IT Project Management, Pragmatic IT Project Management at University of Toronto
Bachelor of Science (BSc) Honors with High Distinction Information Technology - GPA 4.33 of 4.33, Bachelor of Science (BSc) Honors with High Distinction Information Technology - GPA 4.33 of 4.33 at York University
Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D Computer Science, Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D Computer Science at Toronto Metropolitan University
Post Graduate: Adult Learning - Adult Education, Post Graduate: Adult Learning - Adult Education at Seneca Polytechnic
English