Michael Tuszynski

Technology Executive | Former AWS Solutions Architect | AI/Cloud Innovation Leader | Engineering & Product Strategy

Profile

Technology executive specializing in engineering leadership, cloud architecture, and AI-driven innovation. Former CTO and AWS Solutions Architect with proven success in building and scaling engineering organizations from startup to enterprise level. Demonstrated excellence in guiding managers and directors toward successful product launches, while fostering a culture of innovation and continuous learning. Track record of integrating cutting-edge AI methodologies to drive operational efficiency and strategic growth.

Leadership Impact:

Built and led cross-functional engineering teams, including managers and directors
Architected robust CI/CD pipelines reducing deployment time by 70% while enhancing security
Established automated quality gates achieving 95% code coverage and zero critical vulnerabilities
Reduced cloud infrastructure costs by 30% while achieving 99.99% reliability
Mentored engineering leaders in implementing advanced AI/ML solutions and best practices

Strategic Focus:

Cloud-native architectures and multi-cloud strategies
Advanced DevSecOps practices and automated security compliance
Enterprise-scale development workflows and tooling optimization
AI/ML integration driving operational excellence

Core Expertise: Engineering Leadership | Cloud Architecture | DevSecOps | Development Automation

Professional Experience

Independent Consultant | MPT Solutions

April 2024 - Present
San Francisco Bay Area · Remote

Accelerated Code Delivery: Spearheaded implementation of robust CI/CD pipeline reducing deployment times by 70%, ensuring seamless security integration
Platform Build-Out: Led end-to-end development of scalable cloud-native platform, reducing time-to-market by 50%
Project Management: Managed cross-functional teams delivering complex projects on time and within budget
Security & Compliance: Implemented comprehensive security checks and compliance frameworks across client environments

Senior Solutions Architect | Amazon Web Services (AWS)

December 2017 - March 2024

Architected and implemented cloud-native solutions for enterprise clients
Led technical discovery and solution design for complex migration projects
Specialized in containerization strategies using ECS, EKS, and Fargate
Designed and implemented CI/CD pipelines for automated deployment
Developed reference architectures for microservices and serverless applications
Provided technical leadership for cloud adoption initiatives
Conducted technical deep dives and workshops for customer engineering teams
Achieved consistent cost optimization results exceeding 30%
Mentored junior architects and provided technical guidance

Chief Technology Officer | Fandor

January 2014 - November 2017

Led technical operations for streaming platform serving millions of users
Managed engineering, product, and technical operations teams of 20+
Developed and executed technical strategy resulting in 100% YoY user growth
Managed $4MM+ annual technology budget with optimal resource allocation
Architected cloud-native video processing pipeline handling 10,000+ titles
Built AVOD business growing impressions 200% month-over-month
Maintained 99.98% platform uptime while processing petabytes of video
Led migration from monolithic to microservices architecture
Implemented data-driven decision making processes
Established DevOps practices resulting in 10x deployment improvement

Director Technical Services | PointRoll

January 2006 - December 2014

Led Ad Server Engineering and Platform Engineering teams
Managed IT infrastructure projects achieving 20% YoY cost savings
Enhanced technical support services increasing satisfaction by 30%
Implemented disaster recovery reducing downtime by 50%
Optimized system architecture reducing infrastructure costs by 35%

US Director of Technology | Flashtalking, Inc.

January 2012 - December 2013

Led team of 10 technology professionals implementing IT infrastructure
Achieved 30% system efficiency improvement and 50% cost reduction
Developed strategic technology roadmap increasing productivity by 20%
Drove 15% revenue growth through technical innovation

Earlier Positions

Web Developer | Gartmore Global Investments (2004 - 2006)
Systems Analyst | Towers Watson (2001 - 2004)

Technical Expertise

Cloud & Infrastructure

AWS: EC2, ECS, EKS, Lambda, S3, CloudFront, RDS, DynamoDB, ElastiCache
Infrastructure as Code: Terraform, CloudFormation, CDK
Containerization: Docker, Kubernetes
CI/CD: Jenkins, GitHub Actions, AWS CodePipeline
Monitoring: CloudWatch, Datadog, New Relic

Programming & Frameworks

Languages: JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Java, Ruby, C#, Rust, Go
Frontend: React, Vue.js, Angular, HTML5, CSS3
Backend: Node.js, Django, Rails, .NET Core
Mobile: React Native, iOS (Swift)
Database: PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Redis, Elasticsearch

Methodologies & Practices

Agile/Scrum Project Management
DevOps & SRE Practices
Microservices Architecture
Event-Driven Architecture
Domain-Driven Design

Certifications

AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
AWS Certified Developer Associate
AWS Certified SysOp Associate
Professional Certificate in Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence - UC Berkeley Executive Education

Education

Saint Joseph's University - Erivan K. Haub School of Business
BS, Management Information Systems

Community Involvement

Curry Senior Center | San Francisco

Technical Volunteer (2020 - Present)

Providing technical consulting and implementation support
Developing digital solutions for operational efficiency
Supporting technology infrastructure modernization efforts

Publications

ECS Workshop - Amazon ECS Workshop, AWS Containers DA Team
AWS re:Think Podcast: Cost Optimization in the Cloud through Right Sizing - Featured Speaker, August 2023