Introduction
Work Experience
Education
Certifications
Technical Skills
Charlotte, NC
English
Blake is a Solutions Architect based in North Carolina with deep expertise in AWS infrastructure, data engineering, and AI/ML. An Air Force veteran turned cloud architect, he spent six years on active duty before earning his B.S. and M.S. in Computer Science from UNC Charlotte. He holds an active TS/SCI clearance. When he's not building cloud solutions for enterprise clients at AllCloud, he's running RapidRoute Solutions — a technology consultancy and software company — or tinkering with his homelab.
Work Experience
AllCloud2024 - Present
Solutions Architect- Promoted from Senior Cloud Engineer to Solutions Architect effective August 1, 2026, after delivering cloud infrastructure, data, and AI/ML solutions for enterprise clients.
- Translate business and technical requirements into customer-facing AWS architectures spanning serverless, container orchestration, and real-time data processing.
- Guide implementation using AWS CDK and Terraform across multi-account enterprise environments while remaining hands-on with delivery.
RapidRoute Solutions, LLC2023 - Present
Founder & Engineer- Founded a technology consultancy specializing in AWS cloud infrastructure, web application development, and software engineering services for small businesses and startups.
- Built and launched RapidEPR — an AI-powered military evaluation writing platform that has served 325,000+ users across five military services.
- Deliver end-to-end solutions including cloud architecture design, infrastructure optimization, cost reduction strategies, and custom web development.
Air National Guard2021 - 2026
Cyber Security Operations / Security Forces- Transitioned from Security Forces to Cyber Security Operations, supporting network defense and security operations.
- Five years of part-time service alongside full-time engineering roles and graduate school.
Applied Insight, LLCDec 2023 - Apr 2024
Cloud DevSecOps Engineer- Engineered and maintained Kubernetes-based cloud infrastructure with a focus on DevSecOps practices and security compliance.
Amazon Web Services (AWS)May 2023 - Aug 2023
Cloud Support Associate Intern- Resolved cloud architecture and networking issues across EC2, VPC, and IAM for AWS enterprise customers.
- Led team collaboration to improve service quality and contributed to solution architecture for cloud-based strategies.
Duke EnergyMay 2022 - Aug 2022
Cyber Security Intern- Architected secure network designs integrating firewall rules, VPN configurations, and intrusion detection systems.
- Built and maintained a real-time cybersecurity asset inventory database for threat monitoring and compliance auditing.
United States Air Force2015 - 2021
Military Working Dog Handler- Six years of active duty service in security operations and military working dog handling across multiple installations.
Education
UNC Charlotte — M.S. Computer Science3.9 GPA. Concentration in Information Privacy and Security. Graduated December 2025. Coursework in Visual Analytics, Data Mining, Applied AI, Information Security, Algorithms, and Intelligent Systems.
UNC Charlotte — B.S. Computer Science4.0 GPA, Summa Cum Laude. Concentration in Cybersecurity. Foundation in software engineering, computer science fundamentals, and security principles.
Certifications
AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate
AWS Certified Developer – Associate
AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
CompTIA Security+
Technical Skills
Cloud Engineering (AWS)Deep expertise across the AWS ecosystem — infrastructure design, serverless architectures, data pipelines, cost optimization, and security. Consulting experience across dozens of enterprise engagements at an AWS Premier partner.
AWS
AWS CDK
Terraform
Docker
Software EngineeringFull-stack development with Python, TypeScript, and modern frameworks. Building production systems from data pipelines to AI-powered SaaS products.
Python
TypeScript
Next.js
AI & Machine LearningBuilding LLM-powered applications, RAG pipelines, and intelligent automation. Graduate-level foundation in data mining, applied AI, and intelligent systems.
Python
Security & DevSecOpsCybersecurity from both military and enterprise perspectives — network defense, DevSecOps, compliance auditing, and secure infrastructure design. Air National Guard cyber operations and internships at Duke Energy and Applied Insight.
Linux
Kubernetes
Infrastructure & DevOpsInfrastructure-as-code, container orchestration, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, and homelab engineering. Comfortable from bare metal to Kubernetes.
Docker
Kubernetes
Bash