Founder, CEO
2016 - PRESENTAutoScalr- Conceived, architected, developed, deployed, and operated AutoScalr AWS Marketplace SaaS service for cost-optimizing auto-scaled workloads. I used advanced machine learning to determine the most cost-effective cluster to power a specific workload by leveraging different instance types, a blend of spot instances, and predictive analytics to ensure operational requirements are met.
- Presented at DevOps Days in Dallas, Rio de Janeiro, and Florianópolis. Average client savings of over 50% of monthly AWS spend.
Technologies: Machine Learning, AWS, Lambda, Amazon DynamoDB, Docker, ECS, GraphQL, Node.jsProduct Manager
2007 - 2016Quest Software (Acquired by Dell)- Managed a multi-million dollar product line of SaaS APM products hosted on AWS.
- Interfaced with customers, drove product direction, and guided engineering teams with an Agile development approach.
- Presented at multiple conferences, including Keynote Speaker at Mobile+Web DevCon: San Francisco 2015, and break-out session at Velocity Santa Clara 2014.
Technologies: Application Performance Monitoring, Java, Network Sniffing, Customer Experience ManagementSystems Engineer
2005 - 2006Tealeaf (Acquired by IBM)- Ran the technical pre-sales interaction with prospective customers, including demonstrations and on-site proof-of-concepts.
- Met or exceeded quota targets on a consistent basis.
Technologies: Networking, HTML, WebCTO
2002 - 2004Apalu- Developed voice recognition and the website bot.
- Co-founded company.
- Won the Best of Show award from the Dallas Call Center convention in 2003.
Technologies: Voice Rrecognition, Natural Language Recognition, Telephony Integration.Solutions Architect
1999 - 2001Eprise- Developed customer presentations, demonstrations, and proof of concepts.
Technologies: Content Management, WebAccount Manager
1996 - 1999Objectivity- Managed the central US territory for object-oriented database technology.
- Met or exceeded quota on a consistent basis.
Technologies: Object Database (NoSQL)Development Manager
1990 - 1993NASA- Managed the specification and development of an electrical power system simulation software for optimizing International Space Station mission plans.
- Conducted R&D for shuttle operations that reduced operational costs.
Technologies: C++, Linux, UNIX
Steve Fox
Big Data Architecture Developer in Dallas, TX, United States
Member since July 25, 2019
Steve is a certified AWS solution architect professional with big data and machine learning speciality certifications. He has a diverse background, and experience architecting, building, and operating big data machine learning applications in AWS. Steve has held roles from technical contributor to CTO and CEO.
Steve is now available for hire
Portfolio
- AutoScalrMachine Learning, AWS, Lambda, Amazon DynamoDB, Docker, ECS, GraphQL, Node.js
- Quest Software (Acquired by Dell)Application Performance Monitoring, Java, Network Sniffing...
- Tealeaf (Acquired by IBM)Networking, HTML, Web
Experience
- Node.js 6 years
- Amazon Elastic MapReduce (EMR) 5 years
- Big Data Architecture 5 years
- AWS Lambda 4 years
- AWS DynamoDB 4 years
- Amazon Machine Learning 3 years
- Kubernetes 3 years
- GraphQL 1 year
Availability
Part-time
Preferred Environment
Linux, WebStorm, Git, AWS, Docker, Node.js
The most amazing...
...project I've built was a machine learning-based AWS cost-optimization service that dynamically right-sizes instance types, and leverages spot instances.
Employment
Experience
- AutoScalr (Development)https://autoscalr.com
Machine learning-based cost optimization service available on the AWS Marketplace that automatically manages your autoscaled loads to be the most cost-effective, while meeting your performance and availability requirements.
Skills
Languages
JavaScript, GraphQL, Java, C++, Golang, Python, SQLLibraries/APIs
Node.js, AWS EC2 API, AWS Amplify, React, PySparkTools
AWS ECS, AWS Step Functions, Amazon SQS, Amazon Elastic MapReduce (EMR), AWS Glue, Amazon SageMaker, AWS CloudFormation, AWS Push Notification Service (AWS SNS), Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (VPC), AWS ECR, Amazon EKS, AWS CloudWatch, AWS Athena, AWS AppSync, AWS IAM, Amazon QuickSight, Amazon CloudFront CDN, AWS Key Management Service (KMS), GitLab CI/CD, Terraform, AWS CodeBuild, AWS CodeDeploy, AWS CloudTrail, Jira, AWS EBS, Amazon FirewallParadigms
Web Architecture, Test-driven Development (TDD), Design PatternsPlatforms
Docker, AWS Lambda, AWS EC2, AWS Elastic Beanstalk, Kubernetes, AWS Kinesis, AWS IoTStorage
AWS S3, AWS DynamoDB, AWS Data Pipeline Service, Redshift, AWS RDS, RedisOther
Amazon Machine Learning, APM, Autoscaling, Front-end Development, Big Data Architecture, AWS Route 53, Domain-driven Design (DDD), AWS API Gateway, AWS CodePipeline, AWS X-Ray, AWS Database Migration Service, CodePipeline, Elastic Load Balancers, Amazon Machine Images (AMI), Competitor Analysis & Profiling, High Availability, Fault Tolerance, Security GroupsFrameworks
Spark, Angular
Education
- Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering1985 - 1989University of Texas at Arlington - Arlington, Texas, USA
Certifications
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect - ProfessionalJULY 2019 - JULY 2022Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- AWS Certified Machine Learning - SpecialityJULY 2019 - JULY 2022Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- AWS Big Data - SpecialityJULY 2019 - JULY 2022Amazon Web Services (AWS)
- AWS Certified Developer - AssociateFEBRUARY 2019 - FEBRUARY 2022Amazon Web Services (AWS)
