Jason Salcido — Studio Ghibli portrait
// nameJason Salcido
// roleSA of the Year 2025
// orgAmazon Web Services
// baseDavidson, NC
// typeINFJ
// focusCloud · AI · Leadership
about

The Architect
Behind the Terminal

Senior Solutions Architect · AWS · 2025 SA of the Year

Visionary technology leader with 30+ years of impact, specializing in AWS, IBM, and enterprise platforms. I drive transformation by pioneering innovative solutions and guiding organizations — from startups to top enterprises — through digital change. My expertise spans cloud architecture, machine learning, generative AI, data analytics, and distributed systems.

As an INFJ, I combine deep intuition, thoughtful mentorship, and forward-thinking innovation to architect solutions that bridge business strategy with practical implementation. My unique blend of empathy and technical expertise positions me as a trusted guide for architects and cloud professionals navigating complex technological landscapes.

AWSCloud NativeGen AI Enterprise ArchitectureMLOps Technical LeadershipINFJStartup Advisor
30+
Years Experience
8+
Patents Filed
700+
Startups Advised
12+
World-Wide Locations
technical expertise

Full-Stack Architecture

Three decades across every layer of the stack — from bare-metal IBM mainframes to serverless AI systems. Hover each domain to explore the depth.

hover each card to explore the stack
Ghibli illustration — whiteboard architecture
At the Whiteboard
career journey

Every Chapter Refactored the Next.

Five chapters — from IBM mainframes to Olympic IT infrastructure to AWS AI. Click a chapter or use the controls to navigate each era.

mission-log.sh
Chapter 1 of 5
philosophy

How I Think About Technology

As an architect, building a broad, strong foundation of systems design and methodology will serve your entire career — in whatever direction technology goes. The specific tools will change. The principles never do.
— Jason Salcido // runlevel3.io
01
Architecture is Storytelling
Every system diagram tells a story about tradeoffs, priorities, and future bets. Great architects are great communicators first — the code is just the punctuation.
02
Wisdom Over Knowledge
Knowledge can be Googled. Wisdom comes from watching a beautifully designed system fail at 3am, understanding why, and building something better. That's what 30 years buys you.
03
Problems Are the Curriculum
No certification replicates the education of a production incident, a demo gone sideways, or a system that must scale 10x overnight. The best architects are forged in the fire — not the classroom.
// terminal wisdom
"The syntax changes, but the logic endures. The patterns of the past remain our best tools for solving tomorrow's complexity."
— Jason Salcido · runlevel3.io
Studio Ghibli landscape illustration
patents & innovation

8 Patents Filed

Eight USPTO patents across distributed systems, service-oriented architecture, and enterprise integration — formalized innovation from two decades of deep IBM R&D work.

IBM Patent
Transaction Maps for Stateless, Cross-Nodal Logical Units of Work
Distributed Systems / SOA
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IBM Patent
On Demand Storage and Retrieval of Information Fragments
Data Architecture / On-Demand Systems
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IBM Patent
Method & Apparatus for Dynamic Service Level Management in a Service-oriented Architecture
SOA / Service Level Engineering
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IBM Patent
Method for Accessing Offers On Demand
Commerce / Channel Architecture
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IBM Patent
A System for Providing Contact Center Resources Utilizing a Service-oriented Architecture
Contact Center / SOA Integration
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IBM Patent
On Demand Channel Integration Architecture
Enterprise Integration Architecture
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IBM Patent
Method and Apparatus for Scalable Delivery of an Information Stream in a Service-oriented Architecture
Scalable Systems / SOA
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IBM Patent
Role-tailored Portal Solution Integrating Near Real-Time Metrics, Business Logic, Online Collaboration and Web 2.0 Content
Portal Engineering / Analytics / Web 2.0
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education & certifications

Credentials & Qualifications

credentials.json
"degree": "BS Electrical Engineering"
"university": "New Mexico State University"
"graduated": "1994"
// AWS Certifications
✓ AWS Certified Solutions Architect — Professional (2025)
✓ AWS Certified Solutions Architect — Associate (2023)
✓ AWS Associate Speaker Certification (2023)
✓ AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner (2022)
// AWS Knowledge & Community
✓ AWS Knowledge: Events & Workflows (2023)
✓ AWS Knowledge: Serverless (2023)
✓ MongoDB Certification for AWS SAs (2023)
✓ AWS TFC: Serverless — Silver Member / Area of Depth
// IBM Certifications
✓ IBM Certified Professional IT Specialist — Application Development
✓ IBM Inventor — Second Plateau
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Studio Ghibli graduation illustration
Lifelong Learning — The Journey Continues
publications & contributions

Shipped & Published

Open-source contributions, AWS blog posts, and technical frameworks adopted across organizations and customer teams worldwide.

AWS Blog · Part 1
Build a Proactive AI Cost Management System for Amazon Bedrock
aws.amazon.com/blogs
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AWS Blog · Part 2
Build a Proactive AI Cost Management System for Amazon Bedrock
aws.amazon.com/blogs
→ read post ↗
Blog Post
Streamline Your Streamlit Application Deployments on AWS with streamctl
runlevel3.substack.com
→ read post ↗
Open Source · AWS Samples
Streamlit Application Framework — AWS Deployment Automation
github.com/aws-samples
→ view on GitHub ↗
Open Source · AWS Samples
CloudWatch to OpenSearch Serverless — 200MB+ Daily Log Processing
github.com/aws-samples
→ view on GitHub ↗
Open Source · AWS Samples
Bedrock Cost Sentry — Proactive GenAI Cost Management
github.com/aws-samples
→ view on GitHub ↗