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Cord Slatton

Solutions Architect & Senior Software / Platform Engineer

25+ years designing, building, and automating secure, scalable cloud infrastructure — with a track record of shipping reliable software and streamlining the pipelines that deliver it.

Experience

ICA, Inc.

Senior Software & Platform Engineer

December 2025 – Present

  • Building platform tooling, CI/CD pipelines, and core infrastructure to help front-end, back-end, and data science teams ship code faster and more safely.
  • Driving adoption of security best practices and FDA regulatory standards across the platform and product development lifecycle.
  • Preparing the platform and product for the transition from pre-production into a production environment under FDA compliance requirements.
  • Developing AI data-driven cloud-based software to help clients make faster, better decisions about their devices and products.

Kopius Tech / Veracio

Cloud Systems Architect / Senior Engineer

February 2024 – September 2024

  • Led the design and implementation of a secure, scalable, multi-account AWS cloud infrastructure, including SSO integration with AWS Active Directory.
  • Managed VPC and EC2 infrastructure (Linux and Windows) and data pipelines/lakes with Postgres and S3, using CDK and CloudFormation.
  • Reduced cloud costs through proactive infrastructure optimization, identifying and shutting down latent resources.
  • Championed developer growth through mentorship via pair programming and code reviews.
  • Streamlined big data processing by architecting systems that efficiently ingest data into data lakes.
  • Implemented AWS SES-based email templating to automate notifications for internal teams.

CS Development

Senior Software Developer / Project Manager · Freelance / Self-Employed

January 2002 – Present

  • Designed, developed, and maintained a diverse portfolio of client websites.
  • Contributed to open source projects, including an open-source pet feeder built on the Node.js stack.
  • Created logos and other branding materials, establishing a strong visual identity for clients.
  • Developed and debugged mobile-friendly websites for iOS and Android.
  • Researched and built custom integrations with web services, connecting applications and streamlining workflows.
  • Restored multiple severely hacked websites, demonstrating exceptional troubleshooting and security expertise.

Arcimoto

Cloud Systems Architect / Senior Software Engineer

May 2019 – September 2023

  • Led the design and implementation of Arcimoto’s scalable, cost-effective AWS cloud infrastructure for vehicle telemetry (Node.js, Python, Lambda, APIs, IAM).
  • Collaborated across departments to build custom tools and streamline processes, increasing efficiency org-wide.
  • Built and maintained a CI/CD pipeline with automated testing and infrastructure as code via CloudFormation.
  • Owned and managed the Vue Serverless SPA, the central hub for all Arcimoto vehicle data.
  • Utilized AWS SES for email templating to send customized notifications to various departments.

Inseego

Software Engineer 2

January 2019 – May 2019

  • Resolved bugs and implemented hotfixes in a fast-paced, two-week-sprint environment.
  • Led the implementation of critical accessibility updates across client portals for government compliance.

Imagination International, Inc.

Software Development Team Lead

February 2018 – November 2018

  • Spearheaded development of warehouse applications using a two-week sprint methodology.
  • Managed a cross-functional team of QA testers, UI/UX designers, and a junior developer.
  • Mentored the team’s junior developer via pair programming and development best practices.

Certifications — 2025

  • AWS DevOps Engineer, Professional
  • AWS Solutions Architect, Associate
  • Microsoft Azure DevOps Engineer, Expert
  • Microsoft Azure Developer, Associate

Skills

Cloud & AWS

API Gateway, CloudFormation / CDK, CloudWatch, Cognito, DynamoDB, EC2, ECS, IAM, Lambda, RDS, S3, SES, SNS, SQS, TimeStream, VPC

Languages

Python, JavaScript / TypeScript, Node.js, PHP, C#, C++

Databases

PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, SQL & NoSQL, Time-series data

Frontend & CMS

React & React Native, Vue.js, Angular.js, HTML/CSS, Responsive & Mobile, WordPress, Drupal

DevOps & Tooling

CI/CD, GitHub Actions, Git, Microservices & APIs, Serverless SPAs, Grafana

Earlier Experience

  • Web Development Mentor

    Thinkful

    2017 – 2018

  • Courseware Author

    Packt Publishing / O’Reilly Books

    2017 – 2018

  • Senior Developer / Site & Server Administrator

    CorSource (Herb Pharm)

    2017

  • Hackathon Judge & Mentor

    Hack4ACause · Technology Association of Oregon

    2016 – 2017

  • Drupal & Node.js Developer

    Freeflow Digital

    2015 – 2017

  • Drupal Developer

    72Holdings

    2015

  • Lead Web Developer

    Feynman Group

    2013 – 2015

  • Web Developer

    Palo Alto Software

    2012

  • Lead Web Specialist & Designer

    Sunyata Studios

    2008 – 2012