Steve Hetzel

Steve Hetzel has a diverse work experience in the technology industry. Steve is currently working at e360 as the Director, Practice Lead/Principal Architect for Google Cloud. In this role, they are responsible for building and growing the Google Cloud Platform (GCP) practice, expanding new business, and providing a world-class experience for customers.

Prior to joining e360, Steve worked at SADA as the Regional Director, Solutions Architecture. Steve also held positions at Nuvalence as the Principal Field Architect for GCP and Principal Director of Cloud Engineering. During their time at Candid, they served as the Manager of Enterprise Architecture and GCP Practice Lead.

Steve gained valuable experience at Google as a Cloud Architect in Customer Engineering. Their responsibilities included evaluating new enterprise customer accounts, understanding their requirements, building architectures, and assisting with onboarding to the GCP platform. Steve was also involved in high-profile technical engagements and led a team of CE Specialists.

Before joining Google, Steve worked at Crunchy Data Solutions, Inc. as a Data Architect, where they focused on infrastructure. Steve also held a position at Samsung SDS as a Staff Systems/DevOps Engineer, specializing in data platforms and cloud-native computing.

Steve's earlier experiences include working as a Senior Data Engineer at The Walt Disney Company, a Software Development Engineer II at Expedia, Inc., and a Senior Database Engineer at Extended Results. Throughout their career, Steve has demonstrated expertise in various technologies, including GCP, Kubernetes, DevOps, and data engineering.

Overall, Steve Hetzel's work experience highlights their proficiency in architecting and implementing technology solutions, especially in the areas of cloud computing, data engineering, and enterprise architecture.

Steve Hetzel earned their Bachelor of Science (BS) degree in Business Information Systems from Utah State University, where they attended from 2002 to 2006. Steve also holds certifications in Google Cloud, including being a Certified Professional Cloud Architect and a Professional Data Engineer, which they obtained in November 2018 and September 2019 respectively.