James Connell

James Connell is a Sr. Solutions Architect at Pulumi since November 2023, bringing a wealth of experience in application modernization and cloud solutions. Prior to this role, James served as Specialty Solutions Architect at 2nd Watch from May 2013 to November 2023, where responsibilities included modernizing legacy applications leveraging cloud-native architectures. James's earlier roles at 2nd Watch included Sr. Consultant and Principal Software Development Engineer, with notable achievements such as leading the development of a proof-of-concept application for AWS Config and creating a CloudFormation template visual designer. Previous experience includes software engineering positions at Signature Genomic Laboratories, Qmetro, Inc., and Spokane Computer, Inc. James holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of California, Santa Cruz.