John Aitchison

About John Aitchison

I\'m a DevOps / data / cloud infrastructure engineer with 15+ years of software development experience across the web application stack in both B2B and B2C. I\'m particularly interested in building resilient, secure distributed systems with IaC, data engineering, cloud security, developer productivity (including helping my coworkers enjoy their jobs!), and building on AWS. Some highlights:• Extensive experience building full-stack web applications, from data warehousing to reactive front-ends• More than 8 years of production AWS experience, AWS Solutions Architect - Professional certification• Have worked with and managed globally remote teams of both full-time and contract coworkers• Both B2B and B2C experience interacting with internal and external C-Suite stakeholdersOutside of work, you\'ll likely find me outdoors with my partner and dogs, often hiking, canoeing, rafting, or kayaking to the most remote places we can get to. I enjoy playing soccer, baseball, and help keep our community softball league running (eugsoftball.org if you happen to be in the Eugene area!)github.com/kayakincoderjohnai.com

Experience

1. Engineering Manager & Senior Devops Engineer

   Element 84

   Aug 2025 — Present

   We develop impactful end-to-end geospatial data processing pipelines and software solutions for clients who want to improve our planet! Some of our projects and research:element84.com/projects/element84.com/blog/element84.com/labs/

Education

• Purdue University

  Aerospace Engineering, Bachelor of Science

  2005 — 2009