Ray Krueger

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Chicago, Illinois, United States29 yrs 9 mos experience
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Key Highlights

  • 30 years of experience in cloud computing.
  • Expert in Kubernetes and cloud applications.
  • Led digital transformation at Hyatt Hotels.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a cloud computing architect with extensive experience in enterprise technology solutions.

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Skills

Core Skills

KubernetesCloud Computing

Other Skills

ModernizationCloud ApplicationsRubyRuby on RailsJavaJavaScriptJqueryPostgreSQLMySQLRedisMongoDBAmazon Web Services (AWS)AJAXSpringGit

About

With 30 years of experience in the technology industry, I am a passionate and driven cloud computing expert who helps customers with Kubernetes.

Experience

Spectro cloud

Principal Architect

Sep 2025Present · 6 mos · Chicago, Illinois, United States · Remote

Amazon web services (aws)

5 roles

Principal Container Specialist

Oct 2022Sep 2025 · 2 yrs 11 mos

  • Helping customers with Kubernetes in AWS and on premises with Amazon Elastic Kubernetes Service (EKS) and EKS Anywhere.
KubernetesModernizationCloud ComputingCloud Applications

Principal Technologist - AWS Professional Services - Containers, and Serverless

Dec 2021Oct 2022 · 10 mos

Head of Technology - AWS Professional Services - Americas

Jun 2020Dec 2021 · 1 yr 6 mos

  • Serving as the principal technologist for our US Professional Services technical delivery team.

Senior Practice Manager

May 2019Jun 2020 · 1 yr 1 mo

  • Leading a team of awesome AWS Cloud Infrastructure Architects and helping customers embrace the cloud.
  • Hiring like mad!

Principal Cloud Architect

Dec 2017May 2019 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Engage with C-level executives to define Enterprise cloud strategies.
  • Identify motivators for cloud adoption and unlocking Enterprise challenges.
  • Analyze application portfolios, identify dependencies & common infrastructure platform components, and asses migration feasibility.
  • Architect hybrid AWS and on premise solutions for technology clusters and patterns.
  • Establish shared IT service centers for Cloud operations.
  • Use Cost/Benefit modeling and creating compelling business cases for migration.
  • Generate AWS migration roadmaps and driving buy-in across complex organization structures.
  • Collaborate with consulting and managed services partners to build and execute migration plans.
  • Gather feedback from common Enterprise requirements into AWS service development teams.

Hyatt hotels corporation

2 roles

Vice President Technology

Promoted

Oct 2016Oct 2017 · 1 yr

  • I led Hyatt through the digital transformation and modernization journey. I focused on expanding the role of the architecture team to work with more development and product teams. I also continued to grow our container and microservice practice, and evangelize the greater devops mission. I also lead the ecommerce development organization, both teams totaling around 75 members.

Chief Architect

Mar 2015Oct 2016 · 1 yr 7 mos

  • I introduced automation and infrastructure-as-code practices. Documented existing standards and introduced cutting edge technologies. I defined and evangelized the container and microservices architecture that Hyatt would use for the future of new development.

Groupon

Senior Staff Software Engineer

Dec 2013Mar 2015 · 1 yr 3 mos · Greater Chicago Area

  • I guided the Boomerang team through the Groupon acquisition. I was responsible for building out the system architecture, APIs and operational infrastructure for the Coupons product. The initial launch of the Coupons created over $6million in revenue in it's first year. Over the next few years the product has grown to over $90 million in revenue.

Boomerang, inc.

Vice President of Technology

Oct 2012Dec 2013 · 1 yr 2 mos · Greater Chicago Area

  • We created fantastic social gifting and marketing products. I tuned a highly utilized MongoDB cluster deployed to AWS. My role included growing and transitioning the engineering team during the ups and downs of the business. I also led the engineering team through the Groupon acquisition.

Signal

Software Architect

Aug 2009Oct 2012 · 3 yrs 2 mos

  • Acquired by BrightTag

Trustwave

Software Architect

Aug 2008Aug 2009 · 1 yr

Orbitz worldwide

Technical Lead

May 2005Jul 2008 · 3 yrs 2 mos

Secureinfo

Software Developer

Oct 2003Mar 2005 · 1 yr 5 mos

Spirian

Software Developer

Jun 2000Oct 2003 · 3 yrs 4 mos

3com, 3com corporation, u.s. robotics, usrobotics

Applications Engineer

Oct 1997Jan 2000 · 2 yrs 3 mos

Us army

35J Telecommunications Terminal Device Repairer

Feb 1996Aug 2003 · 7 yrs 6 mos · 3625th Maintenance Company, North Riverside IL

  • Graduated Distinguished Honor Graduate (top honor) from "Telecommunications Terminal Device Repair (35J)" program, Ft. Gordon Georgia
  • Held "Secret" security clearance

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