Andrew W.

CTO

Washington, District of Columbia, United States18 yrs 8 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in AI implementation for regulated industries.
Proven track record in driving compliance and governance.
Strong background in DevOps and cloud solutions.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a SaaS and cloud solutions expert with a focus on compliance in regulated industries.

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Skills

Other Skills

DevOpsMicrosoft AzureCloud ComputingWindows ServerGolangPowershellGitNode.jsJavaScriptIaaSSystem CenterNetwork SecurityFirewallsTCP/IPLinux

About

With deep experience across the public sector (federal, state, local, and defense) and highly regulated commercial industries, I serve as a trusted advisor to organizations navigating the complexities of modern software development. I leverage my technical background to help customers transform their engineering practices, ensuring they achieve real business value through AI. I collaborate closely with sales teams, product engineering, and executive stakeholders to understand customer needs and design secure, intent-driven technical solutions. I am passionate about helping my customers overcome the unique compliance and governance challenges associated with adopting autonomous technologies. I thrive on sharing best practices, guiding teams through complex transformations, and building long-term, strategic partnerships. Technical skillset and knowledge areas: - Practical AI implementation in large, regulated enterprises - Agentic AI SDLC transformation - Regulatory audit and compliance (FedRAMP specifically)

Experience

18 yrs 8 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 9 mos

Average Tenure

7 yrs

Current Experience

Github

3 roles

Field CTO, Regulated Industries

Sep 2025 – Present · 8 mos · Remote

Field CTO, Public Sector

Promoted

Apr 2023 – Sep 2025 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Remote

Principal Solutions Engineer, Federal

May 2019 – Apr 2023 · 3 yrs 11 mos · Remote

Andrew weiss | producer, dj

Music Producer, DJ

Jul 2024 – Present · 1 yr 10 mos · Washington, District of Columbia, United States

Weisstech llc

Owner

Oct 2019 – Present · 6 yrs 7 mos · Washington, DC, United States

Provided technical advisory services for the University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Developed DevOps pipelines for ThinkNimble, a software development consultancy geared towards startups and entrepreneurs

Docker, inc

Public Sector Sales Engineering Lead

Jul 2016 – Apr 2019 · 2 yrs 9 mos · Washington D.C. Metro Area

Created and incubated Docker’s first pre-sales engineering team in the public sector region
Drove strategic initiatives in product security and compliance, including FIPS 140-2 and cybersecurity standards development
Became the company’s foremost authority on compliance and risk management in the context of software containers
Lead the development of new product capabilities aligned with federal customer requirements

Microsoft

4 roles

Cloud Solution Architect

Promoted

Aug 2015 – Jun 2016 · 10 mos · Washington D.C. Metro Area

Identified and worked with strategic accounts for the purpose of driving consumption and sales of Microsoft Azure
Contributed to open source communities and software development efforts in the public domain
Advised Federal government agencies on the usage of modern software development techniques
Spearheaded open source knowledge transfer and adoption across internal Microsoft communities

Azure Technology Solutions Professional

Nov 2014 – Aug 2015 · 9 mos · Washington D.C. Metro Area

Narrowed the Microsoft Azure consumption gap among government customers
Drove Azure sales across the Federal government
Advocated open source software usage on Microsoft Azure

Consultant

Mar 2014 – Nov 2014 · 8 mos · Washington D.C. Metro Area

Drive innovation in DevOps adoption in Public, Private, and Hybrid Cloud engagements
Develop new open source initiatives in Microsoft Services

Associate Consultant

Jul 2012 – Feb 2014 · 1 yr 7 mos · Washington D.C. Metro Area

Provided technical expertise to customers on high-profile engagements
Leveraged DevOps methodologies to engineer code samples and automation tooling
Contributed product line architectural content to both internal and external publications
Worked with sales and account teams to develop proof-of-concept environments using incubated cloud technologies
Mentored other consultants on product implementation best practices
Member of the Hybrid Cloud Center of Expertise

Itworld

Blogger

Jun 2012 – Oct 2012 · 4 mos

• Maintained a weekly blog entitled "Launched!"

Lowe's companies, inc.

IT Intel Engineering Intern

Jun 2011 – Aug 2011 · 2 mos · Mooresville, NC

Assisted with disaster recovery procedures to provide infrastructure stability for 2000 servers
Compiled scripts to automate the mitigation of threats and vulnerabilities on numerous systems
Demonstrated unified communications solutions by presenting new technology platforms to various departments
Rebuilt Linux-based security appliances for increased web server authentication reliability
Evaluated existing software functionality to support close to 5000 corporate-wide operating system upgrades

Weiss & associates cpas

Systems Administrator, Information Security Manager

Jun 2006 – Jun 2011 · 5 yrs · Needham, MA

Led the migration of company data and applications to a Citrix-based, managed cloud platform
Implemented biometrics authentication with Windows Server and Active Directory to secure each workstation
Replaced multiple desktops with thin clients to reduce hardware, maintenance, and energy costs
Developed and maintained the firm’s website and social media pages
Created a written information security plan (WISP) for the firm to comply with Massachusetts state law
Initiated and designed a paperless workflow process used by all firm employees