Meet the CloudFix Leadership Team
At CloudFix, we’re united by our passion for innovative technology, commitment to ongoing customer success, and conviction that AWS is the operating system of the future.
Leadership Team
Brandon Pizzacalla
CEO
Brandon Pizzacalla, CEO of CloudFix, has a robust history of building and scaling SaaS companies, driving innovation, and delivering impactful results.
Before taking the helm at CloudFix, Brandon co-founded and led an AI-driven sales engagement platform. As CEO, he guided the company to $3.5 million ARR, listing notable firms like Xero and HelloFresh as clients. He exited the business in 2023 shortly after it was acquired by a private equity firm.
Brandon brings valuable mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and corporate strategy experience to CloudFix from his tenure at Bell Canada. During his time there, he was involved in transactions totaling over $9 billion.
A graduate with distinction from the Ivey Business School, Brandon’s passion for leadership extends beyond the boardroom. As a rock climbing instructor and trip leader with the New Zealand Alpine Club, he continues to inspire and guide others in challenging and dynamic environments.
Rahul Subramaniam
Founder
Rahul is Founder of CloudFix, and a board member of the FinOps Foundation. Throughout his career, Rahul has successfully migrated over 140+ enterprise software products to AWS. He has applied over 15 years of experience working with AWS services to create revolutionary products like CloudFix and DevFlows that transform how users build, manage, and optimize in AWS.
Rahul is also the co-host of the AWS Made Easy livestream, a weekly web show focused on reviewing the latest AWS news, answering audience questions, demoing AWS generative AI technologies, and interviewing guests from AWS and the cloud computing community. Rahul is also the founder of AWS Insiders, a leading industry podcast offering a no-holds-barred look at the state and future of AWS and cloud computing.
Stephen Barr
Chief Evangelist
Stephen Barr, Principal Architect and Technical Evangelist at CloudFix, is known throughout the technology industry for his joyful frame of mind and deep expertise in data engineering, machine learning, LLMs, systems architecture, and all things AWS.
Even as a teenager, Stephen’s digital curiosity and drive landed him at an email hosting startup working on network administration. He also worked at Microsoft while still a high school student.
After graduating from the University of Washington, he continued graduate studies at the University of Rochester and Washington. Stephen has also worked as a data scientist, software developer, technical consultant and more.
When he’s not researching or communicating about the power of AWS, Stephen enjoys spending time with his family at home in Seattle. His interests outside of work include science fiction, 3D printing, and the outdoors.
Bill Gleeson
Senior Solutions Architect
Dmitry Degtyarev
Vice President of Technical Product Management
With more than 20 years of expertise in software engineering, Dmitry Degtyarev stands out as a seasoned expert. His extensive background encompasses cloud cost optimization, architecture, and development, with a particular focus on leveraging AWS services to enhance application efficiency.
In his role at CloudFix, Dmitry is dedicated to significantly reducing EC2 expenses for clients. He achieves this by optimizing AWS discount programs, allowing for substantial savings without sacrificing flexibility in instance types and commitments.
Previously, Dmitry was the Co-founder and CTO of 7 Dach. Under his guidance, the company grew from a startup to the world’s leading gardening resource, where he implemented personalized AI-driven email marketing solutions and secured seed funding. Additionally, his career includes leading IT and web development teams for major retail chains and implementing core banking systems at Accenture.
Dmitry holds an MBA from Grenoble Ecole de Management and a Master’s in Applied Mathematics and Computer Science from Lomonosov Moscow State University. In his free time, he enjoys kite surfing, mountain skiing, and spending quality time with his daughter.
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