Chris Sears

Cloud Architect, Product Engineer, Growth Hacker @Lab36, formerly AWS, NetApp, BigPanda, Qualys

Startup FounderMarketingITSales & BizDevEngineerConsultingSEO ManagerGrowth HackerMarketing Analytics ManagerSystem ArchitectBackend DeveloperSystem AnalystDevOpsProduct ManagerProject ManagerWeb DeveloperData ScientistData EngineerSecurity AnalystHead of GrowthSolution IntegratorAdvisorFounderProduct ConsultantComputer engineer

Innovative and results-driven technologist with 20+ years of experience in cloud architecture, product engineering, and growth marketing. I specialize in building scalable cloud solutions, driving technical product strategy, and leveraging data-driven marketing to accelerate growth. My expertise spans cloud-native architectures (AWS, Azure, GCP), infrastructure automation (Terraform, Kubernetes, CI/CD), and AI/ML-driven insights for product and business growth. I have successfully led initiatives across enterprise IT, SaaS, cybersecurity, and AI/ML, helping companies optimize infrastructure, improve product adoption, and execute high-impact go-to-market strategies. My work includes: ✔ Cloud Architecture & Automation – Designed and deployed scalable, multi-cloud infrastructures. ✔ Product & Growth Engineering – Developed technical marketing automation tools, ABM strategies, and lead-scoring models. ✔ Sales Enablement & Technical GTM – Created developer evangelism programs, field enablement, and customer engagement strategies. I thrive at the intersection of technology, business, and go-to-market execution, bringing a deep technical understanding and strategic mindset to every engagement. Whether you’re looking for a technical advisor, cloud solution architect, or growth strategist, I can help you accelerate product adoption, optimize cloud infrastructure, and drive revenue growth.

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Chief Technology Officer

Alliance OptixChief Technology Officer

Mar. 2024Atlanta Metropolitan Area

Founder & CEO

Lab36 IncFounder & CEO

Jul. 2023Atlanta Metropolitan Area

Director, Growth Marketing

Gradle Inc.Director, Growth Marketing

May. 2022 - Nov. 2023Atlanta Metropolitan Area

Field CTO

HypergiantField CTO

May. 2021 - May. 2022Atlanta Metropolitan Area

Deputy CTO - Cloud Native, NetApp

NetAppDeputy CTO - Cloud Native, NetApp

Jan. 2020 - May. 2021Greater Atlanta AreaHelping customers build next-gen digital architectures using cloud native stacks that intelligently span multiple public clouds, hybrid and edge infrastructure.

Sr. Partner Solutions Architect, Industrial Software

Amazon Web ServicesSr. Partner Solutions Architect, Industrial Software

Dec. 2018 - Jan. 2020Greater Atlanta Area

Director, Technical Marketing

BigPandaDirector, Technical Marketing

Oct. 2017 - Nov. 2018Greater Atlanta AreaLead SE Enablement and technical product strategy for the PMM team.

Director, Systems Engineering

BigPandaDirector, Systems Engineering

Feb. 2017 - Oct. 2017Greater Atlanta AreaI lead Systems Engineering at BigPanda, where we help modern IT Ops teams overcome alert overload using algorithmic event correlation.

Principal Systems Engineer

BigPandaPrincipal Systems Engineer

Sep. 2016 - Feb. 2017Greater Atlanta AreaHighly successful Sales Engineer covering tier 1 accounts in the US and Europe.

Sr. Systems Engineer

TintriSr. Systems Engineer

Mar. 2014 - Sep. 2016Greater Atlanta Area

Product Manager, Cloud Solutions

QualysProduct Manager, Cloud Solutions

Sep. 2013 - Mar. 2014Greater Atlanta Area

Cloud Product Engineer

SunGard Availability ServicesCloud Product Engineer

Jan. 2007 - Sep. 2013Greater Atlanta AreaI'm part of a product engineering team responsible for several IaaS cloud platforms, including automating things at nearly every level in a highly virtualized, multitenant data center environment.

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