Mission and team
We help growth-stage teams build infrastructure that enables, not constrains, product development.
What we do
KernelBloom Cloudworks was founded on a simple belief: infrastructure should enable product development, not bottleneck it. We've spent years in environments where deployment took weeks, on-call engineers burned out, and cloud costs spiraled. We know the cost of this friction.
We partner with teams who want to move faster, operate calmly, and build on confident foundations. We don't believe in one-size-fits-all templates or hype-driven solutions. We engineer bespoke platforms, document what matters, and transfer ownership so your team can evolve infrastructure independently.
Our practice is rooted in platform engineering, reliability, and honest communication. We speak clearly about tradeoffs. We build for the reality your team operates in today, while designing for the business you'll be tomorrow.
Operating principles
Engineering first
We build real solutions for real constraints. No buzzwords, no generic templates. We understand your business and engineering realities before proposing architecture.
Ownership matters
Engagements aren't complete when we leave. We hand off clear runbooks, train your team, and ensure you own infrastructure operations confidently.
Speed and resilience
Faster deployments and fewer incidents aren't mutually exclusive. We design platforms that let teams ship faster while operating more safely.
Clear communication
We explain technical decisions in plain language. We're direct about risks, tradeoffs, and what your team needs to learn to stay independent.
The team
Platform Engineering
Maya Ellison
Principal Platform Engineer
Maya leads platform design and cloud architecture for our most complex engagements. She has built Kubernetes platforms at scale and specializes in multi-region deployments. Maya brings clarity to infrastructure decisions and mentors our team on distributed systems.
Jordan Reed
Cloud Systems Architect
Jordan architects cloud solutions across AWS, Azure, and Google Cloud. He designs for scalability and cost-efficiency, and has led migrations for teams managing millions in cloud spend. His expertise spans infrastructure-as-code, networking, and compliance frameworks.
Priya Banerjee
Developer Experience Engineer
Priya builds internal developer platforms that teams actually use. She focuses on self-service infrastructure, reducing deployment friction, and creating intuitive abstractions. Priya believes good platforms make the right path the easy path.
Reliability and Security
Daniel Mercer
Site Reliability Engineer
Daniel brings deep SRE expertise, designing observability systems and incident response processes that reduce toil. He's built monitoring stacks that caught problems before customers did. Daniel champions runbook clarity and on-call practices that keep engineers sane.
Tessa Whitcomb
Cloud Security Engineer
Tessa audits cloud infrastructure for security gaps and compliance readiness. She specializes in IAM, encryption strategies, and regulatory frameworks (SOC 2, HIPAA, PCI DSS). Tessa makes security practical and integrates it early into infrastructure design.
Omar Caldwell
Observability Specialist
Omar instruments systems for observability, designing metrics, logs, and tracing strategies that actually inform decisions. He works with OpenTelemetry and builds dashboards and alerts that serve operators. Omar believes visibility is the foundation of reliability.
Client Strategy and Delivery
Claire Donovan
Engagement Director
Claire owns client relationships and shapes engagement scope and strategy. She ensures our work maps to business priorities and that knowledge transfers clearly to your team. Claire's background in platform operations makes her fluent in both engineering and business outcomes.
Ethan Holloway
FinOps Strategist
Ethan helps teams control cloud spend and forecast costs accurately. He analyzes cloud billing, recommends right-sizing opportunities, and builds cost allocation models. Ethan believes transparency in cloud economics enables better infrastructure decisions.
Naomi Fletcher
Technical Program Lead
Naomi coordinates multi-workstream engagements and keeps large projects on track. She brings clarity to complex modernization efforts and ensures deliverables stay aligned with timelines. Naomi's meticulous planning makes ambitious infrastructure work feel achievable.
Let's talk about your infrastructure
Reach out and we'll discuss how we can help your team move faster and operate with confidence.
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