Aaron Drake

Aaron Drake is an accomplished engineering manager with a vast background in cloud infrastructure and solution architecture. Currently serving as the Engineering Manager for Cloud and Data Services at Armada, Aaron oversees Azure cloud infrastructure and Kubernetes platforms across a global network. Previously, as Manager of Solution Architecture at The Trade Desk, Aaron led a team that generated over $142 million in additional monthly customer spend. Experience also includes roles as Senior Engineering Manager at Esper, Director of Enterprise Architecture at Symetra, and key positions at XUMO and T-Mobile, where Aaron contributed to innovative mobile applications and customer-focused technology solutions. Aaron holds a Master of Science in Engineering Management & Business Administration from The George Washington University and a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Washington, in addition to a certification in AI for Business Leaders from Udacity.