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20 years in tech. Former Amazon Ads engineer. Fortune 100 AWS trainer. Based in Swansboro, NC. I built Edwards Consulting Group because I believe every business deserves the kind of cloud, security, and AI expertise that used to be reserved for enterprise clients with enterprise budgets.
I grew up moving around the Southeast — spent most of my career building it in South Florida before eventually landing in Swansboro, NC, where my family put down roots. Twenty years in tech has a way of taking you places you didn't plan.
The Amazon chapter was the one that defined a lot of what I know. I spent three years as a Systems Development Engineer on Amazon Ads — building and scaling infrastructure that had to survive NFL Sundays, NBA playoffs, and Prime Day without flinching. During that time, I found millions of dollars in annual savings through rightsizing and demand-based auto scaling. Not estimates. Real dollars.
Before that, I was training Fortune 100 security and engineering teams on AWS. I've seen what happens when organizations get this right, and I've seen what happens when they don't. The difference usually isn't budget — it's guidance.
Amazon laid off a lot of remote workers. I was one of them. I could have found another job — there's no shortage of companies that want someone with this background. But I'd been watching small and mid-size businesses get underserved by consultants who gave them generic recommendations and disappeared. I thought I could do better. So I started ECG.
Living 10 miles from Camp Lejeune and Cherry Point, I knew there was a whole ecosystem of defense contractors who were about to face CMMC 2.0 compliance deadlines with no real support. That's exactly the kind of gap I was built to fill.
Started in South Florida, built a career across the Southeast in systems architecture, network security, and cloud infrastructure. Learned the hard way what breaks at scale — and how to build things that don't.
Trained enterprise security and engineering teams at Fortune 100 companies on AWS architecture and cloud security. Delivered the kind of deep technical education that changes how teams think about infrastructure.
Spent three years building and scaling the ad infrastructure behind NFL Sundays, NBA playoffs, and Prime Day. Saved millions annually through rightsizing and demand-based auto scaling. These aren't talking points — they're systems I built.
Got laid off when Amazon eliminated remote positions. Instead of finding another job, I started ECG. Not because I had to — because I'd seen too many businesses getting generic consulting from people who'd never actually built what they were recommending.
The principles behind every engagement
I don't do cookie-cutter. Every client gets a solution built around their actual environment, their actual constraints, and their actual goals. No templates. No copy-paste architecture.
The organizations that need the most help are often the ones who can't afford big-firm fees. I bring 20 years of enterprise-grade experience to clients who wouldn't otherwise have access to it.
Based in Swansboro, NC — 10 miles from Camp Lejeune and Cherry Point. I understand the defense contractor landscape in Eastern NC in a way that a consultant flying in from Charlotte doesn't. And I work just as effectively with clients nationwide.
If a project isn't the right fit, I'll say so. If the approach you're considering is going to cost you more than it saves, I'll tell you before you spend the money. That's the kind of consultant I wanted when I was on the other side of the table.
Every engagement starts with a conversation. Tell me what you're dealing with and I'll tell you honestly whether I can help.