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About us
Building with the world's most innovative teams for over a decade



Our story
Cloud Life Consulting began as a personal blog where Ryan Ryke, our founder, documented his journey as he ventured into the world of cloud technology over 20 years ago.
What started as a series of notes evolved into a collective environment with other talented engineers who were equally passionate about cloud solutions. Today, Cloud Life Consulting stands as a full-service cloud consulting firm and AWS Partner.
At Cloud Life, we bring the same grit and dedication as blue-collar workers to the cloud industry, focused on rolling up our sleeves, customizing projects, and serving our clients with solutions built to last.
How we work
The senior engineers you meet are the ones shipping your infrastructure. No shuffling around, no junior hand offs.
What we believe
Every engagement is built from scratch around your actual constraints. No templates, no copy-paste architectures. Solutions built to last.
Who we work with
From scaling startups to enterprises modernizing legacy stacks. If it runs on AWS, we've built it and shipped it.
Small team, specialized attention
We're a boutique cloud firm, intentionally small and deeply specialized. Every client gets senior engineers, direct communication, and solutions built around their stack.
AI-certified & always current
AWS AI certified and obsessed with what's next. We actively bring emerging tools and trends to every engagement so your stack evolves before your competitors' does.

Ryan Ryke
Founder & CEO
Los Angeles, CA
Leadership
Valentine Luck
Sr. Automation Engineer
Los Angeles, CA
Engineering
David Thomson
Sr. DevOps Engineer
Phoenix, AZ
Engineering
Mark Painter
DevOps & Cloud Engineer
Los Angeles, CA
Engineering
Kenneth Aragon
DevOps Engineer
Phoenix, AZ
Engineering
Umesh Desai
Cloud Architect
Panama
Architecture
Iggy Jackson
Lead Infrastructure Engineer
Los Angeles, CA
Engineering
Arnie Salazar
Sr. Cloud Engineer
Sacramento, CA
Engineering
Youssef H.
Software Engineer & TPM
Agadir, Morocco
Engineering
James Capparell
AWS Architect & Analyst
Los Angeles, CA
Architecture
Brittany Archer
Partnerships & Marketing
Denver, CO
Business
Tarryn Heath
Sr. Alliance Manager
Boise, ID
Business
Andy Centeno
Sr. Cloud Engineer
Chicago, IL
Engineering