Aaron West

Questioner
DISC Type : c

Lead Site Reliability Engineer at Prelude

Austin, Texas, United States

Overview

Aaron is an Engineering Leader and Lead Site Reliability Engineer who creates open-source solutions for complex problems. He is a PhD candidate at Colorado Technical University and was recognized for winning first place in an AWS GenAI competition. Colleagues describe him as intelligent, dedicated, and talented.

He is passionate about helping others become independent engineers and enjoys sharing knowledge on technical topics. His interests include generative AI coding assistants, machine learning algorithms like CNNs and time series forecasting, and promoting the career growth of fellow engineers.

He developed an award-winning solution called the Terraform Cost Compass, which uses generative AI to automate cloud cost optimization.

Personality Overview

Cautious & Analytical

Price-Sensitive

Value Seeker

While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters.  It is quite likely of them to ask for pricing or other concessions. They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point.

Topics They Care About

Generative AI Tools
Won an AWS competition for a GenAI tool and personally uses and advocates for project-level code assistants like Aider.
Cloud Cost Optimization
Developed the "Terraform Cost Compass, " an award-winning solution that leverages AI to automate validation, cost estimation, and optimization of cloud configurations.
ML Algorithms
Authored a four-part blog series on Amazon SageMaker algorithms, covering topics like time series forecasting, computer vision, and ETL workflows.

Media Appearances

Aaron has no verified media appearances

Work History

8-2025
Lead Site Reliability Engineer at Prelude
12-2024
Co-founder & Tech Lord at Elevator Robot
3-2024 - 8-2025
Lead Engineer – AI/ML & Cloud at Protagona
3-2023 - 3-2024
Senior Cloud Engineer at Protagona
6-2022 - 2-2023
Site Reliability Engineer at FluentStream

Education

1-2017 - 4-2019
Doctor of Philosophy - candidate from Colorado Technical University
2015 - 2016
Master of Science (M.S.) from Colorado Technical University

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Insights For Selling To Aaron

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Back up any claims with data and numbers
  • Emphasize on objective proof of ROI, help them do a thorough evaluation
  • Share as much information as possible regarding your product

DONT's

  • Don’t overhype the product/pitch, keep it measured
  • Don’t try to be too friendly or informal with them
  • Don’t depend too much on anecdotal evidence, it reduces their confidence

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Aaron is

  • Ensuring that the product delivers ROI, cost-effective pricing and process compliance are very important for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Aaron

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Aaron move?

  • If they have the information that they need, they can move fast at making their decisions.
  • Can Aaron take some risk or not?

  • They can take risk if they are convinced that they have analyzed the circumstances well.


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