George Cagle

Energizer
DISC Type : I

CTO at Kitu Systems, Inc.

Huntsville, Alabama, United States

Overview

George Cagle is the CTO at Kitu Systems, specializing in scaling platforms and leading engineering teams. With over 15 years of experience, his expertise spans cloud-native architecture, infrastructure automation, and security compliance, having held leadership roles in FinTech and the Department of Defense. He holds a B. S. from Athens State University.

Originally from Huntsville, Alabama, George developed a passion for computing and logic puzzles at a young age. His interest in Linux in the late 90s propelled him into his technology career. He enjoys deep-diving into the inner workings of application stacks and exploring cutting-edge technologies like Kubernetes.

He has worked on advanced calculations for defensive capabilities and managed infrastructure for a modeling and simulation compute cluster within a classified network.

Personality Overview

Believer

Enthusiastic

Big Picture Person

They are friendly, approachable and love to make new connections.  They are always positive and upbeat, so take their promises with a pinch of salt. Unlike C or D types, they are vocal with their opinions but not so much with their questions.

Topics They Care About

Platform Engineering
As CTO, he is focused on the deployment, security, access, and reliability of Kitu's platform, and previously served as Director of Platform Engineering.
Cloud-Native Scalability
He finds improving application scalability in cloud-native environments, using technologies like Kubernetes and Istio, to be a fascinating and interesting challenge.
Site Reliability (SRE)
Began his tenure at Kitu as a Senior Site Reliability Engineer, focusing on the operational health of cloud resources and IoT devices.

Media Appearances

George has no verified media appearances

Work History

3-2025
CTO at Kitu Systems, Inc.
7-2022 - 3-2025
Director of Platform Engineering at Kitu Systems, Inc.
11-2021 - 7-2022
Senior Site Reliability Engineer at Kitu Systems, Inc.
4-2021 - 11-2021
Senior Systems Engineer at Rocket Mortgage
11-2018 - 4-2021
Senior DevOps Lead at Integration Innovation, Inc.

Education

2011 - 2013
Bachelor of Science (B.S.) from Athens State University
2009 - 2011
Associate of Arts and Sciences (A.A.S.) from Calhoun Community College

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Exp : 18 Location : Huntsville, Alabama, United States Job Level : Leadership Designation : CTO at Kitu Systems, Inc.
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Insights For Selling To George

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Talk anecdotally about the customer experience that your product offers
  • Share some stories about how you you have helped people in similar positions succeed
  • Do some small talk, ask them how things are going on their side

DONT's

  • Don’t assume a yes just because they have not said no
  • Avoid cutting into their flow
  • Avoid overloading them with too much detail

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with George is

  • Relationship and rapport can play an important role, sometimes more than the other factors.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from George

  • They will probably never say no directly, you have to make that decision yourself.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will George move?

  • They are not the quickest decision makers, their friendly attitude could be misleading.
  • Can George take some risk or not?

  • They can take certain risks that are unlikely to have personal consequences.

You And George

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