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Richard A. Jones

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Vice President of Engineering at Aquia
📍 Longmont, Colorado, United States

Richard is a Distinguished Engineer and VP of Engineering with nearly 25 years of experience in cloud architecture and technical leadership. He holds seven AWS certifications and has taught IT professionals at the University of Colorado. Colleagues describe him as an exceptional leader, a true professional, and a great manager.

An Army veteran, Richard is a father who enjoys spending time with his family deep in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. This personal time contrasts with a deep, hands-on technical career that began with programming at the age of 10.

He is the author of comprehensive, best-selling video courses for the AWS Certified Solutions Architect and Cloud Practitioner certifications.

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Experience
11 Years
Current Role
Vice President of Engineering
Location
Longmont, Colorado, United States
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Cloud Architecture
He is an expert in AWS, holding seven certifications and having authored multiple video courses to teach cloud architecture principles and best practices.
Engineering Leadership
His roles as VP and Director focus on mentoring, setting standards, and leading multiple engineering teams. He also developed an apprenticeship curriculum for cloud architects.
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Career

Work history

2-2024 - 11-2025
Vice President of Engineering
Aquia
4-2023 - 2-2024
Director, Cloud Infrastructure Architecture
Aquia
9-2022 - 4-2023
Principal Software Engineer
Aquia
9-2021 - 6-2022
Senior Software Engineer
Dagger.io
11-2020 - 8-2021
Principal Site Reliability Engineer
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Education
2012 - 2012
Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies
Techstars Cloud
2001 - 2003
Associates of Applied Science
Santa Fe Community College
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