Praxent Senior Software Architect Eric Wilson Accepted to AWS Community Builders Program

AWS (Amazon Web Services) Community Builders is an exclusive cloud community membership for technical building experts worldwide.

We’re thrilled to announce that Praxent Senior Software Architect, Eric Wilson, was recently accepted to Amazon Web Services’ AWS Community Builders, a worldwide cloud community and AWS developer program launched in July of 2020. AWS Community Builders runs on a twice yearly application cycle. Eric will have the opportunity to participate in mentorships, access AWS product teams and AWS Heros, and network with other developers in the program through 2021.

AWS Community Builders Program Offerings

Members of the AWS Community can look forward to:

• • Connection with a global community of developers who are passionate about building on AWS. While AWS experts and enthusiasts have already created strong connections with each other on Reddit and other platforms, AWS Community Builders facilitates an even deeper level of connection, expertise, and support.
  • Resources including exclusive access to AWS Heroes, AWS product teams, and the inside scoop on new features and services. AWS also provides promotional credits and technical resources in support of community-based work and content creation.
  • Growth enabled through mentorship programming in a variety of relevant topics, led by AWS subject matter experts. Mentoring through the CFP submission process, speaking engagement prep, and broader community-building efforts is also provided.
  • Impact on a broad base of customer support — by adding to the range and diversity of technical expertise in the community, sharing best practices, and engaging in community-based work, AWS Community Builders will contribute to AWS ongoing success in meaningful ways.

Membership is open to applicants worldwide, 18 or older, who are passionate about building on AWS. Demonstration of accurate technical proficiency via online knowledge sharing, community building efforts, writing, presenting, or open source contributions is ideal.

Praxent Senior Software Architect Eric Wilson

Eric has over 25 years of experience in building web-based and traditional client-server applications for a variety of markets. He currently has 3 AWS Certifications and is an MSCD and MSCE. Eric is invested in enhancing system security, disaster recovery, scalability, and high availability by implementing Infrastructure as Code (IaC).

At Praxent, Eric oversees software design from a technical perspective and deep dives into code whenever possible. Eric has also co-authored two books and is enthusiastic about sharing best practices. Eric enjoys auto-scaling in AWS, taking long walks with his dogs, and is excited to be a part of the AWS Community.