Michael Ethridge
Principal Solution Architect - IBM HashiCorp Portfolio at CDW
Ramah, Colorado, United States
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Top SchoolMichael Ethridge is a Principal Solution Architect specializing in cloud architecture, IaC, and platform engineering with 11+ years of focused experience and a career spanning network engineering to strategic cloud practice leadership. Currently leading the IBM HashiCorp portfolio at CDW, he blends deep hands-on automation and DevSecOps skills with a strategic, customer-first approach to drive scalable, secure cloud integrations. A HashiCorp Ambassador and founder of 404-Code-Not-Found.com, he actively promotes tooling and best practices around Terraform and platform automation. His background in large-scale network design and migrations gives him a rare cross-domain perspective that simplifies complex hybrid-cloud transitions. Known for building and mentoring teams, he has incubated cost optimization, compliance, and automation practices that persist beyond his tenure. Based in rural Colorado, he pairs continuous learning with practical execution to deliver measurable business outcomes.
11 years of coding experience
26 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Computer Science, BS, Computer Science at Georgia Southern UniversityBachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science, Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Computer Science at Georgia State University
Github Skills (36)
securecrt10
networking10
automation10
terraform-workspace10
vault10
cisco10
terraform-cloud9
secrets9
python9
api-gateway9
encryption8
terraform-module8
service-discovery8
go8
homebrew8
Programming languages (8)
Github contributions (5)
methridge/gen-rand
Oct 2020 - May 2025
Simple random number generator
Contributions:6 releases, 2 PRs, 8 pushes in 4 years 7 months
methridge/dadjokes
Oct 2020 - May 2025
Simple Webserver for showing Dad Jokes
Contributions:2 releases, 2 PRs, 5 pushes in 4 years 8 months
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