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Kesha Williams
Software Engineer
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Atlanta, Georgia, United States
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About me
AI Strategist & Advisor • AWS ML Hero • Tech Influencer • Award-Winning Engineer & Architect • Global Keynote Speaker
Education
Spelman College
1992 - 1996Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Mathematics Computer ScienceCum Laude Graduate, Dean’s List, Honor Roll, Academic Scholarship
University of Phoenix
2005 - 2007Master of Information Systems Management Information Systems, GeneralCourses of Study: Managerial Communication, Business Systems, CIS Project Management, CIS Risk Management, CIS Strategic Management, Programming, Systems Analysis & Development, Networking, and Database Design
Experience
National Security Agency
May 1995 - Aug 1995Software Engineer
McKesson
May 1996 - Sept 1998Applications Programmer Analyst
Delta Air Lines
Sept 1998 - Nov 2004Senior Software Developer (Java)
NTT DATA Services
Nov 2004 - May 2005Senior Consultant (Java)
Chick-fil-A Corporate
May 2005 - Jul 2019Software Engineering Manager
LinkedIn
Feb 2018 - nowArtificial Intelligence & Machine Learning Instructor for LinkedIn LearningI’ve authored 20+ courses with 500,000+ learners worldwide
A Cloud Guru
Jul 2019 - Jan 2022Principal Architect
Slalom
Jan 2022 - nowSenior Director, Enterprise Architecture & EngineeringI sit on the IT Leadership team, reporting to the CTO, driving enterprise architecture, digital transformation, and business value through AI and cloud strategies. I lead a team of enterprise architects and engineers to align technology with business goals and deliver innovative, scalable solutions.
MasterClass
Mar 2025 - nowAI Advisor
Licenses & Certifications
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AWS Certified Cloud Practitioner
Amazon Web ServicesMay 2018
Axway Gateway v7.4.x Administrative Associate
AxwayFeb 2016
Organizational Leadership
Harvard Business School OnlineMay 2022- View certificate
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AWS Certified Machine Learning - Specialty
Amazon Web Services (AWS)Aug 2021 - View certificate
AWS Certified Alexa Skill Builder - Specialty
Amazon Web Services (AWS)Jan 2019 
ServSafe: Food Protection Manager Certification
National Restaurant AssociationSept 2018
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Kesha WilliamsWho’s Who in Cloud Onalytica Apr 2023 https://onalytica.com/blog/posts/whos-who-in-cloud-top-50-influencers-to-follow/
- Awarded to Kesha WilliamsWomen Leaders of Conversational AI, Class of 2023 Project Voice Jan 2023 https://youtu.be/lo6SeeXkjPE
- Awarded to Kesha WilliamsAWS Ambassador Amazon Web Services (AWS) Jun 2022 AWS Ambassadors are passionate about sharing their AWS technical expertise through public presentations, open-source projects, and social media. AWS Ambassadors possess multiple AWS certifications as well as in-depth AWS knowledge.
- Awarded to Kesha WilliamsHackerRank All Star Hacker Rank Feb 2022 Awarded to community members that are passionate about programming and believe in evangelizing the knowledge they possess.
- Awarded to Kesha WilliamsGuinness World Record Guinness World Records Dec 2021 Captured the Guinness World Record for the largest code debugging / bug fixing competition alongside Amazon Web Services (AWS) on 12/2/2021. Read more here:https://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/669624-largest-code-debugging-competitionhttps://medium.com/@KeshaWillz/setting-a-guinness-world-record-with-amazon-codeguru-8a0e5243f539
- Awarded to Kesha WilliamsSpeaker of the Year WomenTech Network Dec 2021
- Awarded to Kesha WilliamsAWS Ambassador Amazon Web Services (AWS) Sep 2021 APN Ambassadors are passionate about sharing their AWS technical expertise through public presentations, open-source projects, and social media. APN Ambassadors possess multiple AWS certifications as well as in-depth AWS knowledge.
- Awarded to Kesha WilliamsCommunity Outreach Guru of the Year A Cloud Guru Feb 2021
- Awarded to Kesha WilliamsMentor of the Year WomenTech Network Dec 2020
- Awarded to Kesha WilliamsVoice of the Month Women in Voice Jul 2020 I was honored by Women in Voice for being a leader in voice technology.
- Awarded to Kesha WilliamsAWS Machine Learning Hero Amazon Web Services (AWS) Jun 2019 "At the heart of the global AWS community are the builders and influencers whose passion for AWS leads them to actively share their technical know-how with others. The most prominent of these AWS community leaders are recognized as AWS Heroes. Heroes regularly share their extensive AWS knowledge online via blogs, social media, and open source contributions, and in person by speaking at industry conferences and running workshops or AWS-focused User Groups."
- Awarded to Kesha WilliamsTop Women in Restaurant Technology: Innovator Award Hospitality Technology Mar 2019 The Innovator Award is given to those forward thinkers who have executed on tools and strategy to transform the foodservice technology space by creating or deploying technologies. Honorees in this category are reimagining how things are done while paving the way for future technologies.https://hospitalitytech.com/hts-2019-top-women-restaurant-technology
- Awarded to Kesha WilliamsWalker's Legacy Power Award Walker's Legacy Oct 2018 Walker’s Legacy Power Awards program is a national effort that recognizes the achievements of notable business and community leaders. Read more here: https://www.walkerslegacy.com/walkers-legacy-honors-atlanta-women-business-leaders-at-annual-power-awards/
- Awarded to Kesha Williams"Pursue What's Next" Innovation Award Chick-fil-A (IT Department) Sep 2018 I led an innovation team investigating the use of AI and Amazon Connect to add automation to our IT Help Desk.
- Awarded to Kesha WilliamsAlexa Champion Amazon Sep 2018 Alexa Champion is a recognition program designed to honor the most engaged developers and contributors in the community by Amazon.
- Awarded to Kesha WilliamsAda Lovelace Award (Software Engineering) LookFar Oct 2017 I won the 2017 Ada Lovelace Award (presented by Look Far) in the Software Engineer category. “Software engineers follow in the footsteps of Ada Lovelace by advancing design, development, and research pertaining to both software and hardware.”
- Awarded to Kesha WilliamsA Cloud Guru’s "Speak Up" Alexa Challenge Winner A Cloud Guru Sep 2017 My "STEM Women" Amazon Alexa Skill won 2nd place in A Cloud Guru's "Speak Up" Alexa Challenge for using the Alexa voice service to amplify messages of social good. "STEM Women" raises awareness of women doing great things in STEM.
- Awarded to Kesha WilliamsTED Spotlight Presentation Academy Winner TED Talks and Logitech Jul 2017 Winner of a coveted spot in TED Talks' + Logitech's Spotlight Presentation Academy. Read More: http://www.logitech.com/en-us/product/spotlight-presentation-remote?page=spotlightacademy
- Awarded to Kesha WilliamsFirst Certified (Alexa) Skill Published Devpost and Amazon Jun 2017 I competed in the "Amazon Alexa Skills Challenge" sponsored by Devpost, Inc. and Amazon. My skill, "Live, Plan, Eat" won a monetary prize for being selected as the "First Certified Skill Published".
- Awarded to Kesha WilliamsTechnovation Regional Ambassador Technovation Mar 2017 I helped to grow Technovation in Georgia! See the award here: https://www.badgelist.com/technovationmentors/Regional-Ambassador/u/Kesha
- Awarded to Kesha Williams"Think Different" Innovation Award Chick-fil-A (IT Department) May 2016 I led an innovation team to investigate how emerging technologies can improve business and restaurant operations, which resulted in the development of Alexa Skills (nutrition, timeclock, and restaurant sales) for the Amazon Echo device.
- Awarded to Kesha WilliamsDistinguished Instructor Award University of California, Irvine Dec 2013 I was awarded the UCI Extension Distinguished Instructor Award in the "Web Development Expert" category for helping UC Irvine Extension remain at the forefront of education and helping provide students with what they need to advance their careers.
- Awarded to Kesha WilliamsKeystone Award McKesson Jul 1997 This award honors outstanding project achievements and teamwork.
- Awarded to Kesha WilliamsTop Secret (TS/SCI) Security Clearance National Security Agency (NSA) Apr 1995 Top Secret clearance affords one's access to data that affects national security, counterterrorism/counterintelligence, or other highly sensitive data.
Volunteer Experience
Skills Advisory Council Member
Issued by HackerRank on May 2020
Associated with Kesha WilliamsAWS Startups Mentor
Issued by Amazon Web Services (AWS) on Jun 2020Associated with Kesha WilliamsMentor
Issued by WEST Diversity & Inclusion, LLC on Jul 2017Associated with Kesha WilliamsSpeaker & Volunteer
Issued by Women Who Code on Dec 2016Associated with Kesha WilliamsDirector & Regional Ambassador, Atlanta Chapter
Issued by Technovation Challenge on Aug 2016Associated with Kesha WilliamsExecutive Board Member
Issued by Voicefirst.Community on Mar 2019Associated with Kesha WilliamsSTEM Mentor
Issued by The New York Academy of Sciences on Feb 2017Associated with Kesha WilliamsCommunity Leader
Issued by Anita Borg Institute for Women and Technology on May 2017Associated with Kesha WilliamsOnline Volunteer
Issued by United Nations Volunteers on Jan 2017Associated with Kesha WilliamsTech Instructor
Issued by Black Girls CODE on Nov 2016Associated with Kesha WilliamsHour of Code Facilitator
Issued by Code.org on Oct 2016Associated with Kesha WilliamsSTEM Mentor
Issued by MentorNet, a division of Great Minds in STEM on Nov 2016Associated with Kesha WilliamsWeb Developer
Issued by HavServe Volunteer Service Network (HavServe) on Jun 2017Associated with Kesha WilliamsHour of Code Facilitator & Mentor
Issued by Usher's New Look on Dec 2016Associated with Kesha WilliamsSaturday School Teacher
Issued by Georgia State University on Jul 2016Associated with Kesha Williams
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