Ray Crutchfield

Solutions Architect (Hands-on) — AWS Serverless, Data Platforms, LLM Automation

Memphis, TN • 615-669-8371 •ray@iterloop.com • linkedin.com/in/d-ray-crutchfield-cpa-925b77ab/

SUMMARY

Software developer and solutions architect specializing in AWS serverless/microservices, data platforms, and ML/LLM-enabled automation. Led end-to-end delivery of scalable systems, cost-optimized architectures, and data products that drove multi-million-dollar client impact.

SKILLS

Cloud: AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, Step Functions, ECS, S3, RDS/Aurora, DynamoDB, CloudWatch, CloudFormation)

Backend: Node.js/TypeScript, Python (FastAPI), REST/GraphQL, Event-driven, Microservices

Data/ML: ETL/ELT, Postgres, DynamoDB, PyTorch, scikit-learn, Feature pipelines, BI (QuickSight)

DevOps: Docker, CI/CD (GitHub Actions), IaC, Observability (Sentry, CloudWatch), Security (IAM, VPC)

AI/LLM: OpenAI/ChatGPT integration, prompt/guardrails, text-to-JSON extraction, data validation

EXPERIENCE

IterLoop — Principal Solutions Architect (Owner) | Nov 2018–Present

Built a scalable outreach platform and automation layer expanding from ~100k → 2M prospects/month; increased sales appointments by 112%.
Integrated LLM services (OpenAI/ChatGPT) to personalize outreach, validate/cleanse data, and convert unstructured text to structured records, reducing manual QA and accelerating lead flow.
Reduced cloud spend by 40% through architectural redesign and right-sizing across AWS services.
Developed ML models (PyTorch, scikit-learn) to identify decision-makers to support marketing efforts; implemented nightly retraining and feedback loop for continuous lift.
Designed database and ETL to support large-scale operations and real-time BI with AWS QuickSight.
Redesigned and automated a data collection process, increasing data volume by 18x by scaling from 3 manual workers to the equivalent of 54 through cloud-based automation.
Designed and managed end-to-end cloud infrastructure on AWS and Azure, including infrastructure as code, cost optimization, and system monitoring, ensuring high availability and performance for mission-critical systems.

Tennessee Comptroller of the Treasury — Audit Lead (Legislative Auditor 4) | Jan 2011–Nov 2018

Led audit teams across financial/compliance audits; built Python/SQL/VB/ACL automations to streamline procedures and reporting.
Developed KPIs and automated tooling to monitor auditor productivity and efficiency.
Chaired the data analysis committee; documented best practices and led training; contributed to detection of adverse opinions and material noncompliance.

EDUCATION

Middle Tennessee State University — B.B.A., Accounting | Dec 2010

Last updated: Oct 2025