Bryan Yamanaka

Bryan Yamanaka is a highly experienced professional with a strong background in managing engineering, operations, and corporate IT/applications teams.

With extensive experience in building engineering teams for high growth startups and established enterprise organizations, Bryan excels in leading SaaS applications and distributed networks using both open source and enterprise technology.

Possessing over a decade of expertise in data center management, hybrid cloud computing, and cloud migration (AWS, Azure), Bryan has a proven track record of success in these areas.

He has spearheaded multiple DevOps transformations and implemented engineering systems such as CI/CD to enhance developer productivity, security, and software quality.

Bryan is skilled at collaborating across teams, working closely with customer success, technical support, and sales/product teams to elevate the overall customer experience.

Additionally, he is adept at negotiating contracts with enterprise hardware, software, and cloud vendors and has experience in developing information security programs to ensure compliance with various standards such as SOC2 Type I/II, ISO, GDPR, PCI/DSS, and SOX.

Bryan Yamanaka pursued his education at Kentridge High School and holds a B.A. in Management Information Systems from the University of Washington, Michael G. Foster School of Business.

His professional journey includes serving as the Director of Platform Infrastructure at Zipwhip, Director IT Operations at WatchGuard Technologies, Sr. Manager - Corporate Applications and IT at Blucora, Senior Consultant at Fine Solutions, and Information Technology Specialist at BSquare Corporation.