I'm Randy Bordeaux — Leadership Coach for Engineers · Maxwell Certified Coach, Speaker & Trainer · Azure Cloud Architect · Microsoft Certified Trainer · U.S. Navy veteran · Dallas–Fort Worth.
I build cloud platforms that hold up under pressure — and I coach technical people to lead with the same discipline. Twenty-plus years in IT, from help desk escalation and MSP team leadership to enterprise Azure architecture in regulated environments.
Cloud & platform
- Azure Landing Zones, Terraform-first IaC, and DevOps pipelines
- Zero Trust, governance, identity, and observability (KQL, Azure Monitor)
- Platforms that are operable and governable — not slide-deck architecture
Leadership & people
- Maxwell leadership principles applied to engineering teams
- Turning technical experts into influential leaders before the title arrives
- Mentoring from the queue to the architect chair — I've been both
Automate what should be repeatable. Standardize what should be predictable. Build people who can run what you built.
| Now | Always |
|---|---|
| Azure Landing Zone architecture (Terraform) | Teaching engineers to think like architects |
| AKS platform design and automation | Leadership without waiting for a promotion |
| DevOps pipeline standardization | Systems that survive real-world pressure |
| Observability with KQL | People who can operate what we automate |
| Project | What it is |
|---|---|
| The Junior Climb (forthcoming) | Leadership book for early-career IT — trust, craft, and the climb from the ticket queue. Manuscript complete; not yet published. |
| Techs With Heart | Nonprofit — refurbishing computers for women, children, and veterans in need |
| Sci-fi & fantasy | Long-form fiction (in progress) |
| Photography | Travel and landscape — when I'm not behind a keyboard |
Book 2 in the Climb series — From Queue to Crew — is in early development.
- Languages: YAML, Terraform, PowerShell, Python, Bash, KQL
- Cloud: Microsoft Azure, AWS (exposure)
- DevOps: Azure DevOps, GitLab, ArgoCD, Ansible
- Containers: Docker, Kubernetes (AKS)
- Observability: Azure Monitor, Log Analytics, Prometheus, Grafana, Splunk, New Relic
Reach me on LinkedIn — cloud architecture, leadership coaching for engineers, or speaking.
Thanks for stopping by. Whether you're here for platforms, people, or the climb — welcome to the rabbit hole.