Ari Villaça
About Ari Villaça
Ari Villaça is a Cloud Solutions Architect with extensive experience in serverless computing and cloud application monitoring. He has worked at Milliman since 2013 and previously held roles at Norfolk Southern, contributing to various cloud technologies and practices.
Current Role at Milliman
Ari Villaça serves as a Cloud Solutions Architect at Milliman, a position he has held since 2013. He operates in the Greater Atlanta Area and focuses on cloud-based solutions that enhance business operations. His role involves designing and implementing cloud architectures that leverage various Azure services. He has accumulated over 11 years of experience in this capacity, contributing to the development of scalable and efficient cloud applications.
Previous Experience at Norfolk Southern
Ari Villaça worked at Norfolk Southern in two capacities. He served as a Contractor and Senior Software Architect/Developer from 2005 to 2010 for five years. Following this, he returned as a Consultant/Senior Software Engineer from 2012 to 2013 for one year. During his tenure, he contributed to various software development projects, enhancing the company's technological framework.
Education and Expertise
Ari Villaça holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Sciences from Universidade Federal de São Carlos, where he studied from 1981 to 1985. He furthered his education with a Master of Science in Computer Science from Universidade Estadual de Campinas, completing his studies from 1986 to 1989. His educational background provides a strong foundation for his expertise in cloud computing and software architecture.
Technical Skills and Specializations
Ari Villaça possesses extensive technical skills in cloud computing, particularly with Microsoft Azure. He is experienced in serverless computing using Azure Functions and Durable Functions. He employs Infrastructure as Code practices through Azure Resource Manager templates and utilizes Azure DevOps for Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery. His expertise extends to designing REST APIs with .NET Core and managing containerized applications with Azure Kubernetes Service.
Architectural Practices and Technologies
Ari Villaça specializes in modern architectural practices, including microservices and event-driven architectures. He utilizes technologies such as Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), Dapr, and KEDA to build scalable applications. Additionally, he is skilled in high-performance big-data storage and querying using Azure Data Explorer and Kusto Query Language, which enhances data management and retrieval processes in cloud environments.