State Farm

Stephen Blake leads technical consulting engagements through sfblake.com, architecting cloud-native solutions across AWS, Azure, and GCP platforms. His engineering practice centers on Python development with Django, Linux systems administration, and DevOps automation using Docker, Kubernetes, and Ansible. Blake's consulting work spans the full software development lifecycle from initial technical discovery through production deployment. His project portfolio demonstrates implementations of cloud infrastructure modernization, development process optimization, and scalable architecture design. Technical leadership experience includes guiding cross-functional teams through agile transformations, establishing CI/CD pipelines, and standardizing deployment practices. Blake's engineering background enables both strategic planning and direct implementation support throughout client engagements. The consulting practice focuses on three core service areas: technology strategy development, software engineering process improvement, and cloud architecture design. Client work typically begins with technical discovery and roadmap planning, progresses through implementation and automation phases, and concludes with knowledge transfer and operational handoff. Blake maintains an active technical blog and project showcase at sfblake.com.