Gregory Fenno

Staff Software Engineer & International Studies Graduate

Building IoT networking software solutions at WatchGuard Technologies. AWS expert specializing in large-scale data pipelines and distributed systems.

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Gregory Fenno
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Years at WG

About Me

Bridging technology and exploration

Based in Seattle, I'm a Senior Staff Software Engineer at WatchGuard Technologies with 9+ years of experience building IoT networking software solutions. I focus on managing Elasticsearch/OpenSearch data ingest pipelines that process billions of logs and handle terabytes of streaming data.

I specialize in AWS services, large-scale distributed systems, and data security. I also design pragmatic AI systems — notably AWS Bedrock agents — that make large internal training sets securely accessible to enterprise users. My background in International Studies from UW's Jackson School, combined with travels to 32 countries, brings a global perspective to technology solutions.

Large-Scale Data Systems

Elasticsearch/OpenSearch pipelines processing billions of logs

AWS Expertise

Lambda, API Gateway, DynamoDB, EC2, Bedrock agents (GenAI), and IoT services

International Background

UW International Studies degree, 32 countries visited

Current Stack

Python Java AWS Lambda DynamoDB OpenSearch Docker Flask Git

Technical Skills

Tools and technologies I work with

Data Processing

  • Elasticsearch / OpenSearch
  • Data Pipeline Management
  • Log Processing (Billions of Records)
  • Real-time Data Streaming

Backend Development

  • Python (Flask, uWSGI)
  • Java (Tomcat, Servlets)
  • RESTful APIs
  • IoT Systems (MQTT)

Database Systems

  • OpenSearch / Elasticsearch
  • DynamoDB
  • MongoDB
  • MySQL / MSSQL
  • Neo4j

Cloud & Infrastructure

  • AWS (Lambda, API Gateway, EC2)
  • Enterprise GenAI (AWS Bedrock agents, RAG, governance)
  • Docker Containers
  • VPC Deployments
  • Serverless Architecture

Global Adventures

Capturing moments from around the world

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32
Countries Visited
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Photos Captured
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World Travel Map

Interactive journey through 32 countries and counting

Countries visited · 32

Let's Connect

Always open to new opportunities and conversations

LinkedIn

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Location

Seattle, Washington

Status

Currently employed at WatchGuard

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