Summary
Clark Richey is a seasoned technology leader and solutions architect with two decades of experience building and selling software across commercial and government sectors. As Principal Solutions Architect at AWS and co-founder/CTO of Beez (formerly Fact Gem), he blends hands-on product development with strategic pre-sales leadership, delivering no-code graph analytics platforms and scalable deployments. He has a proven track record of turning customer insights into market-ready solutions, including a major product pivot that doubled adoption and expanding installations at key clients. His background spans DoD, Intelligence, and Law Enforcement work, with a knack for aligning technical roadmaps with mission-focused outcomes, while bridging business and technology discussions at all levels. He has led multi-disciplinary teams (engineering, design, and technical writing), implemented CI/CD and hybrid cloud/on-prem deployments, and has taught Java design patterns at the master's level, underscoring his commitment to mentorship and education. Based in Westminster, Maryland, he continues to influence both pre-sales strategy and technical architecture in enterprise-scale environments.
16 years of coding experience
14 years of employment as a software developer
American University