# Sean Kendall

> Principal Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services (AWS), based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Specializes in serverless architecture, generative AI, agentic AI systems (Amazon Bedrock, AgentCore, Kiro), and retail technology. AWS re:Invent speaker since 2022. Holds 11 AWS certifications including 2 Professional + 1 Specialty.

## About

Sean Kendall is a Principal Solutions Architect at AWS Canada serving as a Serverless Specialist, Generative AI Specialist, and Retail Tech Leader. He helps organizations transform their businesses through serverless technologies, generative AI solutions, and agentic AI systems built on Amazon Bedrock, AgentCore, and Kiro.

Based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Active public speaker at AWS re:Invent (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025) and AWS Live Streams. 6+ years at AWS.

## Key technologies

- **Serverless**: AWS Lambda, Amazon API Gateway, Amazon DynamoDB, AWS Step Functions, Amazon EventBridge
- **Generative AI**: Amazon Bedrock, AgentCore, Kiro, Amazon Q Developer, Model Context Protocol (MCP)
- **CDN + Edge**: Amazon CloudFront
- **Architecture**: Event-Driven Architecture, Microservices, Cloud Migration, Cost Optimization (FinOps), DevOps / CI/CD

## Speaking topics

- Serverless Architecture Patterns
- Generative AI with Amazon Bedrock
- Retail Technology Transformation
- Cloud Migration Strategies
- DevOps and CI/CD on AWS
- Cost Optimization Techniques

## AWS re:Invent sessions

- **2025 — CNS373**: Accelerate building Serverless apps with Amazon Q and MCP servers ([video](https://youtu.be/mc-xgXdVEhc?si=Smuy3BPCq2F6YGWC))
- **2025 — CNS203**: Building your first event driven application
- **2024 — API301**: Accelerating event-driven architecture with event storming
- **2024 — PTM125**: Serverless best practices at scale
- **2023 — SVS304**: From serverful to serverless Java
- **2023 — SVS201**: Building a serverless web application for a theme park
- **2022 — SVS309**: Securing serverless applications
- **2022 — SVS208**: Building serverless applications with Terraform

## AWS Certifications

11 total. Professional, Specialty, Associate, and training-badge level.

- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Professional
- AWS Certified DevOps Engineer – Professional
- AWS Certified Security – Specialty
- AWS Certified Solutions Architect – Associate
- AWS Certified Developer – Associate
- AWS Certified SysOps Administrator – Associate
- AWS Generative AI Technical Intermediate (L200)
- AWS Generative AI Foundational (L100)
- AWS Knowledge: Events and Workflows – Training Badge
- AWS Knowledge: Serverless – Training Badge
- AWS Partner: Cloud Economics Essentials – Training Badge

Full Credly profile: https://www.credly.com/users/sean-kendall

## Contact + presence

- **LinkedIn**: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sdkendall/
- **Credly**: https://www.credly.com/users/sean-kendall
- **GitHub**: https://github.com/seandkendall
- **Location**: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
- **Role**: Principal Solutions Architect at Amazon Web Services

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