Steph Gooch — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Sr. Architect Advocate at Amazon Web Services (AWS)
Host of the live streams "The Keys to AWS Optimization" and "How to build with AWS"
Previously served as a DevOps engineer and head of FinOps at KPMG UK
Qualified as an Oracle Hyperion Essbase Consultant
Holds an MSc in Information Systems and Technology with Distinction and a Mathematics Degree from Surrey University

Biography

Steph Gooch serves as a Sr. Architect Advocate within the AWS Customer Accelerations Seam at Amazon Web Services (AWS). In this role, she acts as a subject matter expert, guiding customers through strategies to optimize their current and future AWS expenditure. Her work involves analyzing cost and usage data for large customers to recommend and educate them on long-term cost management and optimization strategies, with a focus on FinOps best practices.