Architects Alcove: Mission & Values

At Architects Alcove, we provide high-impact infrastructure solutions for companies that don’t need full-time infrastructure engineers, and we augment teams that do. Through our Scaling-as-a-Service (ScaaS) approach, we optimize CI/CD, infrastructure, and observability—helping startups scale efficiently without unnecessary overhead.

Our Values:

🚀 Efficiency – Eliminating bottlenecks and streamlining scaling.
🔍 Observability – Data-driven insights for reliability and growth.
⚡ Innovation – Cutting-edge solutions tailored to your needs.
🤝 Partnership – A seamless extension of your team.
🛠️ Simplicity – Making infrastructure scaling easy and cost-effective.

Meet Our Founders

Zac Clifton

Co-Founder | Systems & Application Architect

Zac is a developer, architect, platform engineer, and leader who enjoys solving complex problems. Currently at Novu, he designs high-scale infrastructure handling millions of jobs per second. Beyond work, he's a speaker, trainer, and open-source contributor.

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Jason Gallavin

Co-Founder | Full-Stack Developer

Jason is a full-stack developer with expertise in PHP, Laravel, Angular, and REST APIs. He has held leadership roles at ProCura IoT and Uptime IoT, showcasing his technical and managerial skills in the tech industry.

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Edward Utria

Co-Founder | Software Engineer

Edward is a tech enthusiast and software engineer with expertise in object-oriented programming and application development. He has worked at ProCura IoT and actively contributes to open-source projects.

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