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I help teams design and stabilize complex software systems.

I'm Mark Holton, a software architect based in Alpharetta, Georgia. I work with startups and engineering teams navigating distributed systems complexity, reliability issues, and architectural change.

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Architecture Consulting

Architecture guidance and hands-on support for complex systems.

Experience includes work on systems at

Salesforce AT&T Tempo.io ShiftUp
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Systems Architecture & Reliability

Distributed systems, event-driven platforms, AI systems, and durable workflows.

My focus is helping teams make clear architecture decisions, stabilize systems under load, and design software that remains understandable as it scales.

Example: Large-scale event-driven data pipelines at Salesforce →

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