Our Story
Opsidian Labs was founded on the idea that when you bring the right people together, any solution becomes possible. Our backgrounds include online education, AAA video game development, government contracting, civil engineering, telecommunications, military, and public works (natural gas distribution). This eclectic mix provides us deep insight into many disparate systems, and how to integrate them efficiently. We thrive on complicated projects and have never encountered a problem that we couldn’t solve together. Our scope ranges from big business and government agencies, to small businesses with modest needs.
Shawn Johnson
Founder
I’ve been obsessed with technology for as long as I can remember. One of my earliest memories is watching my father write code for hours on an Atari 2600, only to have a tiny man waving his arms in the center of the screen. It was awesome! I wrote my first video game in elementary school on an Apple IIe, and since then, my curiosity has never waned. Finding solutions to any challenge and exploring new technologies is what drives me, and this passion led me to found Opsidian Labs. My time in the military taught me a deep and abiding dedication to the welfare of my team, which has inspired me to make Opsidian Labs a business that cares for and supports its members. I’m excited to use my creativity and inquisitiveness to help our clients achieve their goals.
Samuel Stewart
Founder
I am a driven individual that loves technology. I have spent the last few years becoming familiar with Azure and AWS cloud offerings as well as refining migration strategies into the cloud. I have performed migrations of large custom enterprise applications into both AWS and Azure. Azure DevOps CI/CD tooling and server performance/reliability monitoring have become my latest passion projects in my daily work and my home lab. I dabble in containerization, Docker, and Kubernetes in my free time. I love a technical challenge and would rather gain new technical experience than sit idle.
Joseph Geho
Founder
I leverage my 8+ years of experience in cloud architecture and engineering to help businesses navigate the ever-evolving cloud landscape. With a proven track record in cloud migrations, I’m passionate about building and optimizing secure, scalable cloud solutions. As co-owner of Opsidian Labs, I now focus on empowering businesses to achieve their cloud goals.
Philip Spangrud
Founder
I took apart my family’s VCR when I was four to see how it worked and my pursuit in understanding what makes everything tick has only grown from there. From cardboard, to plastic, to hardware, to software, there’s never a shortage of puzzles to keep my brain occupied and engaged. My experience with nearly every aspect of enterprise application and infrastructure development and management through custom IaC and CI/CD solutions allows me to approach problems at both a granular and holistic perspective. I have a constant drive to create and provide extensible solutions that empower users with an ease of usability without compromising on dynamic and expansive capabilities.
