About Jim Torelli
Based near Seattle in Bothell, Washington, Jim Torelli leads Bridge Beach Consulting. Jim brings a practical, results‑oriented approach gained from working across telecommunications, healthcare, finance, and game publishing.
He has a strong track record as both a leader and hands-on contributor, particularly in guiding start-ups and understanding the full product development lifecycle.
Past Clients
Cloud Architecture & Implementation (AWS & Azure)
Hospitality Software: CI/CD at Scale
Worked with a leading hospitality software company to run CI/CD at scale using Jenkins with Docker build nodes (no Kubernetes in this environment). Supported 100+ developers across 20+ projects and three teams, improving build reliability and release cadence. Result: faster, more predictable releases. (Sector: Hospitality Software)
Major Financial Services: Azure Migration + CI/CD
Migrated legacy Azure workloads—including containers on end‑of‑life Windows and databases running inside containers or VMs—to new Azure VMs and Azure SQL. Implemented a modern CI/CD pipeline to streamline deployments. Result: supported, secure platform with predictable releases. (Sector: Financial Services)
Virtual Events Streaming at Scale (Azure)
Helped implement the live encoding and streaming system on Kubernetes (AKS) in Azure, including real‑time streaming clusters. Improved storage and internal tooling so teams could run shows smoothly. Result: resilient live encoding and fewer operational fires. (Sector: Media/Events)
Kubernetes & Container Orchestration
Healthcare SaaS: Zero‑Downtime Migration to Kubernetes
Moved a production healthcare app to Kubernetes without customer downtime. Introduced a safe, automated release process and clear operational dashboards. Result: higher reliability and faster delivery. (Sector: Healthcare)
National Media: On‑Demand Preview Environments
Gave editors and product teams shareable “preview links” for every change. Environments spin up automatically, match production closely, and tear down after review. Result: faster approvals and higher release confidence. (Sector: Media)
Online Education: First Kubernetes Platform & Mentorship
Implemented the company’s first Kubernetes platform and mentored the team to migrate all applications from a standard legacy AWS stack to Kubernetes. Added automated app and infrastructure delivery so teams could ship consistently. Result: quicker iteration and predictable releases. (Sector: EdTech)
DevOps & Infrastructure Automation
Nonprofit Grants: Source Control Modernization
Moved hundreds of legacy repositories from CVS and Team Foundation Server (TFS) into GitHub with full history and metadata. Standardized branching, reviews, and releases. Result: one modern place for code and a simpler release process. (Sector: Nonprofit)
Systems Software: Faster Packaging & Onboarding
Streamlined Linux packaging into a one‑step build and updated OS support. Added service management, docs, and tests. Result: reproducible releases and much faster developer onboarding. (Sector: Software)
Aviation Membership: Datadog Observability Rollout
Rolled out a full Datadog implementation across the environment for alerting and monitoring, and added simple, automated pipelines. Result: proactive alerting, clear visibility, and scalable delivery. (Sector: Aviation)
Applied AI & Development
Healthcare SaaS: Code Intelligence & AI Workflows
Mapped thousands of repositories to the features they power, then auto‑generated safe migration workflows. Result: a focused roadmap and faster, lower‑risk database migrations. (Sector: Healthcare)
Computer Vision Startup: From Lab to Products
Turned research into shipped products, including facial similarity, OCR, image search, and early mobile barcode scanning. Result: real customers, industry recognition, and repeatable training pipelines. (Sector: Computer Vision)
Generative Video: One‑Prompt to Finished MP4
Chained best‑in‑class tools to go from a single prompt to a ready‑to‑share video. Result: fully automated short‑form video creation for marketing and content teams. (Sector: Media Automation)