About

Empryze is my independent Google Cloud practice. You work with me directly, from the first call to the handoff. No resale, no juniors.

The architect

Duke Lee

I studied computer science in the Bay Area and have spent 7 years on Google Cloud. I ran GCP in-house as an IT Director, moving an e-commerce platform with 10M+ monthly visitors to Google Cloud. Then I delivered for clients at Google Cloud Premier Partners: HIPAA migrations, an ITAR migration, and a patient-facing voice AI agent at a top academic medical center.

Recently, I cut a healthcare SaaS company's Google Cloud bill 37% and an AI startup's bill 78%.

I hold 9 Google Cloud Professional certifications, plus PMP and FinOps Certified Practitioner. I live in Irvine, California, speak Korean, and work with teams across the US.

Google Cloud Professional Cloud ArchitectGoogle Cloud Professional Cloud DevOps EngineerGoogle Cloud Professional Cloud Security EngineerGoogle Cloud Professional Cloud Network EngineerGoogle Cloud Professional Cloud Database EngineerGoogle Cloud Professional Cloud DeveloperGoogle Cloud Professional Data EngineerGoogle Cloud Professional Machine Learning EngineerPMP CertifiedFinOps Certified

Why I started Empryze

I've spent seven years on Google Cloud, and I still love the work. I started Empryze to be the Google Cloud consultant I'd want to hire myself: someone who knows the whole platform, tells you the truth, and leaves your team stronger than I found it.

What I won't do

• Resell Google Cloud. My only incentive is your savings.

• Hand you to a junior. When a project needs more hands, I bring in senior specialists I trust, and I review everything they deliver.

• Leave you dependent. Your team owns everything when the work is done.

The name

Emprise is an old word for a bold undertaking, the kind of quest a knight would sign up for. I kept the meaning and spelled it my own way. I treat every engagement like one: a clear mission, a real finish line, and a team that owns the result when it's done.

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