About us

A protagonist is defined as: an advocate or champion of a particular cause or idea. They are driven by a goal, loyal, and brave with superior intellect. This is why we are Protagona! We built our organization on the foundation of truly wanting to be a champion. A champion for our employees and their development, as well as a champion for our clients.

Celebrating the importance of both people and tech

We’ve seen the common challenges, successes and failures of implementing cloud transformation across a multitude of industries, all while witnessing the role people and culture play in the outcome. We certainly love technology, but our true passion is people—people who want to seed adoption and create sustainable change within their organizations.

Who we are

Who we are not

Customer-Obsessed

Tech-Obsessed

Mindful Enablers

A Swiss Army Knife

A Big Strategy Firm

A Staffing Firm

Who we are

Customer-Obsessed

People are the heart and soul of what we do. Our customers are our number one priority. We exist to help you to reach your highest level of success.

Tech--Obsessed

We are in love with technology. The power and potential of this tool is endlessly intriguing to us and we are here to help tailor it to your needs.

Mindful Enablers

Above all, we are mindful. Every action we take comes from a place of empathy, positivity, and consideration.

Who we are not

A Swiss Army Knife

We choose depth over breadth, achieving mastery over a smaller collection of capabilties instead of dividing our attention for the sake of variety.

A Big Strategy Firm

We promise not to trap you in the brainstorming phase. We believe that iterative changes and rapid action seed business agility.

A Staffing Firm

We are a team-based configuration composed of practitioners who are excited about working alongside our clients to solve problems.

Our Story

Waleed Bekheet founds Protagona

After a tenured career in cloud consulting, CEO Waleed Bekheet founds Protagona on the premise of solving the partnership gap by balancing strategic vision with tactical excellence.

2021

Protagona achieves Advanced Tier partner status

In less than a year, Protagona achieves AWS Advanced Tier partner status.

2022

Protagona named a top 1% GenAI parter in NAMER.

Protagona is recognized by AWS as a top 1% GenAI partner in North America.

2023

Protagona named a top 1% AI partner

Protagona named a top 1% AI partner

2024

Canadian expansion

Canadian expansion

2024
Advanced Partner
Unmatched Expertise
AWS Tier Partner
Advanced Partner
Unmatched Expertise
AWS Tier Partner
Advanced Partner
Unmatched Expertise
AWS Tier Partner
9.9 out of 10
AWS Customer Satisfaction Score
We pride ourselves on exceptional delivery and unmatched expertise in AWS. Our team possesses advanced competencies in architecting, implementing, and optimizing cloud and data solutions.

CORE VALUES

Meet our leaders

Mahmoud Ibrahim
Lead Architect, Cloud Acceleration
Joshua Walker
Lead Architect, Data Engineering
Ryan Wiseman
Lead Architect, Cloud Acceleration
Alex Ireland
Director, Solutions Architecture
Ethan Schumann
VP, Delivery
Jordan Wester
COO
Miguel Pereira
Practice Director, Cloud Acceleration
Joe Solito
Lead Architect, Cloud Acceleration
Waleed Bekheet
Founder & CEO
Josh Poole
Business Development Leader
Kory Taborn
Lead Architect, Cloud Acceleration
Jennifer Wu
Practice Manager, Delivery
Carson Youman
Lead Architect, Cloud Acceleration

Want to be part of the team?

Do you want to do meaningful work, grow your career in a supportive, inclusive team where your impact matters. Come join Protagona.

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