Nolan S. Code
Nolan S. Code built AARI from a garage. Literally. What began as a personal lab for deep infrastructure work became the model for a new kind of technical education: one that starts with real hardware, not slides.
Nolan's path to AARI ran through the U.S. Army, where he served as a logistics officer, learning how to move complex systems, manage resources under pressure, and lead people through hard problems. Those skills didn't leave when he transitioned out.
After the Army, Nolan joined Microsoft as a Cloud Solution Architect, helping enterprise clients architect and deploy some of the most demanding cloud workloads in the world. He saw firsthand what it takes to operate real infrastructure at scale. He also saw the massive gap between what universities were teaching and what employers actually needed.
Recognized as Georgia Tech's Black Alumni Entrepreneur of the Year, Nolan brought that same energy to AARI: build something real, make it work, and bring others with you.
His mission is personal. He grew up in Atlanta. He knows the talent that exists here. And he refuses to accept a future where that talent is locked out of the industry simply because nobody gave them access to the hardware.
Background & Credentials
Logistics Officer, leading complex systems operations under pressure. The same discipline that powers AARI.
Designed and deployed enterprise cloud architectures. Saw the skills gap from the inside.
Recognized for building AARI from the ground up and creating measurable community impact.
Born and built here. AARI is a hometown bet on Atlanta's next generation of infrastructure engineers.