Charles H. Bell
Vice President, Information Technology Infrastructure
Amazon.com

Biography:

Charlie Bell, vice president of Amazon.com's information technology infrastructure, began his career as a developer of mini-computer software used in engineering of space shuttle payload mixes in 1979. After graduating from California State University, Fullerton with a degree in Business Administration in 1981, Mr. Bell took a hiatus from software development and moved into project engineering of integrated space shuttle cargoes.  In 1989, he joined Oracle's field services team where, for seven years, he managed numerous transactional systems projects.  In 1996, Mr. Bell left Oracle and joined Server Technologies Group as CEO and co-founder to build internet commerce transaction software.  The team at Server Technologies fell in love with a client, and in March 1998 closed doors, moved across the lake, and joined Amazon.com where they now serve various roles in information technology.

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