About Kempbell Consulting
Kempbell Consulting is run by Travis Kempbell — a systems engineer who helps SaaS teams scale without burning time or money on broken infrastructure. I reduce AWS costs, rebuild deploy pipelines, and fix the bottlenecks that slow down fast-moving teams. I build stable, low-maintenance systems that let engineers focus on shipping — not babysitting infra.
My Background
After working with growth-stage SaaS companies across multiple phases of scale, I've seen the same pattern repeatedly: as teams grow from early product-market fit to serious revenue, infrastructure often lags behind. Deployments get slower. AWS bills grow faster than usage. Engineers get buried in ops instead of building.
I've helped companies fix exactly these problems — reducing AWS costs by tens of thousands, rebuilding CI/CD pipelines to cut deploy times from hours to minutes, and designing infrastructure that scales cleanly without constant firefighting.
My Approach
I build infrastructure that gets out of your way. My solutions are:
- Pragmatic — I choose battle-tested technologies over bleeding-edge complexity. Your infrastructure should be boring where possible.
- Automated — Manual processes create risk. I build systems that deploy, scale, and recover with minimal human intervention.
- Business-aware — I optimize for your actual constraints, whether that's cost, compliance, or engineering velocity.
- Documented — I leave behind systems your team can understand and maintain, not black boxes that only I can operate.
Beyond Infrastructure
While infrastructure is my focus, I also build the tools and systems that connect infrastructure to product delivery. This includes:
- Internal dashboards and tools using Next.js, React, and TypeScript that give teams visibility into their systems
- Developer experience improvements that reduce the friction between writing code and deploying it safely
- Backend services that bridge the gap between infrastructure and application code
Why Work With Me
I operate as a senior technical lead, not a typical consultant. This means:
- I own outcomes — not just tasks
- I work independently — no micromanagement required
- I ship working systems — not just recommendations
- I optimize for impact — aligned with business goals