Director Of Research And Development, Software
Cleversafe, An Ibm Company
IBM Cloud DivisionResponsible for the architecture and engineering direction over IBM Public Cloud file services. Led globally distributed teams developing IBM cloud file services. Worked cross-functionally with multiple business units to establish product vision, strategic roadmap and execution plans. Maintained strong working knowledge of supporting technologies and vendors in key areas including software development frameworks, databases, containers, test automation, CI/CD, and application security. Cleversafe (Acquired by IBM)Established and ran division responsible for delivering native file access capabilities (NFS/SMB) into the Cleversafe object-storage platform. Led product development and commercialization of a high-performance distributed file storage gateway capable of scaling to hundreds of physical nodes and managing trillions of files in a single namespace. Provided leadership, mentorship and career development for a high-performing team of engineers.Cleversafe was a leading object-storage provider and is the foundation for IBM's Cloud Object Storage offering.