I am an experienced servant-leader and mentor with a growth mindset. I have built and led high performing and motivated remote-first teams over the past two decades. I have an excellent track record of fostering a work environment that promotes long-term career development and retention. I am constantly refreshing my skill set to find new ways to contribute outside of my immediate areas of responsibility. I work with my teams in the style that best empowers them to succeed.• Over three years experience leading engineering departments with budget, leadership, and product responsibilities• Over fifteen years experience building and leading globally distributed, remote-first teams• Over twenty-two years experience developing and maintaining the Linux Kernel and the processes required to support it in production environments• Long-time active contributor within the Linux kernel community• Passionate advocate for open source software and active collaborator with and within open source communities• Experienced leader who consistently finds new ways to contribute to the success of the business outside of core responsibilities.