It's pretty simple. I want to work with smart people to solve challenging problems. Data-driven systems architect and software engineer with long history of solid delivery. Able to work around ambiguity, distill complexity, foster and cultivate innovation, plan and strategize, and find paths to success. Well-rounded, creative problem solver and respected team leader/contributor. Experienced in the following: • enterprise compute, storage, and I/O architectures...especially hyperscale storage • software/firmware design/development/support • debug/validation methods and technologies • new technology incubation and development • use case/requirements analysis, planning, strategic thinking • servant team leader/managerI am:* Comfortable and effective at the nexus of marketing and technical data analysis; product and technology roadmap planning; development and distillation of complex system architectures; design, agile development and support of hardware, software, and firmware used in computing, storage, networking, and I/O systems...particularly with new and emerging technologies. * Proficient in customer interaction and *listening*; use case development and analysis; elicitation of engineering and marketing requirements; design and development of architectural and product specifications; design, development, debug, validation and support of hardware, software and firmware systems; leading/mentoring teams; technical marketing/sales support; influencing and collaborating with global teams and customers to evaluate, adopt, and successfully integrate new technologies.* Experienced programming in C, Python and assembly languages, familiar with many others. * Familiar with/working knowledge of traditional enterprise platform architectures; hyperscale infrastructure, applications, and workloads; data centers; networking; distributed, scale-out, and mobile applications and interconnects; cloud services and service-oriented architectures; databases and data integrity; security/privacy basics; persistent memory....and aside from all that jazz, I am also a commercial real estate investor, with a growing expertise at team building, acquisition, and underwriting. How can I help you scale?