Larry Murdock is a Santa With Delusions of Gandalf at Apple. He possess expertise in software development, databases, web services, agile methodologies, web applications and 19 more skills. He is proficient in English, Portuguese and Indonesian. Colleagues describe him as "While at Ag Connections, Larry hired me as an independent consultant to work with the company development division he managed. I distinctly remember a "wow moment" that took place in my first days on-site: To a man, Larry had summoned the developers to a marathon meeting where he led us in a top-to-bottom and back-up-again review of the company's keystone data model. This may sound like hyperbole, but the manner in which he methodically and efficiently executed data-relational triage and reconstructed detailed tables and complex queries mirrored Tom Cruise's command of gesture-based analysis in Minority Report (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PJqbivkm0Ms). Further, he fielded line-drive fireballs hurled by confrontational coders as if they were wafting snowflakes to be caught on the tongue. All of this he did within a dual-effusion of intrinsic calmness and organic humor that eventually bewitched even the most skeptical, defensive developer. I was hardly the only man affected: One-by-one, we filed out of that meeting mouth-agape at Larry's ease-of-leadership, deep technical skill, and domain-spanning knowledge. Far from an isolated incident, the memory painted above characterizes Larry's everyday operation. He is simply one of the most consistently impressive people with whom I've ever worked, regardless of professional discipline. He epitomizes balance and restraint, and commands respect not with words, but with thoughtful, skilled action performed with an uncommon demeanor of "warm and fuzzy" authority. I am truly honored to have worked with and for Larry. You can bet that wherever he goes, he motivates everyone around him to become better at whatever it is they do." and "Larry preceded me into Lyris by a few months. He was one of a small group of people introduced to work in Engineering on Mulesoft. That is how I initially knew Larry - an engineer. And then one day Larry approached me about a gap in the engineering team that he recognized - DevOps. We talked and quickly agreed that he should move over and assume responsibility for that group. Shortly thereafter - our head of Ops left - creating a vacancy that Larry quickly stepped up to and took the reins. As we filled out the engineering and operational roles, the fungibility of Larry's skills which were always apparent were now enhanced with a broad range of understanding of the various environments and technology stacks we were running. So from there we had him move into a bridging role between Engineering, Ops and Consulting Services. In short - the point of this recommendation is not to talk of Larry's engineering prowess or knowledge - but rather the other side ... the side that seeks to do what is right for the company. To step up - and offer to help - rather than sitting in a box sniping from the sidelines. It is that 'can do’.’will do' attitude that I find a delight. He brought knowledge and understanding to the teams he worked with. Patience and understanding are second nature to him. Ongoing knowledge absorption - and transfer runs through his blood. And finally always rising to occasions - regardless of whether he was asked - always. Which of course resulted in sometimes needing to quickly learn new roles and take on the hard problems. Which he did. Good luck Larry - you know where I am if you need me."