Leigh Klotz is a Production Engineering Architect at Yahoo at Yahoo. He possess expertise in linux, software engineering, software development, rest, xml and 42 more skills. He is proficient in Japanese. Colleagues describe him as "I had the privilege of working closely with Leigh on major initiatives related to performance optimization. He is extremely knowledgable and possesses a great breadth and depth of knowledge in all areas including back-end, front-end and deployment. He is always willing to go hands-on to solve complex problems enabling the team to achieve the goal. He is a great asset to any team.", "That shining light in the darkness? That's Leigh showing the way. In his role as architect at Quixey, Leigh has been the driving force on making sure that our stack is designed in a way that is both scalable and supportable. A lot of times, architects will tell you what the vision is, but don't tell you how to do it. Leigh is a practical architect, throwing down chem lights along the dark path to make sure you don't lose your way. He doesn't hesitate to work alongside you and will be glad to pick up some of the burden as needed. He doesn't get lost, because he knows the path like the back of his hand, because he's been there before a lot of times. Leigh is also flexible, willing to take a different path if he sees its better for all involved. He knows the pitfalls to avoid, and will make sure that we'll get to end in one piece.", and "I relied very heavily on Leigh to be the voice of wisdom and insight into our technical roadmap, constantly balancing business needs vs. technical roadmap. There were many cases when Leigh's keen insight into the direction of the business translated into actionable technical items that made sure we were well prepared to tackle our ever growing customer base and increasing traffic. Leigh has an awesome sense of humor, always full of jokes and good spirit, and was a wonderful morning coffee buddy. Having Leigh on the team was absolutely invaluable not just as a technical leader but also as a mentor and advisor. My strong support goes out to Leigh and I look forward towards working with him in the future."