Education
University of Pennsylvania
MSE, Computer Information Science 1991-01-01 - 1993-01-01Georgia Institute of Technology
All But Dissertation (PhD), Computer Science 1993-01-01 - 1996-01-01University of Pennsylvania
BSE, Computer Science 1989-01-01 - 1991-01-01Drexel University
BSE, Computer Engineering 1987-01-01 - 1989-01-01Work Experience
Pure Storage
Current
Pure Storage
2017-12-01 - 2019-05-01
SCUBA
2015-08-01 - 2017-07-01
SCUBA
Dell Technologies
2013-04-01 - 2015-08-01
Dell Technologies
Inktank, Inc.
2012-08-01 - 2013-03-01
Inktank, Inc.
Coraid
2011-04-01 - 2012-08-01
Coraid
NetApp
2004-08-01 - 2011-04-01
NetApp
Interdependent Systems
2003-03-01 - 2004-07-01
Interdependent Systems
Sun Microsystems
2001-12-01 - 2002-10-01
Sun Microsystems
Sun Microsystems
1996-03-01 - 2001-05-01
Sun Microsystems
Skills
Summary
Combine a holistic approach to technical analysis with broad knowledge of Enterprise IT and extensive experience in storage systems, capacity planning, system architecture, tuning, and benchmarking. Over twenty years experience, ranging from teaching software engineering to engineering management at a top enterprise systems provider. Comprehensive knowledge in multiple areas of storage, network, and system engineering, with performance and technical education at the core. Enjoy unraveling complex situations by seeing the relationships between stakeholders. Able to maintain sanity, humor, and perspective in challenging times. Specialties: TECHNICAL MARKETING: Whitepapers, Technical Product Management, Competitive Benchmarking, Technical Reports, How-To Guides, Demo Videos, Executive Briefings. PERFORMANCE CONSULTING: Needs Assessments, Price/Performance, Capacity Planning, Configuration and Tuning, Performance Comparisons. TECHNICAL TRAINING: Content Creation and Delivery on Technical Marketing, Storage, Performance Engineering. PERFORMANCE TESTING: Develop Test Plans, Tools, Statistical Analysis, Workload Characterization, Due Diligence.