Rory Murphy

Rory Murphy is a Senior Performance Engineer II at Akamai Technologies, with extensive experience in performance engineering and system administration, spanning over a decade. At Akamai, Rory has successfully integrated project components into the main pipeline, developed features for Linode support, significantly reduced data transfer rates for cloud systems, created a CLI upgrade tool, and revamped system utilities to enhance efficiency. Prior roles include Operations Engineer at SOASTA, Inc., Senior Systems Administrator at Layer, and Unix System Administrator at NeuStar, Inc., where significant contributions included maintaining a globally distributed network of servers, leading cost-reducing projects, and automating operational tasks. Rory began a career in technical support at Cari.net, managing abuse responses and providing tiered technical assistance. Educational background includes attendance at Chula Vista High School from 1999 to 2002.