Tom Carlile

Tom Carlile has extensive experience in the field of DevOps and infrastructure management. Tom has worked in various companies and roles, showcasing their expertise in cloud architecture, infrastructure security, and automation. Tom has been a Director of DevOps at Arculus since 2023, where they are responsible for managing the DevOps team and scaling the Blockbook blockchain node cluster. Prior to that, they served as a Senior Cloud DevOps Engineer at Bethesda Game Studios, supporting backend infrastructure and CI/CD for AAA games. Tom has also worked as a Senior Infrastructure DevOps Engineer at Zynga, contributing to the development of the game Star Wars: Hunters. Tom has a strong background in operations and cloud infrastructure, having served as a Director of Operations at ArtCraft Entertainment and in various other roles at different companies. Tom'sexperience spans over several years, with a notable role as a Principal Systems Engineer at Bioware, where they played a crucial role in the development of the MMORPG game Star Wars: The Old Republic. Tom's expertise includes AWS CloudFormation, Jenkins, Puppet, and Infrastructure-as-Code methodologies.

Tom Carlile obtained a degree in Business Administration with a focus on Management of Information Systems from The University of Texas at Austin in 2001. During their time at the university, they studied Engineering Management, Corporate Finance, and Japanese. Tom also holds certifications as an Ableton Live11, Live10, Live8, and Live9 Certified Instructor from Ableton, and a Red Hat Certified Engineer certification from Red Hat, which they obtained in June 2003.