Rich Horace

Rich Horace is an accomplished technology leader with extensive experience in operations and DevOps, currently serving as Principal at SecretSauceOps since March 2021. Alongside this role, Rich has been a Community Organizer for Elastic since March 2015, focusing on community engagement and building robust user groups for the Elastic Stack. Previous positions include VP of TechOps at Edlio, LLC, where Rich developed strategies for enhancing multi-cloud infrastructure, and Sr Director of DevOps at Nativo Inc, overseeing high-scale technical operations for a native advertising platform. Rich's career also features consultancy roles at Sony Media Cloud Services and Horace Consulting, as well as leadership positions at Glam Media and Fox Interactive Media, where Rich was instrumental in scaling infrastructure and managing significant advertising operations. Educational credentials include a Bachelor of Science in Management Information Systems and Marketing from Nichols College.