Cdcdp Valery Sokolov (Val)

Valery (Val) Sokolov has a diverse and extensive work experience in various roles related to data centers and engineering. Valery (Val) is currently the Director of Engineering Lab Services at Gigamon since 2023. Prior to that, from 2019 to 2023, they worked at Meta as a Program Manager, focusing on edge and network data center projects. From 2015 to 2019, Val worked at eBay as a Technical Program Manager, where they played a crucial role in managing strategic programs, implementing new data center designs, and optimizing infrastructure and services architecture.

Before joining eBay, Val held the position of Senior Manager of Data Center Capacity Planning at VMware from 2013 to 2015. In this role, they implemented solutions for data center infrastructure management and facilitated the transformation of data center operations to provide infrastructure and data center as a service. Valery (Val) also developed and supported initiatives to improve data center infrastructure management processes and capacity planning.

Val's earlier experience includes working at Brocade Communication as a Senior Manager of Global R&D Data Centers and Engineering Operations from 2005 to 2013. In this role, they designed, built, and managed engineering data centers globally, implementing standard core infrastructure deployments for scalable and manageable data centers.

Prior to Brocade Communication, Val worked at Extreme Networks as an Engineering Data Center System Administrator from 2003 to 2005. In this role, they designed rack elevations, managed lab space, negotiated procurement, and implemented equipment reservation systems to optimize testing infrastructure and ensure software production continuity.

Val's career began at Auspex systems, where they worked as an R&D Data Center and Engineering Lab Manager from 2000 to 2003. Valery (Val) deployed and administered various product development and testing test-beds and was responsible for managing the infrastructure and connectivity of the R&D data center.

Overall, Val Sokolov possesses a wealth of experience in managing and optimizing data center operations, implementing infrastructure projects, and leading cross-functional teams in the technology industry.

Valery (Val) Sokolov, CDCDP, holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical Engineering from Moscow State Technical University "MAMI" (Institute of Automobile Technology and Management). The specific start and end years for this degree are not provided. Valery also has a certification in CDCDP, which was obtained in January 2016. Additionally, Valery has a certification in Six Sigma Green Belt from Global Lean Sigma, but the specific details regarding the institution and the date of obtaining the certification are not given.