Bob Blessing-Hartley (he/him)

Bob Blessing-Hartley has an extensive work experience spanning over several companies and roles. Bob is currently serving as the Director of Customer Success at Kaleido since September 2021. Previously, they worked at IBM for a significant amount of time, starting in 2003. At IBM, they held various positions including Technical Leader in Industry and Regulatory Compliance, Chief Architect for IBM Hyper Protect Services, Chief Technology Officer, and Infrastructure Implementation Leader. Bob also worked as a Manager for WebSphere Education Solutions and a Product Introduction Manager. Before joining IBM, Bob worked at IBM Deutschland GmbH as a Senior Instructor/IT Specialist and at CrossWorlds Software as a Senior Instructor/IT Specialist. Prior to that, they gained experience as a Quality Assurance Engineer at Bentley Systems and in Technical Support at Amiable Technologies, Inc.

Bob Blessing-Hartley (he/him) obtained their BA degree in German from Dickinson College, where they studied from 1991 to 1994. Prior to that, from 1989 to 1990, Bob studied German at Earlham College, although they did not obtain a degree from there. Additionally, Bob has several certifications from IBM, including IBM Z Security (obtained in January 2021), IBM Virtual Collaborator (obtained in September 2020), IBM Z Secure Engineering - Knight-Errant (obtained in March 2020), IBM LinuxONE Sales Foundations (obtained in October 2019), Blockchain Essentials for Developers (obtained in August 2016), and IBM Design Thinking Practitioner (obtained in August 2016). Bob also has a certification in IBM Cloud Hyper Protect Services, but the specific details regarding when and where they obtained it are not provided.