Sam Gorial

Sam Gorial is a highly experienced technology professional specializing in platform engineering and software development. Currently serving as Senior Director of Platform Engineering at LaunchDarkly, Sam leads teams to enhance feature management and drive faster, safer feature releases. Previously, Sam held leadership roles at Olo and Plex Systems, advancing engineering platforms and overseeing critical infrastructure modernization. Sam's extensive experience at OpenText encompassed architecting IoT technologies and transforming legacy systems into microservices. Earlier in the career, Sam contributed to application design at MRM//McCann, software development at Benefit Outsourcing Solutions, and transactional system architecture at IHS Markit. Sam holds a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from the University of Michigan.