Rich P.

Rich P.'s work experience spans over two decades, with their most recent position being at Mezmo as the Senior Director of Platform Engineering, starting in October 2021. Prior to this, they worked at Natera as the Director of Software Operations from May 2020 to September 2021.

In 2017, Rich joined DigitalOcean as the Director of Infrastructure Engineering, where they led multiple remote infrastructure engineering teams. Rich oversaw various areas such as network engineering, systems engineering, architecture, and cloud operations until January 2020.

Before DigitalOcean, Rich held positions at Groupon, first as the Director of System Engineering from March 2015 to August 2017, where they led the System Operations Center and System Engineering teams. Rich then served as the System Engineering Manager from September 2013 to March 2015.

In 2012, Rich worked at HyTrust as a Senior Infrastructure Engineer, focusing on security products for virtualized environments. Rich also held managerial roles at Tellme Networks, a Microsoft subsidiary, from June 2010 to April 2012, where they managed network and telco teams. Prior to that, they worked as a Senior Network Engineer.

Rich's career began in the late 1990s at Best Internet Communications, an ISP, where they started as a Network Engineer and later transitioned into a Network Engineering role. Rich also worked at ServOn, Inc as a Network Engineer from March 2000 to November 2001, and at Neopolitan Networks as a Network Engineer from February 2003 to February 2004.

Rich P. attended San Jose State University where they pursued a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science with a minor in Mathematics. The specific dates of their enrollment and graduation are not provided. In addition to their formal education, Rich P. obtained certifications from the Federal Aviation Administration, including ATP (Airline Transport Pilot), CFI (Certified Flight Instructor), and MEI (Multi-Engine Instructor). However, the precise time at which Rich P. obtained these certifications is not mentioned.