NYSERNet
Bob Bloom has extensive experience in data center services and management, currently serving as the Director of Data Center Services at NYSERNet since September 2006. Bloom also owns Personal Micro Systems, a position held since 1977. Previous roles include Manager of East Coast Data Center Operations & Facilities at Navisite, and Sr. Network Engineer/Sr. Project Manager at Applied Theory, where responsibilities began in February 1999. Earlier, Bloom held senior positions at Gaylord Bros., Inc. and Gaylord Information Systems, along with managerial roles at Mid York Library System and Mohawk Valley Community College, contributing to various technical and operational functions throughout their career.
NYSERNet
Founded in 1985, NYSERNet is a private not-for-profit corporation created to foster science and education in New York State. Its mission is to advance network technology and related applications to satisfy needs common to the institutions comprising New York State's research and education community, providing a forum for exploration of the opportunities and challenges these innovations present. An Internet pioneer, NYSERNet has delivered next-generation Internet services to New York State's research and education community for more than twenty-five years. NYSERNet members include New York State's leading universities, colleges, museums, healthcare facilities, primary and secondary schools, and research institutions. NYSERNet's Board of Directors is composed of CIO's and other senior personnel drawn from and representing New York's leading research universities and institutions.