Ross Wheeler has extensive experience in engineering and software development, currently serving in an engineering role at Tsavorite Scalable Intelligence since July 2024. Prior to that, Ross was an Open Source Developer from April to July 2024, maintaining the Windows port and CI for a prominent open-source project. Ross's previous positions include Vice President of Engineering at GitKraken and Senior Director of Software Engineering at Juniper Networks, where responsibilities encompassed DevSecOps and compliance with federal requirements. A significant tenure at Apstra involved leading software engineering efforts in automation and Intent-Based Networking. Additional leadership roles include Vice President of Software Engineering at A10 Networks, Founder and CEO at Paravirtual Corporation, and Routerware, which was a pioneering modular routing source code company. Ross's academic credentials feature degrees in Computer Science and Computer Engineering from Trinity University and executive education from the AEA/Stanford Executive Institute.