With a background in Mechanical and Systems Engineering, Rob Hirschfeld, OpenStack Board Director (Community Seat) & Sr. Distinguished Engineer at Dell, specializes in large scale, integrated, and innovative cloud systems. Lately, he's been leading Dell's OpenStack and Crowbar projects. Rob helps Dell to set strategy for cloud computing, drives innovative cloud solutions to market, and works with customers on their cloud implementations. Rob is a graduate of Duke and Louisiana State University. In addition to cloud technologies, Rob is also known for his passion and expertise on the Agile/Lean process. You can find Rob’s thoughts on cloud innovation at his blog RobHirschfeld.com or as @Zehicle on Twitter