Paul is a Principal Engineer and Software Development Lead working the Storage Group at Intel and is primarily focused on Cloud Storage Software. He has been working in storage-related technologies for most of his 20+ year career at Intel. Recently, Paul played a key role in the development of OpenStack Swift 2.0. Prior to joining Intel, Paul worked for GE Government Services supporting the Strategic Defense Initiative in the South Pacific. Paul completed his undergraduate studies in Mathematics and Economics at Arizona State University and holds a Master's of Science Degree in Software Engineering also from ASU. Paul is one of the OpenStack Swift Core Developers.