Network Product Leader - Building NaaS platforms, cloud interconnection fabrics, and SDN-driven network products. Personally designed, deployed, and managed the Equinix Ashburn Internet Exchange for 12+ years.
I'm a customer-facing network product leader and technical subject matter expert with two decades of experience building, deploying, and evangelizing Network as a Service platforms and cloud interconnection products.
For 12+ years at Equinix, I helped design, build, and deploy core platform products including Internet Exchange, Equinix Connect, Metal, Network Edge, and the Cloud Exchange interconnection platform now known as Equinix Fabric. Stationed in Ashburn, VA, I personally designed, deployed, and managed Equinix Internet Exchanges across multiple metros, with the Ashburn IX - the heart of North America's interconnection ecosystem - as my primary responsibility. I built cloud on-ramp services for AWS, Azure, Oracle, and GCP, and translated complex network architectures into products that drive business value.
I bring a rare combination: the technical depth of a senior network engineer with the strategic vision of a product leader. I develop go-to-market strategies, build competitive playbooks, define product success criteria, and maintain the customer cadence that ensures every feature shipped delivers real value.
Why NaaS? I've been in the NaaS space since before it had a name - building the platforms, the peering exchanges, and the cloud on-ramps that enterprises now depend on daily. I ran Internet Exchanges at the epicenter of North American interconnection: Ashburn, VA. This isn't just my career - it's my domain expertise.
Helped design and deploy the SDN-based elastic interconnection platform (Cloud Exchange → Equinix Fabric) enabling programmable virtual circuit provisioning globally.
Built Datatility Cloud Exchange from zero - a carrier-neutral NaaS interconnection platform with full self-service portal and API integration.
Regular engagement with Fortune 50/500 customers and cloud partners (AWS, Azure, Oracle, GCP), translating technical capabilities into business outcomes.
Personally designed, deployed, and managed Equinix Internet Exchanges across multiple metros. Ashburn - North America's largest interconnection hub - was my primary responsibility. Managed BGP peering, autonomous systems, and IP procurement.
Every dimension of what it takes to build, ship, and scale NaaS products - from BGP peering to product strategy to go-to-market execution.
Full lifecycle ownership of Network as a Service products - from technical specification through go-to-market. Built Equinix Cloud Exchange infrastructure and Datatility's carrier-neutral NaaS platform from scratch.
Deep first-hand working knowledge of Ethernet, IP, BGP routing, peering, firewalls, NAT, OSPF, VXLAN, MPLS, Q-in-Q, and SD-WAN. Personally designed, deployed, and managed Equinix Internet Exchanges across multiple metros with Ashburn as primary responsibility.
Defining technical product specifications, developing go-to-market strategies, building competitive playbooks, and setting success criteria. Experienced platform evangelist - presented at OracleWorld 2020.
API-driven platform architecture, RESTful API design, customer self-service portals, and automation tooling. Extended API capabilities into products for provisioning, monitoring, and ecosystem connectivity.
Developed technical specifications and built on-ramp services for AWS DirectConnect, Azure ExpressRoute, Oracle FastConnect, and GCP Partner Interconnect. Includes GovCloud connectivity.
Maintaining regular cadence with enterprise customers and cloud partners. Collecting requirements, validating product-market fit, and ensuring new development delivers measurable value for the business.
From building Equinix's NOC and Cloud Exchange to launching my own NaaS platform - a career defined by building network products that scale.
Career-defining moments from building platforms that power enterprise connectivity.
Built the first-ever OCI us-ashburn-1 | us-phoenix-1 interconnected enterprise customer. Invited to present the architecture and go-to-market value at OracleWorld 2020.
View Case Study →Personally designed, deployed, and managed Equinix Internet Exchanges across multiple metropolitan areas. Served as primary operator for the Ashburn IX - the most critical interconnection hub in North America and a key node in global internet traffic exchange.
Member of the team that built Equinix's first Network Operations Center in 2008, establishing 24x7 monitoring and escalation frameworks adopted as the global operational standard.
Grand Prize winner demonstrating rapid prototyping and full-stack product development capabilities in competitive hackathon environment.
Read Article →Conceptualized, architected, and launched a carrier-neutral NaaS interconnection platform with self-service portal, API integration, and cloud on-ramp connectivity for enterprise and government customers.
From the CLI to the product roadmap - hands-on across the entire stack.
I'm always open to conversations about NaaS, cloud interconnection, product strategy, and the evolving landscape of enterprise networking. Whether you're looking for a technical product leader or want to discuss the industry, I'd love to connect.