Cheslav Versky

Cheslav Versky got his start in systems engineering by hacking an early programmable calculator with one hundred steps of volatile memory, and 15 save registers. He later earned a degree in pure math, served a stint at a pioneering genomics startup, and spent over 20 years designing and implementing high-availability and data protection strategies for many global brand names, such as Apple, Visa, Chevron, and others.

Cheslav is currently an Associate Principal Solution Architect and Team Lead for the Navy/USMC at Red Hat, where he concentrates on helping the Navy to better coordinate and operate information systems critical for tactical operations while improving overall efficiency by leveraging the open source way of collaboration to innovate faster