Brian Haley
Project Technical Lead (PTL), Openstack Networking at OpenStack
Westford, Massachusetts, United States
Summary
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Top SchoolBrian Haley is a seasoned software engineer and cloud networking specialist with 11+ years focused on designing, implementing, and debugging large-scale OpenStack networking systems. As Project Technical Lead for OpenStack Neutron and a long-time core maintainer, he blends hands-on kernel- and protocol-level work (IPv6, TCP/IP) with leadership across upstream and downstream product teams. He has led Neutron L3 and DVR efforts, authored key fixes in the prominent openstack/neutron repository, and maintained OVN/Octavia integrations at Red Hat and Canonical. Known for pragmatic troubleshooting in production datacenters and for mentoring new contributors, he pairs low-level C and Linux networking expertise with Python-driven automation. Based in Westford, MA, he brings a rare combination of historical depth in UNIX/kernel networking and current influence shaping modern open-source cloud networking.
11 years of coding experience
28 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Computer Science, BS, Computer Science at Northeastern University
Github Skills (13)
openstack10
openstack-neutron10
devops10
python10
networking10
iptables10
cicd9
automation9
automations9
dhcp9
bash8
testing8
openvswitch7
Programming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
openstack/neutron
Mar 2018 - Jan 2023
OpenStack Networking (Neutron). Mirror of code maintained at opendev.org.
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:41 commits in 4 years 11 months
Contributions summary:Brian's commits primarily involve modifying and debugging core networking components within the OpenStack Neutron project. These changes range from reverting previous code revisions to address issues identified during testing to updating existing components like the DHCP agent and Open vSwitch (OVS) firewall driver. They demonstrate a focus on network configuration and resolving system-level problems within the OpenStack Neutron framework.
networkingopenstack
brianphaley/hotsos
Apr 2023 - Oct 2025
Software analysis toolkit. Define checks in high-level language and leverage library to perform analysis of common Cloud applications.
Contributions:38 pushes, 64 branches in 2 years 6 months
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