Eric Mcleroy
Principal Solutions Architect at Red Hat
Memphis Metropolitan Area United States
Summary
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Top SchoolEric Mcleroy is a Principal Solutions Architect with nine years of experience designing and deploying large-scale cloud, SDN, and virtualization solutions, currently leading technical engagements at Red Hat. He combines deep hands-on expertise in VMware, OpenStack, Ansible, and data center networking with a track record of architecting SDN fabrics and automation for enterprise carriers like Verizon Wireless. Eric pairs strong technical delivery with business acumen—holding multiple master’s degrees and completed doctoral coursework in Information Systems—enabling him to translate complex infrastructure needs into pragmatic, future-proof solutions. He is equally comfortable in pre-sales and engineering contexts, authoring RFP responses, building demos and POCs, and guiding customer migrations to cloud-native operations. Colleagues rely on him for troubleshooting high-impact outages and for designing naming, automation, and operational standards that scale across global networks. Based in the Memphis area, he brings a rare blend of carrier-grade operational experience and open-source-focused solution architecture.
9 years of coding experience
3 years of employment as a software developer
UMass LowellBachelor of Science, Network and Communications Management, 3.76, Bachelor of Science, Network and Communications Management, 3.76 at DeVry UniversityMaster of Network and Communications Management, Network and Communications Management, 3.89, Master of Network and Communications Management, Network and Communications Management, 3.89 at Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry University
Github Skills (19)
python10
cisco-ios10
ansible-automation-platform10
networking10
rhel10
automation10
ansible10
network-automation10
juniper10
cisco10
ssh10
devops9
infrastructure-as-code9
network-configuration8
effort3
Programming languages (3)
Github contributions (5)
jmcleroy/jpoc
May 2017 - Oct 2020
Contributions:673 commits, 627 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years 5 months
jmcleroy/Ansible-Playbooks
Feb 2017 - Aug 2018
Contributions:331 commits, 346 pushes, 1 branch in 1 year 6 months
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