Summary
Michael Chase-salerno is a seasoned open source developer and infrastructure engineer with 15+ years delivering Linux, Unix, and high-performance clustering solutions, now focused on cloud orchestration for OpenStack at IBM. His career spans hands-on systems management, provisioning, and cluster software—from early work on RS/6000 SP and OSCAR/SystemInstaller to current contributions around Heat, JuJu, and TOSCA. He combines deep platform expertise with client-facing architecture experience, having designed cross-platform solutions and served as an on-site liaison for high-stakes production issues. A former Army radio teletype operator with security clearance, he brings disciplined operational rigor and practical troubleshooting skills to distributed systems. Based in New York, he remains an active participant in open source communities, favoring pragmatic tools that scale in enterprise environments.
15 years of coding experience
21 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Computer Science, BS, Computer Science at SUNY New Paltz