Summary
Russ Cook is a seasoned infrastructure and reliability leader with over a decade of hands-on experience building and operating production systems, currently serving as Principal Architect at Reveal. He has progressed from support and implementation roles into director-level DevOps and IT security leadership, bringing practical expertise in Linux, hosting, and large-scale operations across companies like Brainspace/Cyxtera, AppGate, and Terremark. Russ runs a small consulting firm, 64Byte.com, demonstrating ongoing commitment to client-facing problem solving and web/email hosting services. Based in Lewisville, Texas, he combines deep operational knowledge with architecture-level thinking to improve reliability, security, and deployment velocity. Notably, his career blends long-term contractor experience with strategic leadership, making him adept at both boots-on-the-ground troubleshooting and shaping resilient platform roadmaps.
10 years of coding experience
15 years of employment as a software developer
Salt Lake Community College