Summary
Toby Ford is a seasoned technology executive and Chief Network Architect with nearly three decades in ICT and deep hands-on computing experience dating back 38 years. He designs and commercializes cloud, managed services and SaaS offerings, having led teams of 150 and managed budgets that drove up to $1B in returns. At AT&T he helped create Synaptic cloud products and large-scale object storage and big data proofs, and more recently he’s been architecting networks for AI service providers and pharmaceutical firms. An entrepreneurial builder, he has invented, patented and sold hosted and automated cloud technologies and served on boards for OpenStack, The Linux Foundation and OPNFV. He blends pragmatic engineering (Java, Spring, distributed databases, SDN, automation) with strategic change leadership—equally comfortable in code, product roadmaps and C-suite briefings. Based in Annapolis, Toby is also known for turning compliance and complex regulatory requirements into scalable, auditable platform solutions.
17 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
BSEE Electrical Engineering, BSEE Electrical Engineering at Cornell University
Massena Central High School