Currently located in SW Florida, Rich has over 40 years of technical experience and has held several specialities over that period including ERP Systems administrator, Disaster Recovery and Buisness Continuance Architect, Trainer for Cisco UCS and MDC FC Switches, Holds a patent in FC storage technology, Innovation around Block and File Storage and for the last 15 years has been focused primarly on Object Storage private cloud solutions to help advise customers on the best solutions for them. During his off hours he enjoys, playing cards, spending time with friends and family including his two "girls" (dog rescues) which you will likely see anytime he does a video meeting. He currently lives on the CaloosaHatchee River and enjoys fishing and just enjoying the river wildlife on the occasional "cocktail cruise".