BEAR Cloud Speaker

Matthew received his Bachelor of Arts in Molecular, Cellular and Developmental Biology from the University of Colorado, Boulder and went on to work in and publish leading research in plant genetics. After 5 years working on plant biofuel projects with the National Renewable Energy Laboratories in the US, Matthew joined the software company, Genomica, which specialized in software for the study of human genetic association. His work in the life sciences led to his continuing interest in Bioinformatics. Matthew then switched his energies to learning how to design and architect X86 clustered systems for use in this area of research. After joining IBM, his work with life science companies continued and soon propelled Matthew onto the North America Advanced Technical Support team where he broadened his scope of HPC designs into other sectors such as Oil and Gas, Digital Media, Weather/Atmospheric Sciences and General Research. As the market for Intel-based clusters continued to expand, Matthew progressed to the role of Architect in the System x Product Marketing team at IBM. The role was designed to bring real world experience into the design process to ensure the product would continue to lead in computing innovation. Matthew was the first System x engineer to inject requirements for OpenStack and cloud into the dense hardware portfolio. In his current role as Director of HPC at Lenovo, he has continued to promote and drive innovation in this field as well as to continue with his roles as an architect and as a mentor to the wider Lenovo community.

Click here to view the slideshow from Matthew T. Ziegler's presentation at the 2016 BEAR Cloud Launch.
Click here to view a video of Matthew T. Ziegler's presentation at the 2016 BEAR Cloud Launch.