Chris Graf
Infrastructure Leader @ NS1 | Cloud Optimization, Process Improvement
- Role
- Senior Director, Infrastructure at Ns1, An Ibm Company
- Location
- Austin, TX, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Chris Graf
With over 25 years of experience as a technology operations and development professional, I am passionate about driving technology transformation and delivering value for business needs. I am currently the Senior Director of Infrastructure at NS1, an IBM company that optimizes the delivery of the world\'s most critical internet and enterprise applications.In this role, I lead the strategic operations for a network of 26 global colocation data centers, and a number of multi-cloud points of presence, providing the core infrastructure for a large-scale online platform. I also guide the deployment of systems engineering, software, security administration, and production operations and initiatives. I have a proven track record of managing exponential company growth, defining technology and infrastructure strategies, and implementing process improvements. I am also a certified PADI IDC Staff Instructor for scuba diving and an avid outdoor enthusiast.
Experience
Senior Director, Infrastructure
Jan 2022 — Present
NS1 optimizes the delivery of the world’s most critical internet and enterprise applications. Only NS1’s platform is built on a modern API-first architecture that acts on real-time data and grows more powerful in complex environments, transforming DNS, DHCP, and IP Address Management (IPAM) into an intelligent, efficient, and automated system. NS1’s technology drives dramatic gains in IT efficiency and application performance, reliability, and security for the largest global enterprises, including LinkedIn, Dropbox, Pitney Bowes, Bleacher Report and The Guardian. Investors in the company include Dell Technologies Capital, Cisco Investments, and GGV Capital. Visit to learn more.
Education
Texas State University
BA, Anthropology
1990 — 1994
Skills
- Web Operations
- Social Networking
- Casual Games
- Game Development
- Video Games
- Mobile Games
- Mmo
- Web Development
- Mmorpg
- Vendor Relationships
- Online Gaming
- Management
- Social Games
- Game Design
- Publishing
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