Darrell Carley

About Darrell Carley

Energetic and driven executive actively expanding into Artificial Intelligence strategy and applications with deep success across network strategy from concept-to-delivery lifecycle. Optimize planning, prioritization, execution, and resources through cross-functional integration of engineering functions, processes, network automation and KPIs. Accelerate growth and innovation by leveraging data-driven insights and agility methods. Drive lasting growth by direct large-scale, global, agile programs, 50+ engineers/developers/managers, and $60M budgets in complex, fast-paced, competitive, scenarios.Comprehensive accomplishments leading global network architecture, design, deployment, integration, and maintenance of infrastructure, cybersecurity, and performance in public and private clouds, point-of-presence, data centers, enterprise and retail. Implement impactful digital transformation by analyzing details to understand user needs, legacy system migration, and partner relationships. Advise CXO executives, partners, and clients with pioneering, fresh, thought-provoking viewpoints.

Experience

1. Director, Network Engineering & Software Development (Oci)

   Oracle

   May 2024 — Present · US

   Develop the network and software frameworks for our public & private cloud infrastructures by leading network engineering and software development for OCI’s access compute fabric enabling connectivity for all compute, storage, database, and GPU workloads within the global OCI data center footprint.• Design, automate and maintain systems to drive operational efficiency, scalability, and reliability for hyperscale, distributed network environments while minimizing tech-debt and toil.• Recruit, develop, evaluate, promote and retain 35+ high-performing global development managers and engineers.• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align our AI cloud strategy and capabilities to meet customer needs.• Leverage broad network and software experience in routers, switches, firewalls, load balancers, other technologies.Select Achievements • Delivered 5x scale for Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) by enabling rapid data center growth and expansions, including the design, testing, and rollout for public IP space in the Substrate to mitigate IPv4 exhaustion.• Built the management and front-end networks to support GPU clusters for the underway state-of-the-art AI-optimized 5GW data centers as part of Project Stargate, an AI infrastructure joint venture that will scale to $500 billion over next four years.• Led process improvement, network automation and turned around under-staffed engineering teams by hiring and growing the team 3x from 12 to 35 in 1.5 years.• Enabled critical networking products (physical rack protection, overlay bridge, multi-tenant Mulitcloud) while partnering with MSFT, AWS, and Google to help contribute to 31% year-over-year growth for Cloud Database Services. • Produced proof of concept, chaos lab, and limited availability for next-generation OCI Dedicated Region25 allowing for the rapid deployment of full-stack OCI public cloud services starting with as little as 3 racks

Education

• University of West Georgia

  Bachelor's degree, Management Information Systems, General

• Georgia Institute of Technology

  People Leader Role in Developing Talent, Trust Begins with Me, SCTE