Mike Burkhart

About Mike Burkhart

I am a seasoned IT Solutions professional with 20+ years of business leadership and consulting experience in the technology sector. Recognized for demonstrating a natural aptitude for strategic planning, as well as for high-value design and solutions architecture, I have a verifiable history of contributing directly to company growth and expansion throughout my career. Professional focal points include complex data centers, cloud architectures, disaster recovery, public speaking, customer education, and client relations. Delivering superior administration on the latter areas of expertise requires utilization of effective communication and organizational skills, as well as business acumen, staff and client education, project management and resource management to support efficiency and maximum returns. Colleagues describe me as a progressive, driven, down-to-earth, strategic and architectural expert who can be relied on to offer superior solutions that deliver profitable results on time and under budget.

Experience

1. Technical Product Manager - Ibm Storage Ceph

   IBM

   Aug 2023 — Present

   As a Tech Product Manager, I enjoy collaborating with a wealth of people - customers, developers, architects, engineers, and more, to deliver the best product possible. Currently shepherding IBM Ceph\'s development of NVMe over TCP Gateway, VMware vSphere integration and VSLR, and Ceph Data Migration patterns for block storage. Ask me why Ceph is the right storage platform for you!

Education

• Western Governors University

  BS, Information Technology - Security Emphasis

  2008 — 2010

• St. Xavier Highschool

  College Preparatory / Highschool Diploma, Foreign Languages and Community Service

  1995 — 1999