Curriculum Vitae: Chris Woods (Michael Christopher Woods)

I am a cloud expert specializing in infrastructure architecture who works with Email: [email protected] researchers from industry and academia to bring to market bleeding edge Address: 826 Shadow Ridge Road, technologies. Most recently I’ve been focusing on Edge and at Huawei, Franklin Lakes, NJ, USA where I led Huawei Ireland’s European Research program. At I was selected as a European Young Leader, and at Microsoft I won European Engineering Awards. I hold 3 US Cell: +1 201 281 5793 patents on control and management systems for rack scale architecture and distributing control mechanics with cloud scaling functionality between racks. I have Nationality: British & Irish unique experience in developing and designing software across mobile networks, from (L2 EAD due 12/2017, USA) handset operating systems, through to public cloud systems and most recently orchestration platforms for Network Services in 5G. DoB: 11 November 1977

Employment History H2020 Research Lead | Huawei Ireland | Dublin, IRL | August 2015 – December 2017 /////////////////////////////////////////// Created Huawei Ireland's Pan European collaborative research program, part of H2020 (European Research). Introduced a structured approach to research and academic engagement that resulted in Huawei Ireland’s first collaborative research win. • Analysis and management of Cloud, 5G, IoT, Fog and Edge • Deciding research direction based on company needs, State research projects funded by EU of the Art, and market trend analysis • Extending an ETSI Mano implementation with Network • Specific research proposals in Cloud, Fog , IoT, Big Data, Service quality control checks in Pan-EU Research project SDN, VNF and Network Slicing domains • Supporting collaboration between ONAP, OMF and new • Proposed, Won and Managed 5GTANGO 5GPPP / EU starting work on aligning new standards on testing of NS by Orchestration research project ETSI • Assessing OpenWhisk for use as a platform Technologies: Unikernels, ++, Docker, OpenWhisk, FaaS, Linux, BSD, 5G, Network Slicing, Orchestration, Cloud, Fog, 5G, SDN / VFN Key skills: Stakeholder management, Strategic Technical Planning, Futorologist, Academic Engagement

Enterprise Researcher | Intel Labs Europe | Dublin, IRL | September 2011 – July 2015 /////////////////////////////////////////// Cloud Researcher, proposing and managing cloud research projects for Intel Labs Europe. Won ~ €1M in funding from EU for Cloud Research for Intel. • Led research and design of new network aware client / • Architecture lead OpenStack Cloud Application / cloud application fabric for EU research project FI-WARE Infrastructure adaptive EU research project, CloudWave • Designed and patented new ways for Intel’s rack scale • Researched and designed distributed compute framework architecture to manage and present cloud like interfaces covering Fog/Edge and Cloud • Worked with W3C on cloud standards proposals • Worked with Open Grid, OCCI Chairs on extended standards • European Young Leader: A small group of staff from • Guest lecturer and UCD and Mentored team of UCD multiple companies in EU picked for innovative thinking students on creation of a Fog/Edge framework Technologies: OpenStack, DevOPs, Linux, Docker, C++, JavaScript, node.js, Client / Server Communication, IoT, Cloud, Big Data Key skills: Stakeholder management, Strategic Technical Planning, Futorologist, Architecture, Academic Engagement

Mobile Architect | Critical Path | Dublin IRL | Dec 2010 - Sept 2011 (Head hunted by Intel for research role). ///////////////////// • Led client workshops and design sessions • Worked across mobile and cloud teams • Created new products for Sprint/Nextel in South America • Mentor to new hires on design patterns, microservices Technologies: REST, Java, Android, Linux, microservice, Cloud, Client / Server Communication Key skills: Stakeholder management, Strategic Technical Planning, Scrum, Agile, Architecture

Program Manager II | Microsoft | Dublin, IRL | June 2008 – December 2010 //////////////////////////////////////////////////// • Proposed, managed and led Window Live’s first ever open • Led Azure’s DNS team from specification to roll out of 1st source project global cloud supporting DNS infrastructure • Managed Mobile SDK for cloud rendering of web content • Managed enhanced metric collection system to provide • Led advertising SDK tools used across all Microsoft sites market analysis of mobile use world wide • Won European Engineering Award

continued on next page.... Curriculum Vitae: Chris Woods (Michael Christopher Woods) Employment History Continued... Program Manager II | Microsoft | Dublin, IRL | June 2008 – December 2010 (continued...) ////////////////////////////////////// • Led multiple projects concurrently reporting to 16 • Analysis, review and recommendations on Azure wide stakeholders monitoring, service management, design and reporting • Recognized expert in scrum and standup best practice tools • UX, SDK and API Design for internal Microsoft tools • Managed team of contractors, splitting costs strategically • Working with and developing teams first DevOps between projects experience Technologies: HTML, DNS, Azure, Cloud development and design, C++, C#, SQL, REST, microservice design, serverside development Key skills: Stakeholder management, Strategic Technical Planning, Scrum, Agile, Architecture

Mobile Client Architect | Cibenix Ltd | Dublin, IRL | March 2007 – June 2008 /////////////////////////////////////////////////// Turned around the companies technical direction, leading concept and teams in designing a new multi-platform architecture to replace the existing system. Produce concept in personal time before presented this to team members, then senior management. • In a technical sales role, won new global contract with • Managed development team Vodafone. • Represented the company at events including Mobile • Managed a multiple concurrent of projects World Congress Technologies: C++, REST, XML, , Embedded development, Linux Key skills: People Management, Team Management, Architecture, Strategic Technical Planning

An Early Career with Volatile Startups and SMEs The following roles where either contract positions or positions with volatile SMEs and startups, covering relocations from Northern Ireland to England then back to the Republic of Ireland. I’m happy to provide further information upon request.

• Consultant (Contractor) | Symbian Ltd | London, UK | June 2006 – March 2007 Technologies: Symbian, Linux, C++, Embedded development.

• Senior Software Developer | Cibenix Ltd | Dublin, IRL | November 2005 – June 2006 Technologies: Symbian, C++, Assembly, XML, JSON, REST, Embedded development

• Consultant (Contractor) | Intelligraphics Inc (WFH) | August 2004 – November 2005 Technologies: Symbian, C++, Assembly, Linux, WI-FI, 802.11

• Symbian Software Developer | EMCC Software Ltd (Manchester, UK) | August 2001 – August 2004 Technologies: Symbian, C++, Assembly, XML, JSON, REST, Embedded development,

• Software Developer | Arca Technologies | Belfast, N.Ireland | Jan 2001 – July 2001 Technologies: C++, Bluetooth, Windows

• Software Developer | Amacis Ltd | Belfast, N.Ireland | July 2000 – Jan 2001 Technologies: Java on OS/2, Windows and AIX

Education 2:1 BSc (Hons) Computer Science: The Queen’s University of Belfast September 1996 – July 2000

Personal Projects A self-confessed geek, in my spare time I enjoy exploring technology via a number of personal projects: • Released TextQuick on Ovi, Handango, others: Selected as • Released a Web Application, VocZie. This experience lead one of 50 launch applications for Symbian Horizon in 2009. giving presentations on MongoDB at MongoDB User Group • Released Headlines on Ovi - A Graphical RSS reader for and Google Developer Group Symbian (C++) • Represented the company at events including Mobile • Released WaggleMyMouse a Windows utility to find your World Congress mouse cursor (available on gumroad) • Ported Protothreads from the Contiki OS to Symbian and • http://better-emails.com Outlook plugin made it available online (C++)