Meet Simon Tobin, an experienced engineering program manager with over 12 years of expertise in data center deployment and software automation. Simon has worked with small and large companies, contributing to the development of user-facing tools and automation, infrastructure services, software project management, and product lifecycle management. He has also managed cross-functional projects, systems integration, and change management.

Simon has a strong passion for building scalable solutions that focus on automation and user experience. He is a collaborative team player who enjoys working with engineers, product managers, and customers. Simon has worked on several notable projects, including supporting the building of Facebook's second Open Compute data center and managing the design, build, test, and ship of various automation tools in support of a massively scaling infrastructure.

Simon has specialized skills in program management, product management, data center operations, networking, hardware and OS repair, and process engineering. He is also experienced in Open Compute (OCP), open-source software, and business process improvement.

Simon studied at Northern Virginia Community College and has held several positions in renowned companies like Facebook, Uber, Comscore Inc., and Yahoo. Currently, he serves as a Senior Technical Program Manager-Metal at Uber. He was formerly an Operations Program Manager-Infra Tools and Data Center Lead-Open Compute at Facebook and a Data Center Engineer and Data Center-Site Operations at Comscore Inc. and Yahoo, respectively. Simon's outstanding expertise and experience make him a valuable addition to any organization looking to optimize their data center deployment and software automation projects.