Cole Haynes

With a strong technical background in Open Source projects like Elastic, Cole Haynes has demonstrated expertise in platforms like Elasticsearch, Kibana, Beats, and Logstash.

During employment with VMware's Emerging Products Division, Cole emerged as a 'Thought Leader,' advancing to a senior position managing technical relationships with prominent clients such as Comcast, Telus, KDDI, LaPoste, and US Government Contractors.

Cole's accolades include maintaining site reliability, enhancing customer experiences, and developing internal tools for root cause analysis and platform diagnostics.

An expert in systems like Zimbra, Cole holds certifications as a Linux Administrator and has vast experience in deploying and customizing software packages, conducting vulnerability assessments, and leading enterprise-scale server deployments.

With a diverse educational background including a Bachelor's degree in Economics & Business Administration and a Master of Science in Management Information Systems and Services, Cole Haynes also holds certification in Real Estate.

Through roles at Elastic, Zimbra, VMware, and Colorado State University, Cole has honed skills in bug and feature reporting systems, automation, monitoring tools, scripting, and technical leadership.

Experienced in *nix server platforms, Cole's skill set includes Postfix, OpenLDAP, MySQL, MariDB, Amavis, SpamAssassin, Jetty, and Java integration.

A former SEO Analyst and Independent Business Owner, Cole Haynes has extensive experience in IT operations, software engineering, and technical leadership.