[aperi-dev] Aperi Project lead

[Tom Guinane <guinane@xxxxxxxxxx>]

At the Aperi development meeting this
morning I announced that I have accepted another position in IBM and would
be leaving the Aperi project. I have  enjoyed working with the Aperi
team very much and will miss the community.  I appreciate all of you
who have supported me for the last two years in the project and last year
as Project Lead.  Regarding the Project Lead, we will need to fill
that position on the project.  I have discussed the situation with
our PMO, Bjorn Freeman Benson, and I have a proposal that I would like
to put forward to the community.  

I believe the Aperi Project Lead role
requires a person with strengths in two major areas – technical knowledge,
and project management.  A subject matter expert combined with organizational
skills is key to driving our plan and handling the legal aspects necessary
to keep the project and our offerings viable.  I know of someone who
has those skills, as well as a desire to see the Aperi project continue
to succeed.  

Al Heitman was one of the authors of
the IBM contribution to Aperi.  Al has spent the last 20 years in
the storage  software business, the majority of that time as a developer.
 He held various positions in software and firmware roles, his last
being the TPC Fabric team lead, prior to becoming a project manager 18
months ago.  Al holds several storage management patents and has been
involved in the legal side of IBM open source activities.  Given the
requirements for the Aperi Project Lead role, I believe Al is excellently
suited and would do a super job.  

My proposal is to nominate Al for the
Aperi Project Lead position.  I will put forward his name to the Aperi
committer community later today for a vote.  

Cheers,   Tom
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Tom Guinane     Aperi Project Lead     IBM ARC  
  408-927-2104     guinane@xxxxxxxxxx     http://www.eclipse.org/aperi/