About Me
A little bit about me, Casey West, a technologist focused on infrastructure, platforms, security, and community.
I’m currently a Lead Developer Advocate at Google Cloud, based in Pittsburgh, PA. In this role, I lead technical customer engagements focused on accelerating mission-critical implementations and improving the developer experience across Google Cloud products. With a career spanning over 25 years, I’ve developed deep expertise in internet infrastructure, application platforms, information security, and enterprise collaboration. My extensive background has shaped me into what I sometimes describe as a “paranoid, UX-oriented, problem-solving Internet plumber”.
I specialize in crafting highly available, maintainable, and scalable solutions with a strong emphasis on the developer, community, and user experience. Throughout my career, I’ve focused on empowering teams to achieve outstanding results, often under challenging conditions, by fostering cultures and implementing tools that enhance happiness and productivity. My professional journey includes significant roles such as Principal Technologist for Cloud Foundry at Pivotal, UI Architect & DevOps Architect at WhiteHat Security, and various leadership positions at companies like Socialtext Inc. and pair Networks. I even founded Pittsburgh Perl Mongers back in 2002.
A notable aspect of my history is my early contributions to the open-source world, specifically Perl contributions that are still present on macOS systems today. I remain actively engaged in the tech community as an international speaker and writer. My topics frequently cover open source communities and culture, modern architecture, DevOps practices, automation, continuous delivery, and platform engineering. I’ve shared my insights at numerous conferences, including KubeCon, OSCON, ApacheCon, and QCon, advising large companies on modern development and delivery practices.
Beyond my professional life, I live in Pittsburgh with my wife and our four children.
For a detailed look at my extensive professional background and specific projects, my resume is available here. You can often find me sharing insights on cloud technologies, DevOps, and technical leadership online or at industry events.