Summary
Peter Nealy is a seasoned engineering leader at Dell Technologies, driving architecture and delivery for Isilon's PowerScale Software Defined Storage and related storage appliances across a global, geo-distributed team of about 90 engineers. He orchestrates multi-cloud and on-premise deployment strategies, shaping the management and orchestration software that powers public cloud, private cloud, and data center environments, with a track record of delivering multiple large releases each year using a release cadence that scales to hundreds of engineers. Peter leads through career development for managers and teams, aligning quarterly goals with business objectives while managing budgets and vendor relationships to sustain high-velocity development. His background spans software, firmware, and hardware platforms, from early RAID storage firmware work to leadership of Isilon hardware platforms, demonstrating a rare blend of hands-on technical depth and strategic execution. A Minnesota native with a BS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Minnesota, he brings a grounded, collaborative leadership style to building great products and great teams. Based in Hopkins, Minnesota, Peter blends regional insight with global scope, traveling to customer sites to translate roadmap into tangible customer value.
9 years of coding experience
19 years of employment as a software developer
BS, Electrical Engineering, BS, Electrical Engineering at University of Minnesota