J Michel Metz

J Michel Metz is currently an R&D Engineer for Advanced Storage at Cisco Systems, Inc, but has a broad and eclectic background of both academic, corporate, and industry experience. He is an award-winning public speaker, author, and contributor to industry trade publications. He has been active in industry standards, with membership on the Board of Directors for the Fibre Channel Industry Association (FCIA), Storage Networking Industry Association (SNIA), and the NVMe Promoter’s Board. J has been a fundamental contributor to technologies and solutions such as Cisco’s Unified Ports, Multihop and Dynamic FCoE, and solid state solutions

He received his Ph.D in Mass Communication Technology from the University of Georgia.