Rob Barker

An experienced, hands-on solutions architect and product leader, they turn complex problems into simple, scalable solutions across cloud and AI. With 20+ years spanning product and platform development, API/SDK creation, and solutions architecture, they partner with customers pre- and post-sales to uncover requirements, shape strategy, and execute. They’ve led cross-functional teams to build business cases and value propositions, and collaborated with marketing on campaigns, AR/PR, blogs, and social—while presenting at major industry events and enabling global field teams. Highlights include launching Pure Storage’s cross-platform PowerShell SDK and developer community (tens of thousands of downloads), influencing $350M+ in sales through technical leadership, and authoring two Microsoft Press books. Currently focused on applying AI/ML to go-to-market and customer enablement, they recently completed the Post‑Graduate Program in AI/ML: Business Applications at UT Austin’s McCombs School of Business.