Skyera names Andy Tomlin Chief Architect

Former Western Digital VP lends flash, SSD expertise to disruptive enterprise storage systems provider.

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Skyera Inc. has added 25-year storage veteran Andy Tomlin to its management team as Chief Architect. Tomlin will lead the design, development and execution of the future product roadmap for the company’s skyHawk series of enterprise solid-state storage systems.

In addition to his service within the general storage industry, Tomlin has spent more than 10 years specializing in flash with over 30 flash-related patents in various stages of application. An expert in SSD architecture, Tomlin has developed seven different flash management systems at Sandisk, SandForce and Western Digital.

Tomlin comes to Skyera from Western Digital where he served as Vice President of SSD Development responsible for all firmware, software and hardware architecture. Prior to Western Digital, Tomlin was Vice President of firmware and software at SandForce, delivering two generations of SF1000- and SF2000-based products. Previous experience includes roles at Sandisk, Quantum, Maxtor and IBM.

“Piece by piece, we have assembled one of the most remarkable executive teams ever seen in the storage industry with nearly 300 years of experience among us,” said Radoslav Danilak, CEO of Skyera. “The addition of Andy as our Chief Architect continues our mission of bringing the best and brightest together and validates the company’s position at the forefront of the enterprise storage industry. We look forward to leveraging Andy’s in-depth knowledge, years of expertise and vision to propel the advancement of skyHawk to new heights.”

Tomlin earned a Special Engineering Programme BEng from Brunel University in England.

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