Leon is a veteran technologist with over two decades of expertise focused on developing, architecting, and operating complex systems in support of organizational growth. Over the years, he’s had a somewhat unique opportunity to design and build systems that run some of the most visited websites in the world. He is also a published author and an industry-renowned public speaker, writing and presenting on topics of industry trends and best practices, sharing his experience related to designing and operating technology-first organizations at scale. He’s considered a professional naysayer by peers and has the opinion that nothing really works until it works for at least a million people.