Michael Bellhart

Michael Bellhart is a seasoned technology professional with over 15 years of experience, primarily at F5 since October 2008, where Michael currently serves as Senior Director of Architecture. Michael has held multiple roles at F5, including Director of Architecture and Product Development Manager, overseeing teams to develop and maintain proxy and WAF infrastructures for F5 Silverline Service. Earlier positions included Principal Software Engineer and New Technology Research Engineer, where Michael developed innovative solutions and frameworks for complex networking challenges. Prior to F5, Michael worked as a Test Engineer at Cisco Systems, contributing to testing and validating advanced network features on the Catalyst 4500 series switches. Michael holds a Master's degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a Bachelor's degree in Computer Engineering and Networking from the Indiana Institute of Technology.