Chad Bolk

Chad Bolk is a seasoned IT professional with extensive experience in cloud infrastructure and systems engineering. Currently serving as a Principal Cloud Infrastructure Engineer at Ping Identity since April 2019, Chad has previously held roles such as Sr. Cloud Infrastructure Engineer at the same company and Sr. Systems Engineer at Faction, Inc. Prior to that, positions included Linux Build Engineer at Charter Communications and Sr. Linux Engineer at Hitachi Data Systems, where responsibilities included supporting a converged private cloud infrastructure. Chad's earlier career involved significant roles at Whiting Petroleum Corporation, GHX, Xcel Energy, and MediaNews Group, focusing on systems and network administration. Chad holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Geology from the University at Albany.