Robert has been working in the networking industry since 1994. Prior to joining Vyatta he was the CTO at InfiniRoute Networks providing optimized long haul VoIP transit to international long distance providers. InfiniRoute was the genesis of a merger with his previous company, Proficient Networks, where he was a co-founder and held the role of Chief Scientist designing Internet route optimization technology. Before joining Proficient Robert held Senior Network Engineering roles at Telegis and Digital Island.