Bob Quillin

Bob Quillin is co-founder & CEO of ControlTheory, an Austin-based AI-first observability startup developing practical AI for SREs. ControlTheory are the creators of the popular open source TUI Gonzo, a real-time logging and AI analysis tool.

As an early AI pioneer, Bob developed AI solutions for satellite and network telemetry analysis for NASA, Stanford Telecommunications, and Network Equipment Technologies (NET). Previous to ControlTheory, he was co-founder, CEO of StackEngine which was acquired by Oracle Cloud to develop their Kubernetes and cloud native services. As Vice President of Developer Relations at Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), he led CNCF engagement and sponsorship, OCI developer relations, advocacy, engagement, and lighthouse adoption. Bob has focused his career on applying automation to simplify complex cloud, IT, and developer challenges. Bob was CEO of Austin-based cloud monitoring SaaS startup CopperEgg (acquired by IDERA in 2013) and held executive and startup leadership roles at nLayers, EMC, and VMware.

He holds a BA in Mathematical Science from the Johns Hopkins University and an MS in Electrical Engineering from George Washington University.