Dirk Hohndel has been an active developer and contributor in the Linux space since its earliest days. Among other roles, he worked as chief technology officer of SuSE and as vice president of The XFree86 Project, Inc. Prior to his position at SuSE, Dirk was Unix architect at Deutsche Bank; before that, he was a senior software engineer for AIB Software Corporation and PLATINUM technology. Dirk joined Intel in 2001. He works in the Software and Solutions Group and focuses on the technology direction of Intel's Open Source Technology Center. He is active in many open source organizations, various program committees and advisory boards. Dirk holds a diploma in Mathematics and Computer Science from the University of Würzburg, Germany. He lives in Portland, OR.