Rob Awe is an experienced technology professional specializing in DevOps and cloud solutions, currently serving as Assistant Director of DevOps at Northwestern Mutual since September 2018, where previous titles included Lead DevOps Engineer and Azure Cloud Solutions Engineer. Prior to this role, Rob served as Azure Cloud Engineering Lead and Development Operations Lead at Red Arrow Labs from April 2015 to September 2018. Earlier experience includes positions at Reader's Digest Association as Director of Web Technologies and Software Engineer Lead, a Technical Architect role at HCL Technologies, and various web development positions at Reader's Digest and the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Rob holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, obtained in 2003.