Keith Bright is the Development Program Director for the Linux Technology Center Advanced Linux Response Team for Pre-sales and Special bid support in the System and Technology Group. Keith has been instrumental in establishing Linux Technology Competency Centers in various regions of the world including, Brazil, Russia, Germany and India. In addition to Linux Competency centers Keith was and is responsible for establishing the world wide Linux Advanced Response Team (ALRT) whose responsibility it is to provide customized support to IBM account teams and customers. The ALRT team also works with account teams and customers to architect, design and implement customized solutions. ALRT serves as a technical resource to various teams and groups in IBM. They also drive proof of concepts, work closely with the Linux Community and are a point of contact for total end-to end IBM based solutions, from hardware to business partner applications. In addition to managing this group Keith works closely with world wide marketing and sales teams to solve a wide range of customer problems and to address issues and requirements. Keith has been with IBM over 30 years and lives in Austin with his wife Paula.
