Jason Rieger, 2013 Honoree
- Title
- Chief technology officer
- Employer
- FireHost
- Location
- Richardson, Texas
- A recent example of your leadership style:
- I conduct weekly one-on-one meetings with my direct reports, and as a rule I give them the first 15 minutes to discuss anything that's on their mind. I simply listen and relate. I have absolutely no agenda during that time. I use the last 15 minutes to give mostly constructive feedback that reinforces and always allows us to end on a great note.
- Quick ROI project:
- Transition from full-height blade servers to half-height blade servers. This change provides better compartmentalization, better performance at the server level and greater revenue.
- A recent innovative staff idea:
- Compartmentalization, deploying smaller computing and storage equipment and scaling out to achieve higher performance and lower risk.