Brian Meredith is the Chief Technology Officer and Director of Network Operations at Softcom Internet Communications, Inc., where he started 30 years ago answering phones to provide technical support to end users and through hard work and acumen achieved the position he holds today. Softcom is one of the pioneers of fixed wireless internet access in California, and Brian has helped guide the company to serving over 3,000 customers in the Central Valley. He brings his many years of eyeball network experience, hands-on BGP and peering infrastructure management, and extensive relationships with vendors across the industry to SFMIX.

Matt Peterson is a principal at Two P, an infrastructure consultancy based in San Francisco. Matt’s experience has run the gamut of building teams & technology to manage and automate networks, data centers, and systems for companies including Tucows/Ting Fiber, Cumulus Networks, Tumblr, and Square. He also founded SFMIX, the first non-profit Internet Exchange within San Francisco. His work has been presented at numerous industry events, including NANOG, RIPE, Velocity, BSDcon, Defcon, and CCC Camp.

-AJ (Anthony) Steller is the Director of Interconnection Strategy at H5 Data Centers, where he focuses on everything from network architecture to helping customers find the right connectivity solutions. With 15 years in the networking industry, AJ’s career is rooted in a mission to build a better-connected world. He spent 13 years at Charter Communications, rising through the ranks from the NOC to serving as a Transport and Capacity Engineer managing peering and transit strategy. A familiar face at NANOG and GPF, AJ is a dedicated advocate for the peering community. As an SFMIX Board Member, he combines his deep operational background with a “help-first” mentality to ensure the exchange remains a robust resource for all participants.