In addition to his work with infrastructure and network architecture, Shawn is the product owner of the Falco and OpenFabric projects at LinkedIn, and is a board member on the OpenSwitch project steering committee. Shawn's role at LinkedIn is to economically grow and scale data center, backbone, IP, and optical networks with correct architecture, long-term strategy, and clear roadmaps in place. He played a major role in the design and deployment of LinkedIn’s backbone and four recent global data centers, including LinkedIn’s Oregon data center, and is the lead architect of project Altair. Shawn holds multiple patents, has published several papers, frequently speaks at international conferences, and is a board member and advisor to tech startups in San Francisco, California.