Skyla leads product management, development and support for the IBM Z Software team, focusing on delighting clients across our z/OS runtimes, databases and application and data modernization capabilities in the areas of integration, automation, DevOps, AIOps and applying AI to application modernization.  

Skyla has worked across distributed platforms, public cloud and IBM Z and leverages her diverse set of experiences to drive innovation across the IBM Z platform. Key focus areas include driving enterprise standardization, platform integration and enabling clients to get the most value out of their IBM Z platform, applications and data as part of a hybrid cloud strategy. 

She has over 20 years of experience in development and product management roles across public cloud, mobile, business analytics, data warehousing and NoSQL. Passionate about culture, she has led transformation journeys across multiple teams. Skyla is based in San Jose, CA and enjoys cooking, gardening, wine making and wine appreciation.