Brian Bockelman received the PhD degree in mathematics and computer science from the University of Nebraska Lincoln, in 2008. He is currently an investigator with the Morgridge Institute for Research. His research interests are in storage management and distributed highthroughput computing (DHTC). For more than a decade, he has worked with the OSG Consortium to deliver DHTC services to advance science. He currently serves as the OSG Technology Area coordinator, leading the evolution of the technologies used by the OSG.