Foundation Staff

George Tchaparian is a seasoned technology executive with more than 30 years of industry experience in all corporate levels and functions. George was the longstanding President and CEO of Edgecore Networks Corporation. Most recently, George was a corporate executive focusing on transformative next generation strategies for the Accton Group (Accton Technologies and Edgecore Networks Corporation), and previously a senior vice president of worldwide research & development (R&D). George was also the General Manager for Accton Group's Open Disaggregated Networking Business. George also held senior management positions at Hewlett–Packard Corporation (HP) for more than 25 years, and has served as the Co-Chair of Open Compute Project (OCP) Taiwan regional community for many years and a member of the Open Network Foundation (ONF) board of directors. In 2018, George was recognized as one of "The World's First Top 50 Edge Computing Influencers" (#EDGE50) and in 2019, one of "The World's Most Influential Data Economy Leaders" (#POWER200). 

Raúl Álvarez is a data center expert and sustainability advocate. He has extensive experience in data center operations and design, especially in high-performance computing and edge computing. He is passionate about bridging the gap between technical and business aspects, and helping the European region achieve its sustainability goals through innovative data center solutions. He is also an active member of the Open Compute community, where he leads a workstream on immersion cooling challenges. He is well aware of the challenges and opportunities of adopting open technologies in the European market, and strives to foster collaboration and innovation to overcome them. He believes in the power of community and technology to make a positive impact on the world. Because of that, he was recently appointed to lead the Open Compute Project EMEA Regional Community.

As a professional, Rob started his career in the aviation industry as a specialist in updating electrical and mechanical aircraft gauges to silicon-based avionics systems. His hands-on experience and technical writing provided a solid foundation in electronic and mechanical systems. Soon after, his focus shifted to electrical infrastructure systems for mission critical facilities. Though Coyle had a passionate hobby in computers in his youth, it was in this role where his passion for Data Centers was really found. For the last 10+ years Coyle has worked exclusively in the data center industry, from edge to hyperscale, in various scopes as a project engineer, sales representative, director and business development manager.

Rob comes prepared with significant experience as a volunteer within the OCP Community, first joining the Foundation as an individual member in 2018. After his employer, PCX Corp. joined as a corporate member, Coyle was elected to co-lead the OCP Modular Data Center (MDC) subproject, and helped usher the first OCP MDC Design contribution and associated product to the OCP Marketplace. Coyle then took a role as Data Center Facilities Project Co-Lead supporting newly-formed Operational Technology & Security (OTS) and Advanced Cooling Facilities (ACF) sub-projects. After joining Distech Controls, Coyle found alignment in his most recent role as OCP-Ready program co-lead. In 2021 Rob Coyle was presented the OCP Leadership Award in recognition of his support and dedication of the OCP Community. Coyle's most recent focus has been on the launch of Sustainability as the 5th Tennant and supporting the launch of the sustainability teams.

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James joined the OCP Foundation staff in 2024 as VP Market Intelligence and Innovation, working with technology leaders in the community and augmenting the foundation’s marketing. His contributions to the OCP proceed from over two decades of experience in technology research, engineering, product management and marketing.

Russ Wunderlich is an accomplished Electrical Engineer with 30+ years of experience delivering Multi-processor Servers, Workstations, and Laptops. Most recently, Russ was a Senior Principle Engineer at Intel corporation, leading the Platform Architecture Team in the Data Center and Artificial Intelligence Group. In his 27+ years at Intel, he worked on many generations of Intel® XEON® processors and platforms, starting with Deschutes and ending with Intel® XEON® 6 inclusive of Itanium (Merced). Prior to Intel, Russ spent the majority of a decade at Compaq Computer Inc. designing chipsets(MP servers & mobile) as well as Server platforms (SystemPro/SystemProXL/Proliant).