Leigh Heyman
Director of Information Systems, Blue State Digital

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Leigh Heyman is the Director of Information Systems for Blue State Digital, where he leads the team that manages all aspects of the company’s server, network and database infrastructure.

For a time Leigh was Blue State Digital’s only system administrator, and he played an key role in building the hosting infrastructure behind MyBO Barack Obama’s online fundraising, outreach and social networking website during the 2008 presidential campaign. His expertise covers most aspects of UNIX system management. He has more than ten years of professional experience—ranging from technical support, database administration, infrastructure design and network security.

Prior to joining Blue State Digital, Leigh was a system administrator at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory. Outside of work Leigh is a former U.S. National Rowing Team membe Prior to joining Blue State Digital, Leigh was a system administrator at MIT’s Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory.