Author: Mike Flouton

Mike Flouton is Chief Marketing Officer at Crash Override. For nearly three decades he has worked on both sides of the software business, building products and taking them to market. That background shapes how Crash Override brings Software Observability for the AI era to engineering and security teams. Mike began his career as an engineer and has moved between product management and marketing ever since, almost entirely in DevOps and cybersecurity. At GitLab he was VP of Products for Core DevOps and the company's SaaS portfolio. Before GitLab he led product for Barracuda Networks' email security business and ran marketing at DataVisor. Earlier, he joined SilverSky as part of a turnaround team, rebuilding marketing from the ground up ahead of the company's $270 million acquisition by BAE Systems, and went on to lead worldwide product marketing for BAE's commercial business. His early career included product and marketing roles at OpenPages, later acquired by IBM, and Verdasys. Over his career he has been part of more than $5.2 billion in exits. Mike holds a Bachelor of Science from Cornell University and lives in the Boston area. He is also a retired semi-pro poker player.