About Graid Technology

Specialties: Software defined storage architecture design, large scale system design, cloud computing IaaS/PaaS system design

Areas of Expertise:

• Software architecture design
• Project management and outsourcing experience
• UML – software analysis and software design
• Software architecture design
• C/C++/Shell script programming
• Linux/Unix system programming
• Network socket programming
• Embedded Linux
• Linux kernel programming
• Linux kernel driver programming
• Linux kernel network stack(L2/L3)

Patent: In-Line Scanning of Network Data in an Asymmetric Routing Environment
US 7735139 · Issued May 17, 2006

Experience

• CEO,  Graid Technology (2019 – Present)
• Vice President, Silicon Motion Technology Corp. (2017 – 2019)
• CEO/CTO, Bigtera Limited (2014 – 2017)
• CEO, EZ Cloud Tech (2012 – 2014)
• Sr. Architect, Trend Micro (2008 – 2012)

David is a highly skilled software architect with more than 10 years of experience in SDS systems, and an official Linux NIC driver maintainer. Skilled in Storage Systems, Linux kernel, Massive parallel and high performance programming, and Network Engineering. Strong engineering professional with a Master’s degree focused in distributed systems from National Sun Yat-Sen University.

Website: https://cooldavid.org/me.html

Publication: CDPthread: A POSIX-Thread Based Distributed Computing Environment 

Patent: Method And Apparatus For Performing Pipeline-Based Accessing Management In A Storage Server 

Expanded Skillset:

• High Level Languages:
  • C
  • C++
  • CUDA
  • JAVA
  • Perl
  • PHP
  • MySQL
  • JavaScript
  • AJAX
• Assembly/Low Level Languages:
  • x86
  • ARM
  • MIPS
  • MMIX
  • NVIDIA PTX
  • LLVM
• Hardware Description Languages:
  • Verilog
• UNIX (User Application, Kernel, Driver) Programming
• UNIX System Management (FreeBSD, Gentoo Linux)
• Network Programming
• Network Management (Campus scale)
  • Router Management
    • CISCO 7609
    • Extreme Networks BlackDiamond 6800
    • Extreme Networks BlackDiamond 8810
    • Juniper M160
  • Switch Management: 3Com, HP, CISCO, Nortel, D-Link, Zyxel
  • Problem diagnosis
  • Performance testing/tuning
  • IPv6
• Electric Engineering
  • EDA Tools(gEDA schematic/PCB)
  • PCB Layout Design
  • PCB Making
  • Basic DC/DC and AC/DC Power Circuits
  • Soldering with Iron and Hot-Air-Tool
  • Soldering Small SMD Components

Top Skills:

• Kernel
• Distributed Systems
• C++

Experience:

• CTO, Graid Technology Inc. (May 2020 – Present)
• Software Architect, Bigtera (2012 – 2020)
• Staff Engineer, Trend Micro (2009 – 2012)
• Technical Manager, Accton (2003 – 2009)

Education:
National Taiwan University
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.), Computer Science · (1998 – 2003)

Tom is a highly successful seasoned sales professional with 38 years of sales, sales management, and executive management experience. Currently with Graid Technology, he is the Senior Vice President and General Manager, Americas and EMEA. Prior to joining GRAID, Tom served as the Senior Director of Sales for the East Region of Avnet Integrated where he led sales for both Commercial and Global Accounts. Before being recruited to Avnet, Tom led the selling effort in the East Region for Super Micro Computer, focused on Large Enterprise and the US Government as customers. Prior to Super Micro, Tom spent seven years as the Vice President of Global Sales and Marketing for UNICOM Engineering, a leading OEM Integrator and wholly owned subsidiary of UNICOM Global.

Prior to joining UNICOM, Tom was responsible for OEM Channel Sales worldwide for DataDirect Networks, a leading data storage provider. Before DataDirect Networks, Tom was with IBM where, as the North American Business Unit Executive, he led the sales effort for embedded storage sales through OEM partner channels. For 5 years prior, Tom led IBM’s server and storage solutions practice for the North American Digital Media market, achieving double digit revenue growth in each year. In 2006 Tom was awarded the prestigious “Gold President’s Volunteer Service Award” earning recognition from both IBM and President George W. Bush.

Before re-joining IBM in 2003, Tom served as Vice President of Sales for Framework Technologies, Senior Divisional Vice President at Computer Associates (CA), Regional Sales Director at Octel (later acquired by Lucent Technologies), Major Account Manager at IBM/ROLM and Branch Manager with Dictaphone Corporation. Tom has also served in numerous alumni advisory roles for both the University of Rhode Island and the Chi Phi Fraternity.