Ian Fountain, Director of Marketing
As the director of marketing for Industrial IoT at National Instruments, Ian Fountain is responsible for the company’s global business in monitoring and Industrial Internet of Things applications and is heavily involved in the strategic development of the associated products required to address customer’s needs.
Fountain joined NI in 2000 as an applications engineer. In 2001 he moved to southern Colorado and became district sales manager. In this position, he focused on evangelizing virtual instrumentation and developing key regional account relationships, including Lockheed Martin, Echostar and Atmel.
In 2004, as business development manager, Fountain took on development of NI’s Hardware-in-the-Loop strategy. As a result of the success NI increased the investment in this application and is now considered a key player in the market.
Fountain holds a bachelor of science degree in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Colorado.
Jeff Winter, Sr. Director Industry Strategy, Manufacturing
Jeff Winter is an Industry 4.0 thought leader, where he acts as an industry advisor helping U.S. manufacturers digitally transform their business at scale. With over 17 years of experience working for different industrial automation product and solution providers, Jeff
Mike Sellberg, Vice President
Mike Sellberg has over 25 years of experience in software development, product strategy, product marketing, and operations management. As Vertex VP and Chief of Staff, Mike manages product strategy, marketing, customer success, and solutions architect initiatives, ensuring an aligned vision
Steven Rutgers, VP Sales
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