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William Bain
CEO of ScaleOut Software
Bellevue, Washington
Overview
William Bain is the CEO of ScaleOut Software, Inc. with a background in founding and leading successful tech ventures, including Valence Research, Inc. and Valence Computing Corporation. He has a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Rice University and has held key roles at Microsoft Corporation and Intel Corporation.
Highlights of William Bain's career include founding and leading successful tech ventures, and his current role as CEO of ScaleOut Software, Inc., demonstrating his expertise in entrepreneurship and software engineering. He has a strong educational background with a Ph.D. in Computer Science from Rice University and has held significant roles at Microsoft Corporation and Intel Corporation.
Work Experience
CEO
2003 - Current
Company develops in-memory data grid software with integrated data-parallel computing to host and analyze fast-changing data within live systems, thereby providing "operational intelligence" for these systems.
ScaleOut Software provides scalable, memory-based storage solutions for ecommerce, back-office, financial and HPC applications.
member
2000
We are a group of 140+ active angel investors. Each year, we invest $10M+ into 20+ startups and provide mentorship to help them succeed.
Software Develpment Engineer, Program Manager
1998 - 2002
SDE in Wolfpack clustering; Program Manager for Network Load Balancing (acquired from Valence Research, Inc.)
Microsoft Advertising provides digital advertising solutions.
Founder & CEO
1997 - 1998
Acquired by Microsoft Corporation in August, 1998; product: "Convoy Cluster Software"
Founder & CEO
1992 - 1996
Developed high speed, low latency interconnect for server clusters.
Senior Staff Engineer
1981 - 1992
Software engineer in Supercomputing Systems Division
An ecosystem of software & hardware vendors, integrators and solution providers focused on adoption of NFV and SDN-based solutions.
Adjunct Professor
1987 - 1992
Taught courses in distributed computing and computer architecture.
Member of the Technical Staff
1978 - 1981
Member of computer systems research laboratory (135, Murray Hill)
Education
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