Bryan Smith joined Rocket Software in 2011 and manages all aspects of Rocket's R&D organization and operations. Bryan has over 25 years of experience in software development.
Prior to joining Rocket, Bryan was an IBM Distinguished Engineer in the Information Management division of the IBM Software Group, where he held various engineering, management, and customer-facing roles. He served as a division technical intellectual property lead, represented IBM on the Transaction Processing Council (TPC benchmarks), published numerous articles in information management publications, and was appointed an Association for Computing Machinery Distinguished Engineer in 2009.
Bryan has thirteen granted patents on software and holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Computer Science with a minor in Mathematics from the California State University, at Pomona and Chico.
The opinions expressed in this blog are those of Bryan F. Smith and do not necessarily represent those of IDG Communications, Inc., its parent, subsidiary or affiliated companies.
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