Juan Rodriguez
Juan Rodriguez has pioneered the development of advanced computer data storage technologies across four decades. After starting his career at IBM in Poughkeepsie, NY, Juan came to Boulder in 1966, and only 3 years later co-founded StorageTek in 1969. At StorageTek he served as Vice President of Engineering, Vice President and General Manager of Hard Disk Operations, and VP and GM of Optical Disk Operations.
In 1985, Rodriguez left StorageTek to co-found Exabyte, where he held the positions of chairman, president and CEO. In 1996, he co-founded Ecrix Corporation, serving as its chairman and CEO. Ecrix merged with Exabyte in 2001. Juan has also served on the Boards of Maxtor, Vixel and Iomega. He is currently on the Board of HiveLive, an Internet start-up and he is a connectivity partner at Appian Ventures.
From 1992 through 2003, Mr. Rodriguez was a professor in the College of Engineering and Applied Science at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and was instrumental in establishing and became the Co-executive director of the Deming Center. He is now a Professor Adjunct.
Mr. Rodriguez was elected a Fellow of the IEEE in 1990. He was awarded The CCNY Engineering School Alumni Group's Career Achievement Award in 2002 and the prestigious Townsend Harris Medal in 2003. He received a Bachelor in Electrical Engineering from the City College of New York and a Master in Electrical Engineering from New York University.
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