Rich Hankins

Rich Hankins is a Founding Engineer at Augment, where they apply their extensive experience in developing high-performance systems. They previously held significant roles as Director of Engineering at MemVerge and as a Software Engineer at Pure Storage. Rich's research background includes positions as a Research Scientist at Intel and a Principal Research Scientist at Nokia Research Center Palo Alto. Educated at the University of Michigan, Kettering University, and with a Ph.D. in Computer Science, Rich specializes in indexing, search, and systems performance across various platforms and technologies.