Tom Kincaid

Vice President Database Technology Product Development at EDB

Tom Kincaid has a diverse work experience spanning over several companies and roles. Tom has held various leadership positions such as Vice President Database Technology Product Development at EDB, where they supervised the development of database products and implemented a security hardened version of PostgreSQL. Tom also served as the Vice President CTO Operations, helping with the transition of 2ndQuadrant's clients to EDB's services and maintaining critical business relationships.

Prior to EDB, Tom was the General Manager North America at 2ndQuadrant, responsible for running the North American business and establishing partnerships with major Telecommunications and Financial services ISVs. Tom has also worked at Progress Software as VP Software Engineering, overseeing software development and product delivery, and introducing better customer relationships and more accurate delivery of customer needs.

Tom has extensive experience in the database industry, having served in leadership roles at EnterpriseDB as Vice President Products and Engineering, where they introduced Agile development methodologies and improved release processes. Tom also held the role of Vice President Global Services and Support, growing services revenue by 300% year over year.

In addition, Tom has worked at Oracle Corporation, where they managed the integration of Sun's Application Platform Products, and at Sun Microsystems as Executive Director Application Platforms, responsible for reviving Sun's Application Server Business. Tom also worked at Red Hat as Director, Quality Engineering, where they enhanced test processes and increased automated testing coverage.

Tom started their career at AGFA Corporation as a Project Lead / Senior Software Engineer and later worked at Object Design as a Senior Database Consultant.

Overall, Tom Kincaid has a strong background in software development, product management, customer relationships, and team leadership.

Tom Kincaid has a Bachelor of Science degree in Math Education from Boston University and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Computer Science from the same institution. Tom also holds a certification as an OKR Expert from an unspecified institution, obtained in 2021.

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  • Vice President Database Technology Product Development

    September, 2021 - present

  • Vice President CTO Operations

    September, 2020

  • Vice President Products And Engineering

    August, 2012

  • Vice President Global Services And Support

    July, 2010

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