Kent Melville

Kent Melville is an experienced sales engineering professional currently serving as the Director of Sales Engineering at Inductive Automation since September 2016, with prior roles including Sales Engineering Manager, Sales Engineer, and Sales Engineering Analyst. Previously, Kent worked at HyperGen Inc. as a Software Developer, where responsibilities included implementing and maintaining PeopleSoft systems for major corporations and creating documentation and test plans. Roles at Mariner Media as a Web Development Team Lead and Web Designer/Developer involved overseeing web projects, mentoring teams, and optimizing websites for search engines. Early career experiences include positions at Backcountry.com, the California Secretary of State, and Intel Corporation, focusing on software development, UNIX administration, and automation processes. Kent holds a Bachelor of Arts in Computer Science from Southern Virginia University, earned between 2011 and 2014.