Odie Killen

Odie Killen has extensive work experience in the technology industry, with a focus on server and storage engineering. Odie currently holds the position of VP of Server and Storage Engineering at Viking Enterprise Solutions, where they lead a multi-disciplined engineering team in the development of enterprise server and storage products. Their responsibilities include serving as the chief product and system architect, performing the duties of Chief Technical Officer (CTO), and leading the preparation of technical RFQ/RFI responses.

Prior to their current role, Killen served as the Director of Engineering at Western Digital, where they led a worldwide operations team responsible for enterprise server, storage, and cloud enclosures. Odie also provided technical guidance on multiple development projects and oversaw a level 3 support organization.

Killen has also held senior leadership positions at Seagate Technology as the Senior Director of Hardware Development, where they managed a worldwide team of engineers and launched multiple Enterprise, HCI, and cloud products. At Newisys, they were the Vice President of Storage Engineering and implemented a staff training and development program, along with providing technical product support.

Other notable roles in Killen's work experience include Director of System Architecture at Xyratex, Director of Engineering and Product Architecture at Celestica, Director of Architecture at Jabil, and Storage System Architect/Technical Program Lead at Newisys - Sanmina-SCI. In these positions, they displayed strong leadership skills and successfully delivered various server and storage platforms, as well as contributed to technical business development efforts.

Killen began their career as a Design Engineer at NAVSYS, where they provided engineering support for the Signal Generator used in the Federal FAA WAAS program, focusing on GPS and ground station augmentation and accuracy improvement.

Outside of their professional work, Killen also served as an Adjunct Instructor at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, where they taught the Microwave Measurements Laboratory and RF theory and practice to undergraduate students.

Odie Killen has a Master's of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the University of Colorado Colorado Springs. Prior to that, they also obtained a Bachelor's of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from the same institution. However, no specific start or end years were provided for either of these degrees.