Ray AlmgrenVice President of Developer and Academic Relations
During his 21 years at NI, Almgren has held positions in marketing, R&D, and applications engineering. His most recent roles include vice president of product strategy, director of R&D for the measurements product group, and director of software marketing. As director of software marketing, Almgren helped guide the NI LabVIEW product family to its industry-leading position in measurement and automation. He also helped establish NIWeek, the company's worldwide conference on graphical system design. Throughout his career at NI, Almgren has devoted significant effort to enhancing science and engineering education and inspiring students to pursue technical careers. He pioneered many of the company's academic and university relations programs, including adaptation of LabVIEW as the software that powers the LEGO® MINDSTORMS® NXT robotics invention system. Almgren currently is a member and former chair of the Texas Engineering and Technical Consortium and chairs the National Experimental Physic and Industrial Control System (EPICS) Program Advisory Council at Purdue University. He also serves on the University of Texas (UT) College of Natural Sciences Advisory Board; the School of Engineering Executive Board at Southern Methodist University; the Advisory Committee for the Tufts University Center for Engineering Education and Outreach; and the External Advisory Committee for the Department of Electrical and Computing Engineering at UT Austin. In 2004, Almgren was named an Outstanding Young Engineering Graduate of UT, an honor bestowed upon individuals age 40 and under for distinguished contributions in the realms of professional accomplishment, community service, and service to the UT school of engineering. In 2005, he was a recipient of the Outstanding Young Texas Ex Award presented by the Texas Exes, the UT alumni association. Almgren serves as vice president and sits on the board of directors for the National Instruments Foundation, a private foundation focused on science and engineering education and research. Almgren graduated from UT Austin in 1987 with a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering. He and his wife, Lisa, reside in Austin, Texas, with their three daughters, Sarah, Melissa, and Rebecca. |
As vice president of developer and academic relations at National Instruments, Ray Almgren leads third-party developer relations for NI along with the company's worldwide academic relations program.