Dr. Tom Bradicich

Dr. Bradicich and his team are leading the evolution of NI computing systems and instruments to address system-level needs, such as reliability, high availability, serviceability, and systems management (RASM), as well as future industry standards. Through collaborations with partners and customers, he is establishing end-to-end systems solutions for various big data (Big Analog Data) acquisition, processing, and visualization challenges. He is also creating and leading a variety of programs for employee development, management development, and technical vitality.

Bradicich joins NI from IBM, where he was the vice president for systems technology, an IBM Fellow, and an elected member of the IBM Academy of Technology. He also served as distinguished engineer and chief technology officer (CTO) for the IBM x86 server line, which he and his team were instrumental in conceiving and establishing requirements for. In addition, they developed the BladeCenter and PureSystem server, storage, and network systems. Earlier in his career, Bradicich managed chip development and PC product design, pioneering new technologies such as the first error correcting codes (ECCs), external cache, and dual bus architecture for a mainstream PC. He also led the first prototype design of the IBM notebook computer. Bradicich was a member of several teams that assessed acquisitions and served as a subject matter expert and technical adviser during the negotiation of the sale of IBM’s PC business to Lenovo.

He directed the Technology Development organization in the Office of the CTO of IBM’s Personal Computer Division and managed the strategic technology investment portfolio for the x86-based Desktop, Mobile, Workstation, Home PC, and Server lines. Bradicich and his team developed IBM’s System Migration Assistant (SMA) and codeveloped industry standards such as the IEEE 1394 specification. He also served as the alliance manager for IBM-Intel and cofounded/directed the IBM Personal Systems Institute, an organization to expedite the incorporation of leading technologies from IBM Research Labs into IBM’s product lines. While leading Multimedia and Video Solutions Development, he and his team developed video graphics products, including the VGA and XGA brands, and the PC/TV product. While head of Design Automation (DA) and Test, Bradicich and his team led the incorporation of proprietary chip and circuit board DA systems into industry-standard design systems.

Bradicich served in founding or executive sponsorship capacities for the PCI SIG (PCI-X, PCI Express), the PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group (PICMG), the HyperTransport Consortium, Intelligent Platform Management Interface (IPMI), Advanced Telecommunications Architecture (ATCA), Securities Technology Analysis Center (STAC), Ethernet Alliance, Systems Management Architecture for Server Hardware (SMASH), Remote Direct Memory Access Consortium (RDMA), Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) Net2Display, Blade.org, InfiniBand I/O Trade Association, and GreenGrid.org. He has extensive customer collaboration experience such as initiating joint projects on Linux-on-x86, virtualization, blade servers, virtual desktops/VDI, and cloud computing.

Bradicich is committed to mentoring technical talent, having created and sponsored mentoring programs for early tenure employees and inventor communities. He holds several US patents and served on the engineering adjunct faculty at Florida Atlantic University and North Carolina State University. Bradicich holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering from Florida Atlantic University and North Carolina State University, respectively, as well as his doctorate from the University of Florida.