Kevin Schultz

As vice president of R&D for data acquisition and distributed I/O, Kevin Schultz oversees the development of products for the continued leadership and success of National Instruments in data acquisition and for further penetrating key growth areas such as industrial control and embedded design. In addition, Schultz directs NI’s global manufacturing engineering team as the company expands its worldwide manufacturing presence.

Since assuming management of core DAQ and distributed I/O products, Schultz has been instrumental in the success of a variety of products. He has been involved with the development of low-cost DAQ products, the introduction of multiple product lines including X Series and M Series, the architecture of the NI CompactRIO system, the launch of NI CompactDAQ, and the release of wireless DAQ devices. He has also helped drive the development of academic hardware such as the National Instruments Educational Laboratory Virtual Instrumentation Suite (NI ELVIS) and NI myDAQ products.

Schultz joined NI in 1991 as a design engineer working on the VXI product line. Following his initial design accomplishments, he held numerous management positions including leading the company’s initial foray into imaging hardware as the founder of the imaging business team. He also managed the development of the first PXI controllers and chassis.

Additionally, Schultz has overseen the acquisition and integration of two subsidiaries and regularly works with a broad range of suppliers to provide technology direction. Schultz is also the inventor or co-inventor of 25 patents in areas such as imaging, bus interfacing, and graphical software for algorithms.

Schultz holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in electrical engineering from St. Cloud State University and Texas A&M University, respectively. In addition, he is a member of the Dwight Look College of Engineering Advisory Council at Texas A&M University and an active supporter of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.