BRAD HOPPER
SPOTFIRE
BRAD HOPPER
TITLE : VP OF VERTICAL MARKETS , CLOUD SOFTWARE GROUP
INDUSTRY : SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT
LOCATION : UNITED STATES
Brad Hopper has spent his career at the forefront of data analytics in manufacturing and energy .
With a background in engineering and a passion for problem-solving , he has helped shape Spotfire ’ s visual analytics technology into a powerful tool for industries ranging from semiconductors to oil and gas .
Brad has a background in manufacturing , including degrees from UC Berkeley , and worked at AMD as a process and yield engineer . Both gave him unique insights into the potential applications of Spotfire ’ s technology .
His journey with Spotfire began in the early days of the company .
“ I joined just a few years after the company started . I was employee number 65 ,” he recalls . “ The moment I saw Spotfire , I said , ‘ this is something that really needs to be in the semiconductor business ’,” Brad explains .
“ Those industries are very underserved from a data analytics perspective . They have these superadvanced , super high-powered and very complex vertical applications . Each of those industries has different ones , and they buy them for four , five million for the plant .”
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