Chuck Sannipoli

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Chuck Sannipoli is a noted executive in the data networking industry, having served for more than 3 decades in many roles. He holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology[1] and is a Senior Member of the IEEE.[1] He is a resident of North Carolina.

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[edit] IBM

Chuck completed a long and significant career at IBM during which he held key senior management positions in the Networking business area,[1] spanning hardware and software research and development, as well as product and program management. He was involved in IBM's Rainier Network Processor development effort. He holds several patents and has patents pending in IBM’s portfolio based on network processing technology.[1]

[edit] IP Infusion

Chuck served as the Vice President and General Manager of the Network Processor Group at IP Infusion Inc. This is a firm which specializes in delivering software to the communications and networking marketplace.

[edit] Network Processing Forum

Chuck was instrumental in the creation of, and was the initial Chairman of the Network Processing Forum (NPF), a position he held until his departure from IBM.[2] The NPF is the standards body dedicated to creating a standards-oriented marketplace around the emerging technology of Network Processing.[3] He was reelected to the NPF Board of Directors in June of 2002 on behalf of IP Infusion and was elected to serve as Chairman again in 2005.[4] Chuck is a strong advocate of the use of network processing technology to provide solutions in the networking space. The NPF merged with the Optical Internetworking Forum (OIF) in June of 2006, and Chuck was elected to the OIF board of directors in October 2006.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b c d e OIF (2007-01-01). "OIF Officer Biographies". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-03-21.
  2. ^ IP Infusion (2002-03-05). "3/5/2002 Named Vice President of IP Infusion". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-03-21.
  3. ^ OIF (2007-04-06). "NPF to merge with OIF". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-03-21.
  4. ^ IP Infusion (2005-08-08). "Network Processing Forum Names Chuck Sannipoli Chairman of the Board". Press release. Retrieved on 2007-03-19.

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Preceded by
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2000–2001		 Succeeded by
Misha Nossik
Preceded by
None		 Vice Chairman, Network Processing Forum
2002– 2005		 Succeeded by
Harmeet Bhugra
Preceded by
Misha Nossik		 Chairman, Network Processing Forum
2005–Merger with OIF		 Succeeded by
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