Brian Freed
Chief Executive Officer at Illuminex AI- Claim this Profile
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Tim Fosvik
Brian Freed is one of the most interesting people I have ever worked with. Notice that I used ‘people/person’ instead of Executive, while Brian is an Executive he used his skill as a person to cut through layers of bureaucracy to get things done. As head of operations at SGI I was constantly impressed by Brian’s willingness to negotiate solutions to problems or potential problems with me and my team rather than make an edict that would likely fail and then turn and point fingers. Brian is a big thinker that conceptualizes ways of doing business and then has the ability to implement these plans. His Strategy of the SGI UV300 was straight forward but required adherence to the milestones. Those milestones were hit and the project tracked better than any I have seen at SGI. If you are looking for someone that can lead at all levels….customers all the way to manufacturing…… and to do so with a positive attitude and great sense of humor Mr. Freed is your man.
Ronald Blessing
It was my pleasure to work with Brian Freed our VP& GM for our HPDA (High Performance Data Analytics) team the past 2 years. Brian is wicked smart, possesses tremendous market knowledge, coupled with great strategic vision. Brian built this HPDA team, essentially a start-up inside SGI, and put us on the map in the enterprise computing space. Recently whether acknowledged via Gartner placing SGI in the
Tim Fosvik
Brian Freed is one of the most interesting people I have ever worked with. Notice that I used ‘people/person’ instead of Executive, while Brian is an Executive he used his skill as a person to cut through layers of bureaucracy to get things done. As head of operations at SGI I was constantly impressed by Brian’s willingness to negotiate solutions to problems or potential problems with me and my team rather than make an edict that would likely fail and then turn and point fingers. Brian is a big thinker that conceptualizes ways of doing business and then has the ability to implement these plans. His Strategy of the SGI UV300 was straight forward but required adherence to the milestones. Those milestones were hit and the project tracked better than any I have seen at SGI. If you are looking for someone that can lead at all levels….customers all the way to manufacturing…… and to do so with a positive attitude and great sense of humor Mr. Freed is your man.
Ronald Blessing
It was my pleasure to work with Brian Freed our VP& GM for our HPDA (High Performance Data Analytics) team the past 2 years. Brian is wicked smart, possesses tremendous market knowledge, coupled with great strategic vision. Brian built this HPDA team, essentially a start-up inside SGI, and put us on the map in the enterprise computing space. Recently whether acknowledged via Gartner placing SGI in the
Tim Fosvik
Brian Freed is one of the most interesting people I have ever worked with. Notice that I used ‘people/person’ instead of Executive, while Brian is an Executive he used his skill as a person to cut through layers of bureaucracy to get things done. As head of operations at SGI I was constantly impressed by Brian’s willingness to negotiate solutions to problems or potential problems with me and my team rather than make an edict that would likely fail and then turn and point fingers. Brian is a big thinker that conceptualizes ways of doing business and then has the ability to implement these plans. His Strategy of the SGI UV300 was straight forward but required adherence to the milestones. Those milestones were hit and the project tracked better than any I have seen at SGI. If you are looking for someone that can lead at all levels….customers all the way to manufacturing…… and to do so with a positive attitude and great sense of humor Mr. Freed is your man.
Ronald Blessing
It was my pleasure to work with Brian Freed our VP& GM for our HPDA (High Performance Data Analytics) team the past 2 years. Brian is wicked smart, possesses tremendous market knowledge, coupled with great strategic vision. Brian built this HPDA team, essentially a start-up inside SGI, and put us on the map in the enterprise computing space. Recently whether acknowledged via Gartner placing SGI in the
Tim Fosvik
Brian Freed is one of the most interesting people I have ever worked with. Notice that I used ‘people/person’ instead of Executive, while Brian is an Executive he used his skill as a person to cut through layers of bureaucracy to get things done. As head of operations at SGI I was constantly impressed by Brian’s willingness to negotiate solutions to problems or potential problems with me and my team rather than make an edict that would likely fail and then turn and point fingers. Brian is a big thinker that conceptualizes ways of doing business and then has the ability to implement these plans. His Strategy of the SGI UV300 was straight forward but required adherence to the milestones. Those milestones were hit and the project tracked better than any I have seen at SGI. If you are looking for someone that can lead at all levels….customers all the way to manufacturing…… and to do so with a positive attitude and great sense of humor Mr. Freed is your man.
Ronald Blessing
It was my pleasure to work with Brian Freed our VP& GM for our HPDA (High Performance Data Analytics) team the past 2 years. Brian is wicked smart, possesses tremendous market knowledge, coupled with great strategic vision. Brian built this HPDA team, essentially a start-up inside SGI, and put us on the map in the enterprise computing space. Recently whether acknowledged via Gartner placing SGI in the
Credentials
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Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA)
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Experience
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Illuminex AI
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Canada
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Executive Officer
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Nov 2023 - Present
I am beyond thrilled to join Illuminex AI as we accelerate the pace of Operational AI deployment to set new standards for safety and efficiency. I am beyond thrilled to join Illuminex AI as we accelerate the pace of Operational AI deployment to set new standards for safety and efficiency.
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Team Eagle Ltd.
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Canada
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Aviation & Aerospace
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1 - 100 Employee
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Chief Operating Officer, Technology
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Aug 2022 - Nov 2023
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Phizzle
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United States
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Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Vice President, Products
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Sep 2020 - Aug 2022
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COO & SVP Products
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Jan 2022 - Jul 2022
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TopNock
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United States
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Business Consulting and Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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CEO and Co-Founder
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Sep 2017 - Sep 2020
Delivered contract-based M&A, strategic, and operational review services to numerous companies in the HPC, Analytics and Database markets. Project scope ranged from specific product focus to the BU and corporate level. Assisted companies in the planning and execution of M&A projects. - Provided Strategic, Product and Financial analysis and assisted in due diligence and integration planning related to the successful acquisition of a private HPC systems manufacturer by a publicly… Show more Delivered contract-based M&A, strategic, and operational review services to numerous companies in the HPC, Analytics and Database markets. Project scope ranged from specific product focus to the BU and corporate level. Assisted companies in the planning and execution of M&A projects. - Provided Strategic, Product and Financial analysis and assisted in due diligence and integration planning related to the successful acquisition of a private HPC systems manufacturer by a publicly traded Company. - Engaged as a full time consultant by a leading publicly traded provider of HPC and Data Analytics solutions. Assisted in the development of strategic partnerships and new market opportunities for interconnect and analytics solutions. The consulting relationship ended upon the acquisition of the Company by a larger player in the space. - Strategic Advisor to a startup in the Key Value Database market. Show less Delivered contract-based M&A, strategic, and operational review services to numerous companies in the HPC, Analytics and Database markets. Project scope ranged from specific product focus to the BU and corporate level. Assisted companies in the planning and execution of M&A projects. - Provided Strategic, Product and Financial analysis and assisted in due diligence and integration planning related to the successful acquisition of a private HPC systems manufacturer by a publicly… Show more Delivered contract-based M&A, strategic, and operational review services to numerous companies in the HPC, Analytics and Database markets. Project scope ranged from specific product focus to the BU and corporate level. Assisted companies in the planning and execution of M&A projects. - Provided Strategic, Product and Financial analysis and assisted in due diligence and integration planning related to the successful acquisition of a private HPC systems manufacturer by a publicly traded Company. - Engaged as a full time consultant by a leading publicly traded provider of HPC and Data Analytics solutions. Assisted in the development of strategic partnerships and new market opportunities for interconnect and analytics solutions. The consulting relationship ended upon the acquisition of the Company by a larger player in the space. - Strategic Advisor to a startup in the Key Value Database market. Show less
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SGI
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United States
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Computer Hardware
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500 - 600 Employee
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Vice President and General Manager, HPDA Business Unit
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May 2013 - Dec 2016
Joined as VP of Strategy, promoted to VP and GM of the Data Analytics Business Unit. - Formed and lead High Performance Data Analytics (HPDA) business unit which focused primarily on the SAP HANA and Oracle In-Memory database opportunity. - Developed the BU strategy and business plan (financial, structural, routes to market) - P&L responsibility for the BU. - Led global team growing revenue from $0 to $50M annual run rate in ~18 months - Led the creation of multiple… Show more Joined as VP of Strategy, promoted to VP and GM of the Data Analytics Business Unit. - Formed and lead High Performance Data Analytics (HPDA) business unit which focused primarily on the SAP HANA and Oracle In-Memory database opportunity. - Developed the BU strategy and business plan (financial, structural, routes to market) - P&L responsibility for the BU. - Led global team growing revenue from $0 to $50M annual run rate in ~18 months - Led the creation of multiple strategic alliances including the OEM partnership with HPE which ultimately led to the acquisition of SGI by HPE. - Owned the entire product lifecycle from Product Management to the global delivery and professional support teams for the BU practice. - Developed and nurtured strategic GTM partnerships with Technology, Reseller and OEM partners including Dell, Cisco, HPE, NetApp, SAP, Oracle, Suse, and Intel. -Managed SGI’s rapidly growing global team of HANA solutions architects. -Managed the alliances team for HANA and related technologies. Show less Joined as VP of Strategy, promoted to VP and GM of the Data Analytics Business Unit. - Formed and lead High Performance Data Analytics (HPDA) business unit which focused primarily on the SAP HANA and Oracle In-Memory database opportunity. - Developed the BU strategy and business plan (financial, structural, routes to market) - P&L responsibility for the BU. - Led global team growing revenue from $0 to $50M annual run rate in ~18 months - Led the creation of multiple… Show more Joined as VP of Strategy, promoted to VP and GM of the Data Analytics Business Unit. - Formed and lead High Performance Data Analytics (HPDA) business unit which focused primarily on the SAP HANA and Oracle In-Memory database opportunity. - Developed the BU strategy and business plan (financial, structural, routes to market) - P&L responsibility for the BU. - Led global team growing revenue from $0 to $50M annual run rate in ~18 months - Led the creation of multiple strategic alliances including the OEM partnership with HPE which ultimately led to the acquisition of SGI by HPE. - Owned the entire product lifecycle from Product Management to the global delivery and professional support teams for the BU practice. - Developed and nurtured strategic GTM partnerships with Technology, Reseller and OEM partners including Dell, Cisco, HPE, NetApp, SAP, Oracle, Suse, and Intel. -Managed SGI’s rapidly growing global team of HANA solutions architects. -Managed the alliances team for HANA and related technologies. Show less
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Senior Vice President
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Oct 2010 - Apr 2013
Sell side analyst focused on Data Storage, Data Management and Data Security - Established coverage on 17 companies in the Information Infrastructure, Security, and HPC market segment. - Published financial models, earnings estimates, price targets and stock recommendations. - Frequent speaking engagements addressing a variety of audiences including investors, end users, VARs, and business development professionals. - Regular interaction with Executive management, thought… Show more Sell side analyst focused on Data Storage, Data Management and Data Security - Established coverage on 17 companies in the Information Infrastructure, Security, and HPC market segment. - Published financial models, earnings estimates, price targets and stock recommendations. - Frequent speaking engagements addressing a variety of audiences including investors, end users, VARs, and business development professionals. - Regular interaction with Executive management, thought leaders, industry analysts, and end customers as part of a due diligence process around assessing products, outlook, and competitive landscape for covered companies. Show less Sell side analyst focused on Data Storage, Data Management and Data Security - Established coverage on 17 companies in the Information Infrastructure, Security, and HPC market segment. - Published financial models, earnings estimates, price targets and stock recommendations. - Frequent speaking engagements addressing a variety of audiences including investors, end users, VARs, and business development professionals. - Regular interaction with Executive management, thought… Show more Sell side analyst focused on Data Storage, Data Management and Data Security - Established coverage on 17 companies in the Information Infrastructure, Security, and HPC market segment. - Published financial models, earnings estimates, price targets and stock recommendations. - Frequent speaking engagements addressing a variety of audiences including investors, end users, VARs, and business development professionals. - Regular interaction with Executive management, thought leaders, industry analysts, and end customers as part of a due diligence process around assessing products, outlook, and competitive landscape for covered companies. Show less
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Sr. Vice President, Equity Research
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May 2004 - Oct 2010
Sell-Side analyst focused on both Hardware and Software players in the Enterprise Storage Landscape. Sell-Side analyst focused on both Hardware and Software players in the Enterprise Storage Landscape.
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Senior Associate
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2001 - 2004
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Education
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1996 - 1999
Covenant College
Bachelor of Arts, Mathematics
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