James Truchard
| Dr. James Truchard | |
|---|---|
Truchard at the 2014 Texas Book Festival.
|
|
| Born |
June 25, 1943 Austin County, Texas (USA) |
| Occupation | CEO, National Instruments |
| Spouse(s) | Marci Truchard |
| Children | Michael, John, Anthony, Aimee |
| Parent(s) | Joe Truchard and Lillie Schneider |
James Joseph Truchard (born June 25, 1943, in Austin County, Texas), PhD, is an American electrical engineer and a businessman who is the co-founder and current president and CEO of National Instruments, a company producing automated test equipment and virtual instrumentation software. Truchard is a member of the National Academy of Engineering and the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences.
Truchard was born June 25, 1943, in Austin County, Texas, the fourth of seven children born to Joe Truchard and Lillie Schneider. Truchard earned a B.S. and an M.S. in physics, and a Ph.D. in electrical engineering from the University of Texas at Austin. Following his graduation, Truchard worked as managing director of the acoustical measurements division at the U.T. Applied Research Laboratories.
After two years of working for U.T., Truchard realized that there was little room for promotion unless one of his coworkers retired. As he often remarks, he "didn't see a job I wanted [in Austin] - so I created one!" Working with colleagues Jeff Kodosky and Bill Nowlin, Truchard was part of a project conducting research for the U.S. Navy that allowed them to use early computer technology to collect and analyze data. Frustrated with the inefficient data collection methods they were using, the three decided to create a product that would enable their task to be done more easily. In 1976, working in the garage at Truchard's home, the three founded National Instruments and began designing an interface board.
...
Wikipedia