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.
[edit] IBM
Chuck completed a long and significant career at IBM during which he held key senior management positions in the Networking business area, 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.
[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] The Founding of the 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. The NPF is the standards body dedicated to creating a standards-oriented marketplace around the emerging technology of Network Processing. 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. 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.
Chuck holds a Bachelor of Electrical Engineering degree from the Georgia Institute of Technology and is a Senior Member of the IEEE.
He is a resident of North Carolina. Chuck was recently diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease.
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Chairman, Network Processing Forum 2000–2001 |
Succeeded by: Misha Nossik |
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Vice Chairman, Network Processing Forum 2002– 2005 |
Succeeded by: Harmeet Bhugra |
| Preceded by: Misha Nossik |
Chairman, Network Processing Forum 2005–Present |
Succeeded by: Current |
