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Howdy Pierce
Bio
Howdy Pierce's technical background is in multimedia systems, software engineering and operating systems. He is co-CEO and founder of Cardinal Peak, an engineering services firm that offers a fast, reliable way to bring embedded devices and applications to market.
Prior to that, he co-founded and served as CEO of Vantum Corporation, a venture-backed startup addressing the market for networked video for enterprise applications. Earlier, Pierce served in engineering management and engineering roles at DiviCom, Taligent, the Santa Cruz Operation, and Microsoft. He holds a B.S. in mathematics and writing from Carnegie Mellon University.
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