Summary
Marc Swanson is a seasoned technology executive and product line leader with 30+ years of experience building and transforming high-performance engineering organizations across storage, defense, and enterprise software. He combines deep technical expertise in storage systems, networking, CI/CD and Kubernetes with proven operational leadership—reviving legacy products, shortening release cycles, and launching cloud-native scale-out NAS offerings. Marc has led global teams of 50+ engineers and driven agile/DevOps adoptions (SAFe, GitLab CI) to deliver mission-critical and commercial products while reducing customer escalations and cutting costs. He is comfortable at the intersection of systems architecture and business strategy, collaborating closely with sales, product, and operations to align technology with customer needs. Less obvious is his track record of applying military-grade systems engineering and product-line thinking to commercial storage problems, yielding disciplined roadmaps and measurable outcomes. Based in Minneapolis, he excels at recruiting and developing senior engineering talent to sustain long-term product innovation.
8 years of coding experience
27 years of employment as a software developer
Bachelor of Science - BS Electrical Engineering, Bachelor of Science - BS Electrical Engineering at St. Cloud State University