Keith Chapman
About Keith Chapman
Keith Chapman serves as the Senior Director of Engineering for Data Management Services and OSS at Dremio. With extensive experience in engineering and research, he has held various positions at notable companies including Bigstream, Microsoft, and IBM, and has been a long-time contributor to open source projects.
Work at Dremio
Keith Chapman serves as the Senior Director of Engineering for Data Management Services and Open Source Software (OSS) at Dremio. He has held this position since 2022 and has contributed to the company's engineering efforts in data management. His role involves overseeing engineering teams and ensuring the successful development and implementation of data management solutions.
Previous Experience at Bigstream
Keith Chapman has a significant history with Bigstream, where he held multiple roles. He began as a Product Engineer in 2016, transitioning to Lead Product Engineer in 2017, and then advancing to Director of Engineering in 2019. He served as Senior Director of Engineering from 2020 to 2022. His tenure at Bigstream encompassed various engineering responsibilities and leadership roles.
Education and Expertise
Keith Chapman earned his Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) and Master of Science (MSc) degrees in Computer Science from Purdue University, where he studied from 2009 to 2016. His academic background includes research assistant and teaching assistant roles during his time at Purdue. He also studied at the University of Moratuwa and Wesley College in Sri Lanka.
Contributions to Open Source Projects
Keith Chapman has been an active contributor to open source projects, particularly at WSO2 and The Apache Software Foundation, where he has been a Committer and PMC member since 2006. His contributions include the design and implementation of XJ, a Java dialect supporting Software Transactional Memory (STM) and Hardware Transactional Memory (HTM), as well as integrating WSDL 2.0 support into the Apache Axis 2 Web Services engine.
Internship Experience
Keith Chapman has gained valuable experience through internships at notable organizations. He worked as a Research Intern at Microsoft in 2012, IBM T.J. Watson Research Center in 2011, and IBM Research Austin in 2013. These internships provided him with practical experience in research and development within the technology sector.