Earle Philhower
About Earle Philhower
Earle Philhower is a Senior Staff Product Manager at KIOXIA America, Inc., with extensive experience in technical marketing and product management. He holds advanced degrees in Electrical Engineering and Business Administration, and has a background in optimizing low-level assembly routines and cloud infrastructure.
Work at Kioxia
Earle Philhower has been employed at KIOXIA America, Inc. as a Senior Staff Product Manager since 2020. His role involves overseeing product management activities and ensuring alignment with customer needs and future value propositions. He is based in Irvine, California, where he has contributed to the company's product strategies and development initiatives.
Previous Experience at HGST
Prior to his current position, Earle Philhower worked at HGST, a Western Digital company, as a Senior Technical Marketing Manager from 2013 to 2019. During his six years in the Orange County, California area, he focused on technical marketing strategies and product positioning, enhancing the company's market presence.
Technical Expertise and Projects
Philhower has extensive experience in hand-optimizing low-level assembly routines to minimize hardware latencies. He has also merged drivers in OpenStack for a distributed server-SAN product and in iRODS for a highly threaded active archive object store. His technical skills extend to building and maintaining private clouds and source control systems to support process automation.
Education and Expertise
Earle Philhower holds a Master of Science in Electrical Engineering (MSEE) from the University of California, Irvine, where he studied Computer Engineering. He also earned a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from INSEAD, focusing on Entrepreneurship. Additionally, he completed a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering (BSEE) at Drexel University.
Presentations and Industry Engagement
Philhower has showcased his expertise in technical marketing by presenting at webinars and trade shows in both the United States and Europe. His participation in these events highlights his commitment to sharing knowledge and engaging with industry professionals.