Kitt Farrar
About Kitt Farrar
Kitt Farrar is the Principal Business Development Manager, Transportation at NI (National Instruments) with extensive experience in ADAS and autonomous driving technologies.
Kitt Farrar's Current Role at NI
Kitt Farrar holds the position of Principal Business Development Manager, Transportation at NI (National Instruments) in Munich, Bavaria, Germany. Concurrently, he serves as ADAS/AD Test, Sr. Business Development Manager for Americas, and as Business Development Manager, RF & Communications in the Great Lakes Area. His roles involve collaborating with partners, testing advanced vehicle systems, and utilizing NI's ecosystem to enable innovations in the transportation sector.
Kitt Farrar's Early Career at NI
Kitt Farrar began his career at NI (National Instruments) in 1998 as an Application Engineer in Austin, TX. He then transitioned through various roles including Product Support Engineer for TestStand, Group Manager of Application Engineer Hardware Specialists, and R&D Hardware Group Manager for Dynamic Signal Analyzers & Simultaneous Series DAQ. From 2005 to 2011, he served as Field Engineer & District Sales Manager in the Cincinnati & Lexington Area. These positions provided him with a rich foundation of technical and managerial expertise.
Kitt Farrar's Education
Kitt Farrar completed his M.S. in Biomedical Engineering at The Ohio State University from 1995 to 1998. Prior to that, he earned a B.A. in Physics & Mathematics from Albion College, where he studied from 1986 to 1990. His robust academic background laid a strong groundwork for his extensive career in engineering and business development.
Experience with ADAS and Autonomous Driving Technologies
Kitt Farrar has significant expertise in developing and testing advanced driver-assistance systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving (AD) technologies. His work focuses on integrating and testing a mix of radar, camera, LiDAR, V2x, GNSS, and ECUs for vehicle systems. He collaborates closely with various partners and companies to push the boundaries of vehicle system testing using the comprehensive NI ecosystem.
Kitt Farrar’s Tenure at Peace Corps
Before embarking on his extensive career in engineering and business development, Kitt Farrar served as a Teacher for the Peace Corps from 1990 to 1992. This role allowed him to contribute to educational initiatives and gain valuable experience that would later complement his technical and managerial roles in his professional journey.