James Kimery, director of marketing for RF Communications and Software Defined Radio (SDR) initiatives at National Instruments, is responsible for the company’s communication system design and SDR strategies. He also manages NI’s advanced research RF/Communications Lead User program. Prior to joining NI, Kimery was the director of marketing for Silicon Laboratories’ wireless division, which later became a subsidiary of ST-Ericsson. He has authored over 26 technical papers and articles covering a variety of wireless and test-and-measurement topics.