Jin Bains Vice President, RF R&D As vice president of research and development of RF products at National Instruments, Jin Bains leads the continued advancement and growth of NI in the RF and microwave test and design industry. Bains joined NI in 2006 as director of RF hardware products, where he guided key technology acquisitions, led rigorous product development, and expanded the work of NI engineering centers of excellence. Prior to joining NI, Bains worked at Hewlett-Packard and Agilent Technologies in various roles, including R&D project management on RF and baseband test instruments. Bains holds a master’s degree in electrical engineering with an emphasis in communications systems from Stanford University and a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering with a focus in RF/microwave circuits from the University of California at Davis.