Kevin Schultz,
Vice President of R&D for Embedded Systems
As Vice President of R&D for Embedded Systems, Kevin
Schultz oversees the development of products for the
continued leadership and success of National Instruments in
the key growth areas of embedded design and industrial
control. He manages many R&D teams, including
CompactRIO, NI Single-Board RIO, C Series I/O, Vision,
Motion, R Series, Industrial Communications, and Global
Engineering Services.
Schultz joined NI in 1991 as a digital design engineer working on the VXI product line. Building
on his initial design accomplishments, he has held numerous management positions, including
leading the company’s initial foray into imaging hardware as the founder of the imaging
business and team. Schultz also directed the global manufacturing engineering team as
National Instruments expanded its worldwide manufacturing presence.
Prior to leading the Embedded Systems organization, Schultz was instrumental in the success
of a wide variety of products. He has been involved with the development of low-cost Data
Acquisition (DAQ) products, the introduction of multiple data acquisition product lines including
X Series and M Series, the development and architecture of the NI CompactRIO system, the
roll-out of NI CompactDAQ, and the release of wireless DAQ devices. He also managed the
development of the first PXI controllers and chassis. He helped drive the development of
academic hardware such as the National Instruments Educational Laboratory Virtual
Instrumentation Suite (NI ELVIS) and myDAQ products.
Additionally, Schultz has directed the acquisition and integration of two subsidiaries and
regularly works with a broad range of suppliers to help provide technology direction. Schultz is
the inventor or co-inventor of 25 patents in areas such as imaging, bus interfacing, and
graphical software for algorithms.
Schultz holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Electrical Engineering from St. Cloud State
University and Texas A&M University, respectively. In addition, he is a member of the Dwight
Look College of Engineering Advisory Council at Texas A&M University and an active supporter
of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.