Brian Wilson : Council of Outstanding Early Career Engineers - 2008

Brian Wilson.
Award Year
2008
Graduation Year
1990
Department
Electrical Engineering and Computer Science
Award Category
Council of Outstanding Early Career Engineers
Biography

After obtaining two bachelor’s degrees at OSU, Brian Wilson attended Stanford University where he completed a master’s degree in computer science in 1991. He is an expert in Internet networking, collaborative software, and digital media. Prior to founding MailFrontier in 2001, he founded a software consulting firm, Codeblaze. Previously, Wilson served as chief architect at Kendara and also has held senior technical positions at Apple, SGI, Hewlett-Packard, Tivo, and Excite@Home.

Wilson is a published author in collaborative software and has filed several email-related patents. MailFrontier was sold to SonicWall in 2006 and Wilson subsequently took a six-month hiatus that included a 10,000-mile motorcycle trip across Canada and a ski trip to the Alps. In late 2007 he founded a new company called BackBlaze.

Degrees

  • BSCS 1989
  • BSEP 1990