Richard Hickey

Richard Hickey is a seasoned professional in high-performance computing (HPC) and systems engineering, currently serving as a Senior System Engineer at Applied Digital since June 2023, where responsibilities include architecting and maintaining NVidia-based GPU superpods. Prior experience includes a role as an HPC Systems Engineer at Apple, focusing on large-scale simulation clusters, and a contract position at Taos Consulting supporting CAD/CAM system clusters. Richard's background also includes positions at Sandia National Laboratories, SAIC, and Cray, where contributions ranged from supporting big data systems to designing Linux clusters for the Department of the Navy. Richard holds educational credentials from Edmonds College and Inglemoor High.