Kirk Benell

Kirk Benell has a strong background in technology and leadership roles. Most recently, they served as the Chief Technology Officer at SparkFun Electronics. Prior to that, they were the President, CTO, and Co-Founder of Torsion Analytics, a startup enterprise focused on developing tools for the scientific computing community. Kirk also worked as the Director of Commercial Software at Exelis - Geospatial Systems Division and as the Chief Technology Officer at Exelis - Visual Information Solutions. Earlier in their career, Benell was the Chief Product Architect at Research Systems, Inc. Throughout their various positions, they demonstrated a talent for defining and implementing technological strategy and leading engineering teams.

Kirk Benell holds a Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science & Physics from the University of Colorado Boulder. No specific start or end year of their education at the university is provided.