Brad Hopper is a technology executive with over three decades of experience applying data analytics to solve manufacturing challenges. With a background in Materials Science Engineering from UC Berkeley, Brad's career has ranged from hands-on analytics practitioner in Process and Yield Engineering at AMD to Product Management and Executive roles at Spotfire, TIBCO, Quantrix and currently Cloud Software Group. At Spotfire, Brad led the development of the Manufacturing and Energy sectors, creating solutions for quality control, root cause analysis and operational effectiveness using visual analytics, machine learning and streaming data. In his current role leading global vertical markets at CSG, he focuses on data-driven approaches to tackle evolving challenges in modern manufacturing.