Bert Bee-Lindgren, an entrepreneur/CTO, is an expert in software architecture and development as well as network architectures, applications, protocols and management. Currently, Bert works for the Georgia Institute of Technology’s Office of Information Technology. Previously, Bert performed various software-development and network-engineering roles with Nortel Networks/Synoptics, Bank of America/NationsBank, GTRI and the Interop Network Operations Center. In 1995, he then became CTO of Net-hopper where he managed the technical growth of the company from an angel-funded high-tech startup to its $85M acquisition by and subsequent integration with Spirent Communications. It was during this time that he was also issued four patents and wrote several industry articles and white papers.

Bert earned his BS degrees in physics and computer science at Washington University as well as his MS degree in computer science from Georgia Tech. After dedicating entirely too much time and doctoral research towards enhancing the performance and modularity of the application-to-protocol interface within high-speed, parallel computers, Bert narrowly escaped from the Ivory Tower and began his career in the software and networking industries.