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John Gmuender has over 18 years of software and hardware engineering experience including 10 years of startup and corporate management. Mr. Gmuender came to SonicWALL with the acquisition of SecureCom Networks, the startup he founded and led as CEO and VP of Engineering, which delivered the company's secure communication appliance to market and booked first revenue in 9 months. Prior to SecureCom Networks, Mr. Gmuender led his engineering and networking consulting company, GUM, providing detailed engineering expertise on L1-L7 networking hardware and software, TCP/IP stack and driver optimization, and network security protocols to many companies including JMA/Network Translation, the developer of the PIX firewall prior to its acquisition by Cisco.
During his career, Mr. Gmuender has held management and engineering roles in the development of x86 and Sparc microprocessors at Cyrix and Fujitsu/HaL Computer Systems respectively, and began his career at IBM in the Communications Division. Mr. Gmuender has several patents and publications in both hardware and software, and graduated Summa Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from North Carolina State University. | 