Brian Valentine
Encyclopedia
H. Brian Valentine is the Senior Vice President, Ecommerce Platform at Amazon.com
. Previously he was a senior vice president
of the Windows Core Operating System Division (COSD) at Microsoft
where he was responsible for overseeing the development of core Windows
technologies such as networking and the kernel. He was also the executive primarily responsible for the development of Windows 2000
and Windows XP
, and he held the same role for the majority of Windows Vista
's development cycle.
On August 1, 2006, Microsoft announced that Valentine would leave his post as head of COSD (many in the press speculated that this was largely tied to the failures of Windows Vista management) and pursue other opportunities within the company after the release of Vista
, expected to happen in November 2006. Jon DeVaan
, senior vice president of Engineering Excellence, would join the Platform division and eventually replace Valentine. On September 1, 2006, this transition was accelerated when Valentine left Microsoft to take a position at Amazon.com
.
Valentine holds a B.S. in computer science
from Eastern Washington University
.
Amazon.com
Amazon.com, Inc. is a multinational electronic commerce company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the world's largest online retailer. Amazon has separate websites for the following countries: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Japan, and...
. Previously he was a senior vice president
Vice president
A vice president is an officer in government or business who is below a president in rank. The name comes from the Latin vice meaning 'in place of'. In some countries, the vice president is called the deputy president...
of the Windows Core Operating System Division (COSD) at Microsoft
Microsoft
Microsoft Corporation is an American public multinational corporation headquartered in Redmond, Washington, USA that develops, manufactures, licenses, and supports a wide range of products and services predominantly related to computing through its various product divisions...
where he was responsible for overseeing the development of core Windows
Microsoft Windows
Microsoft Windows is a series of operating systems produced by Microsoft.Microsoft introduced an operating environment named Windows on November 20, 1985 as an add-on to MS-DOS in response to the growing interest in graphical user interfaces . Microsoft Windows came to dominate the world's personal...
technologies such as networking and the kernel. He was also the executive primarily responsible for the development of Windows 2000
Windows 2000
Windows 2000 is a line of operating systems produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, business desktops, laptops, and servers. Windows 2000 was released to manufacturing on 15 December 1999 and launched to retail on 17 February 2000. It is the successor to Windows NT 4.0, and is the...
and Windows XP
Windows XP
Windows XP is an operating system produced by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops and media centers. First released to computer manufacturers on August 24, 2001, it is the second most popular version of Windows, based on installed user base...
, and he held the same role for the majority of Windows Vista
Windows Vista
Windows Vista is an operating system released in several variations developed by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, tablet PCs, and media center PCs...
's development cycle.
On August 1, 2006, Microsoft announced that Valentine would leave his post as head of COSD (many in the press speculated that this was largely tied to the failures of Windows Vista management) and pursue other opportunities within the company after the release of Vista
Windows Vista
Windows Vista is an operating system released in several variations developed by Microsoft for use on personal computers, including home and business desktops, laptops, tablet PCs, and media center PCs...
, expected to happen in November 2006. Jon DeVaan
Jon DeVaan
Jon DeVaan is currently the senior vice president for Windows Development at Microsoft.He started at Microsoft in 1984 working on application programs for the Macintosh and was an original programmer on Excel 1.0. DeVaan played an important role in defining the engineering practices of Microsoft...
, senior vice president of Engineering Excellence, would join the Platform division and eventually replace Valentine. On September 1, 2006, this transition was accelerated when Valentine left Microsoft to take a position at Amazon.com
Amazon.com
Amazon.com, Inc. is a multinational electronic commerce company headquartered in Seattle, Washington, United States. It is the world's largest online retailer. Amazon has separate websites for the following countries: United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Japan, and...
.
Valentine holds a B.S. in computer science
Computer science
Computer science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation and of practical techniques for their implementation and application in computer systems...
from Eastern Washington University
Eastern Washington University
Eastern Washington University is an American public, coeducational university located in Cheney, Washington.Founded in 1882, the university is academically divided into four colleges: Arts and Letters; Business and Public Administration; Science, Health and Engineering; and Social & Behavioral...
.
External links
- Brian Valentine Bio at Amazon.com
- Microsoft reshuffles executives, CNET News.com