Gary Hicok is senior vice president at NVIDIA and is responsible for Product Engineering, which oversees Shield, Jetson, Robotics and DRIVE platforms. Prior to this role, Hicok served as senior vice president of NVIDIA’s Mobile Business Unit. This vertical focused on NVIDIA’s Tegra mobile processor which was used to power next-generation mobile devices as well as in-car safety and infotainment systems. Before that, Hicok ran NVIDIA’s Core Logic (MCP) Business Unit also as senior vice president.  Throughout his tenure with NVIDIA, Hicok has also held a variety of management roles since joining the company in 1999 with responsibilities focused on console gaming and chipset engineering. He holds a BSEE degree from Arizona State University and has authored 38 issued patents.