Joseph Unsworth is a Research Director with Gartner Technology and Service Provider group, where he covers NAND flash memory and its main applications, flash cards and USB flash drives for nearly 6 years and the emerging area of Solid-State Drives for the last 3 years. Mr. Unsworth created the flash card, USB flash and solid-state drive research that includes comprehensive forecasting and market share analysis. He has expanded Gartner's NAND flash coverage to include related device technologies and is responsible for developing NAND flash supply and demand analysis. Mr. Unsworth has more than seven years of experience in the IT industry. Before joining Gartner, Mr. Unsworth worked as a Hydrogeologist at Handex after he graduated from UCONN with a BS in Geophysics and Environmental Science.