Dave House began his career in 1965 as a computer designer at Raytheon Computer and Communications Division.
In 1968 he joined Honeywell Computer Control Division and in 1972 became director of computer development at Microdata. In 1974, House joined Intel Corp., and in 1978 became general manager of the company's Microcomputer Components Division. Over the next 13 years he lead the organization that developed the company's leading microprocessor product line, including the 386, 486, Pentium and Pentium II Processors, and grew that business from $40M to $4B per year. He also managed the team that developed the highly successful "Intel Inside" marketing program; the words āIntel Insideā were his. In 1996 Dave launched Intel's Server Products Division leading Intel's entry into the server business where it now has over 85% market share.