SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept. 21, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Trimble
(NASDAQ: TRMB) announced today that Jennifer Lin has been appointed chief platform
officer and Dr. Poppy Crum chief
technology officer.
Jennifer Lin - Chief Platform
Officer
As chief platform officer, Lin will lead Trimble's platform
strategy to develop and deliver connected industry workflows for
our core markets and cultivate a culture of world-class product
management.
"We are excited to welcome Jennifer to the team," said
Rob Painter, president and CEO of
Trimble. "Her track record of success in cloud platform services,
expertise in complex systems architecture and product management
will accelerate the development of Trimble's platform strategy as
we execute on our Connect and Scale 2025 strategy. It is our
priority to continuously strengthen our connected industry platform
capabilities to deliver superior solutions to our customers."
Lin previously worked at Google where she served as vice
president of product and user experience focused on their cloud
services platform roadmap and go-to-market strategy. Prior to
Google, Lin was on the founding team and led product at Contrail
Systems, a cloud automation startup acquired by Juniper Networks.
At Cisco, Lin managed various product teams focused on wireless
sensor networks, Internet of Things (IoT), mobility services, and
security. Previously, she has led teams in technical, operational
and strategic roles at Intel, Merck and Silicon Valley startups.
Lin received a BSE from Princeton
University and an MSE from Stanford
University.
Poppy Crum – Chief Technology
Officer
As chief technology officer, Crum will lead Trimble's technical
vision and advance a culture of innovation.
"We are also excited to welcome Poppy to the team," said
Painter. "Poppy's proven savvy in emerging technologies will be
instrumental in advancing our innovation engine and research and
development efforts for our next stage of growth. Innovation has
been, and will continue to be, a cornerstone for Trimble. This
is an exciting opportunity to accelerate our innovation in
robotics, artificial intelligence, machine learning and mixed
reality, and effectively bring new solutions to our customers and
industry."
Crum joins Trimble from Dolby Laboratories where she served as
chief scientist, leading data-driven innovation in technology
development and strategy. She is also an adjunct professor at
Stanford University focusing on
technologies such as augmented and virtual reality in human
computer interaction and learning. Prior to joining Dolby
Laboratories, Crum was research faculty at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. Crum also serves
as a U.S. representative and vice-chair to the International
Telecommunication Union (ITU), a board member of the Consumer
Technology Association, and was a former member of the Defense
Science Research Council (DSRC) of DARPA. Crum is a Fellow of the
Audio Engineering Society. She is the 2021 recipient of
the Hedy Lamarr Award for Innovation in Entertainment
Technology, a 2018 recipient of the Advanced Imaging Society's
Distinguished Leadership Award, a 2017 recipient of the Consumer
Technology Association's Technology and Standards Achievement
Award, and has been named to Billboard Magazine's 100 most
influential female executives in the music industry. Crum is an
author connected to more than 37 patents. She is also a frequent
speaker on topics related to the intersection of human experience,
artificial intelligence, sensory data-science and immersive
technologies. Crum received a BMus from University of Iowa, MA from McGill University and a PhD from UC Berkeley.
About Trimble
Trimble is an industrial technology company transforming the way
the world works by delivering solutions that enable our customers
to thrive. Core technologies in positioning, modeling, connectivity
and data analytics connect the digital and physical worlds to
improve productivity, quality, safety, transparency and
sustainability. From purpose-built products to enterprise lifecycle
solutions, Trimble is transforming industries such as agriculture,
construction, geospatial and transportation. For more information
about Trimble (NASDAQ:TRMB), visit: www.trimble.com.
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