SmartBear Elevates Product Innovation Strategy with New SVP of Product Management and Design
August 27 2024 - 8:01AM
Business Wire
30-year product veteran Ron Trackey brings
global expertise from RSA, Carbonite, and Microsoft to further
advance strategic direction of SmartBear product portfolio
SmartBear, a leading provider of software quality and visibility
solutions, has elevated its product innovation strategy with the
appointment of Ron Trackey as Senior Vice President of Product
Management and Design. Ron brings more than 30 years of global
experience to this key role that will guide the strategic direction
of SmartBear products and the user experience that brings them to
life. Most recently, he was Vice President, Product Management at
Digital.ai, dedicated to helping Global 5000 enterprises automate
software delivery workflows across complex technology
environments.
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Ron Trackey, Senior Vice President of
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“As we navigate through the complexities of today's
technological landscape worldwide with AI-driven tools to
accelerate development and create customer experiences that matter,
Ron will be pivotal in driving advancements in SmartBear’s product
strategy and design,” said Dan Faulkner, Chief Product Officer at
SmartBear. “With his extensive experience across the tech industry
working at world-class organizations, Ron is a highly respected
leader known for driving innovation and excellence, and we are
extremely happy to add him to the SmartBear team at this
transformative time.”
Ron’s proven track record in empowering testers, developers, and
DevOps teams for some of the world’s top tech brands ideally aligns
with SmartBear’s mission. He served as Vice President of Product at
both Digital.ai, leading the Intelligent DevOps products for the
company’s global enterprise customer, and at Carbonite (later
acquired by OpenText), managing teams creating innovative solutions
to meet market demands. Before that, he was Senior Director of
Product Management, Fraud, and Authentication at RSA Security,
overseeing consumer fraud/authentication services, where he played
a critical role in advancing security technologies. For nearly 15
years at Microsoft, Ron led teams in both product and development
leadership roles, delivering the first mobile voice search and
mapping applications for Bing.
“SmartBear is setting a new standard where technology meets the
future of development practices—a standard that emphasizes
visibility, quality, speed, and above all, the experiences of your
development teams and your customers,” said Ron Trackey. “I’m
thrilled to join the SmartBear team and bring my experience in
building and leading product organizations to the company that is
positioned to help development and testing teams solve their
complex problems and create software that truly drives exceptional
customer experiences.”
To simplify developer experiences globally, SmartBear is
connecting teams’ favorite tools and functionality in intuitive
solution hubs – API Hub, Test Hub, and Insight Hub – featuring
HaloAI, trusted AI-driven technology deploying across its entire
product portfolio. This integration is equipping teams with the
insights and controls necessary to seamlessly develop, test, and
deploy software more confidently and faster, while enhancing user
experiences.
About SmartBear SmartBear is pioneering innovation in
software development, embracing AI’s transformative potential. The
company’s AI-powered intuitive solution hubs, featuring HaloAI,
give software development teams around the world visibility into
end-to-end quality. SmartBear is trusted by over 16 million
developers, testers, and software engineers at 32,000+
organizations – including innovators like Adobe, JetBlue, FedEx,
and Microsoft. With an active peer-to-peer community, SmartBear
meets customers where they are to help make our technology-driven
world a better place. The company is committed to ethical corporate
practices, including responsible AI that integrates accountability
and transparency across its technology stack, and to social
responsibility, promoting good in all the communities it serves.
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