Paul Sicking - Senior Vice President, Central Technology Office
Paul Sicking is senior vice president of the Central Technology Office (CTO) for Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry Automation Division. He and his team are responsible for providing shared platform, architecture, innovation and development services.
Sicking first joined the company in 1976 when it was a division of McDonnell Douglas Automation Company (McAuto), later known as Unigraphics Solutions and now Siemens PLM Software. He began his career as a programmer, and in subsequent years moved into numerous technical and managerial positions within the company’s R&D organization.
His responsibilities have included a wide variety of assignments across product suites, particularly in the areas of finite element modeling, visualization, graphical user interface, programming toolkits, assembly modeling, data management, and system architecture. Sicking has also worked extensively with colleagues in other Siemens business units throughout the world to identify opportunities for collaboration. Previously based in St. Louis, Missouri and Cambridge, England he is now working in Siemens PLM Software’s Cypress, California office.
Sicking received a Bachelor of Science degree in Applied Mathematics from Missouri University of Science & Technology (formerly University of Missouri – Rolla).
In his spare time he enjoys competitive handball, cycling, hiking, and anything involving his granddaughters. Sicking lives in southern California with his wife, Janet, and daughter Alison.
Profilo di Siemens PLM Software
Siemens PLM Software, una business unit della divisione Industry Automation di Siemens, con 5,9 milioni di licenze e 56.000 clienti nel mondo, è leader mondiale nella fornitura di software e servizi per la gestione del ciclo di vita del prodotto (PLM). Con sede centrale a Plano, in Texas, Siemens PLM Software offre soluzioni aperte che permettono alle aziende di trasformare più idee in prodotti di successo.
Profilo del Settore Industry di Siemens
Leader mondiale per la fornitura di tecnologie utilizzabili nei processi produttivi, nei trasporti e nel building automation, il Settore Industry di Siemens offre soluzioni specifiche, hardware e software, in grado di aumentare la produttività e l’efficienza dei clienti negli ambiti dell’industria e delle infrastrutture. Il Settore include sei divisioni: Industry Automation, Drive Technologies, Building Technologies, Industry Solutions, Mobility e Osram. Con circa 209.000 collaboratori a livello mondiale, il Settore Industry ha ottenuto nel 2007 un fatturato di circa 40 miliardi di euro. In Italia il Settore Industry vanta la presenza di un centro R&S con sede a Genova, che svolge un ruolo di competenza mondiale nello sviluppo dei software per l’automazione industriale (Manufacturing Execution Systems - MES).