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.
About Siemens PLM Software
Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry Automation Division, is a leading global provider of product lifecycle management (PLM) software and services with 5.5 million licensed seats and 51,000 customers worldwide. Headquartered in Plano, Texas, Siemens PLM Software works collaboratively with companies to deliver open solutions that help them turn more ideas into successful products.
About the Siemens Industry Automation Division
The Siemens Industry Automation Division (Nuremberg), a division of the Siemens Industry Sector, is a worldwide leader in the fields of automation systems, low-voltage switchgear and industrial software. Its portfolio ranges from standard products for the manufacturing and process industry to solutions for whole industries and systems that encompass the automation of entire automobile production facilities and chemical plants. As a leading software supplier, Industry Automation optimizes the entire value added chain of manufacturers – from product design and development to production, sales and a wide range of maintenance services.
About Siemens Industry Sector
The Siemens Industry Sector (Erlangen) is the worldwide leading supplier of technical systems and equipment in the areas of production, transportation and buildings. With integrated hardware and software technologies as well as comprehensive Industry-specific solutions, Siemens increases the productivity and efficiency of its customers in the fields of industry and infrastructure. The Sector consists of six divisions: Building Technologies, Industry Automation, Industry Solutions, Mobility, Drive Technologies and Osram. With around 209,000 employees worldwide Siemens Industry achieved in fiscal 2007 total sales of approximately EUR 40 billion (unconsolidated).