Eric Sterling is senior vice president of Lifecycle Collaboration Software for Siemens PLM Software, a business unit of the Siemens Industry Automation Division. Sterling and his team are responsible for developing and delivering industry leading product lifecycle management solutions, principally on the Teamcenter platform, that connect teams with the right product and process knowledge.

Sterling previously served as senior vice president of Global Marketing where he directed worldwide marketing and go-to-market strategy for Siemens PLM Software's full suite of software and services offerings worldwide. His assignment prior to that was as vice president of enterprise portfolio marketing where he led global strategic and tactical marketing activities for the company’s enterprise portfolio, which includes NX, Teamcenter and Tecnomatix software. Prior to his enterprise portfolio role, Sterling served as vice president of automotive industry marketing and was responsible for driving Siemens PLM Software’s automotive marketing vision and strategies. He was also involved with key industry organizations, providing thought leadership on new emerging issues faced by automotive OEMs and Suppliers.

Before joining Siemens PLM Software, Sterling served as vice president of North American sales and services for Engineering Animation Incorporated (EAI). EAI provided enterprise visualization and collaboration technology to manufacturing companies worldwide. During his tenure at EAI, Sterling led the integration and deployment of EAI technology at GM and Ford Motor Company. These deployments led to a successful adoption by the automotive supplier community of visualization, making EAI’s visualization technology a de-facto industry standard.

Sterling began his career in 1982 at Cimlinc Inc. before joining Fuji Xerox as a software engineer. While at Fuji Xerox he was responsible for rewriting CAD software to Japanese standards and developed some of the industry’s first CAD/CAM turnkey systems. Sterling then joined Mentor Graphics Corporation as a senior consultant, working with fortune 100 manufacturing companies to integrate and deploy electronic design automation (EDA) and data management software.

When not working, Eric enjoys running and golf as well as spending time with his wife of 26 years and their teenage daughters. He is currently based at Siemens PLM Software’s office in Livonia, Michigan.

關於 Siemens PLM Software

西門子工業自動化事業部旗下機構 Siemens PLM Software 是全球領先的產品生命週期管理（ PLM ）軟體和服務廠商，在全球有 71,000 個客戶，約 700 萬套裝機量，總部位於美國德克薩斯州普萊諾市。以開放式的解決方案與企業協同工作，幫助他們將更多的創意轉換為成功的產品。欲瞭解關於 Siemens PLM Software 產品和服務的更多資訊，請造訪網站www.siemens.com/plm。

關於西門子工業自動化事業部

西門子工業自動化部門 (位於德國紐倫堡) 是自動化系統、工業控制和工業軟體領域的全球領導者。該部門的產品組合範圍非常廣，從用於製造和流程工業的標準產品，到涵蓋完整汽車生產廠和化工廠自動化的整體工業部份的解決方案。作為一個領先的軟體供應商，工業自動化部門可以為製造商優化整個增值鏈 - 從產品設計和開發到生產、銷售和各種維護服務。西門子工業自動化部門在全球共有約 33,000 名員工 (9月30日)， 2010 會計年度的總銷售額達 62 億歐元。www.siemens.com/industryautomation

關於西門子工業領域

西門子工業業務領域(總部位於德國埃爾蘭根)是世界領先的環保型生產、交通運輸和建築技術供應商。憑藉集成式自動控制技術和綜合性的工業專用解決方案,西門子在工業與基礎設施領域提高了客戶的生產能力、效率和靈活性。在 2010 財年(統計截止日期:2010年11月30日),西門子工業部門的營業收入總計約為302 億歐元(不包括歐司朗公司)。截止2010年9月底,西門子工業部門的的員工總數約為164,000 名(不包括歐司朗公司)。 www.siemens.com/industry