What Happened?
San Rafael, CA-based Autodesk has appointed Jeff Kowalski as Chief Technology Officer.
About the Company
Autodesk makes software for people who make things. If you`ve ever driven a high-performance car, admired a towering skyscraper, used a smartphone, or watched a great film, chances are you`ve experienced what millions of Autodesk customers are doing with our software. Autodesk gives you the power to make anything. Over 100 million people use Autodesk software like AutoCAD, Revit, Maya, 3ds Max, Fusion 360, SketchBook, and more to unlock their creativity and solve important design, business and environmental challenges. Our software runs on both personal computers and mobile devices and taps the infinite computing power of the cloud to help teams around the world collaborate, design, simulate and fabricate their ideas in 3D. Autodesk is consistently named a Great Place to Work®, globally. We provide exceptional compensation/benefit packages and we`d love for you to join us. We`re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, gender, disability, veteran status or other protected category. To see our culture in action, check out #AutodeskLife. We are headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area and have more than 9000 employees worldwide.
About the Person
Jeff is responsible for shaping 3D design and engineering software leader Autodesk`s long-term technology vision, as well as driving innovation across the company. He and his team focus on research and development and strategy, turning emerging technologies into products and approaches that can help Autodesk`s customers. Jeff joined Autodesk through the acquisition of a company he founded in 1993. He has held a number of roles at the company, and became CTO in 2006. Jeff earned a Bachelor`s degree in electrical engineering and a Master`s in computer science, at Cornell University. Jeff`s insatiable curiosity sends him down a variety of Wikipedia and internet forum rabbit holes, from vacuum cleaners to vacuum tubes. When not CTO-ing, Jeff enjoys playing piano, hiking with his kids and exploring the myriad of cuisines available in his hometown of Berkeley, Calif.
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