RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. – Geomagic, a provider of 3D software for creating digital models of physical objects, has appointed industry veteran John Alpine as its new vice president of Engineering.
John comes to Geomagic after a five-year term with Dassault Systemes, as VP of product development at Spatial, and VP of platform and partner strategy at SolidWorks. Prior to that he was CTO at Proficiency and CoCreate, leading the R&D of direct modeling software, which has recently been adopted by major CAD companies. His educational background includes a Masters degree in Computer Science from California State University, MA in Social Sciences at the University of Chicago, and Executive Management Development Program at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Ping Fu, CEO and president, Geomagic, said in a statement: “I am thrilled to have John joining the Geomagic executive team. His brilliant mind, deep industry knowledge, and passion for software platform are what we look for to lead Geomagic’s world-class talents. ”
“Plainly put, we can’t wait for John to become a part of the team,” said Tom Kurke, COO, Geomagic, in a statement. “These are exciting times for us and John brings exactly what Geomagic needs at a time of accelerating and even revolutionary change in the market, and increased growth in the company.”
Geomagic will continue to build its notoriety in the market for transforming scan data into high quality 3D models for use across many industries and applications including manufacturing, design, art, science and medical fields.
