About Stan Przybylinski

Stan Przybylinski, Director of Research for the management consulting and research firm CIMdata — an internationally recognized authority on Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), has more than 30 years experience in the development of business-enabling information technology (IT) solutions for research, engineering, and manufacturing organizations worldwide. He has held various positions in research and development, marketing, and communications with both Fortune 100 companies and small organizations.

As Director of Research, Mr. Przybylinski is responsible for CIMdata’s research agenda, including the CIMdata PLM Market Analysis Report series, recognized as one of the best and most complete sources of market data on the global PLM market. Other research interests include R&D management, requirements management, channel management, strategic marketing, and software delivery models. He is also the main author of the CIMdata blog, “The PLM Economy.”

Beyond his research work at CIMdata, Mr. Przybylinski has been directly involved with the selection, consulting, integration, and implementation of large-scale PLM solutions. He has experience working in the automotive, aerospace, consumer packaged goods (CPG), high-tech, and medical device industries. He has spoken on a number of different product lifecycle management-related topics in Europe, North America, and Asia.

Prior to joining CIMdata, Mr. Przybylinski was Manager of Market and Competitive Intelligence in the Corporate Marketing group for Dassault Systèmes, a market leader in PLM solutions. In this global role, Mr. Przybylinski was responsible for market monitoring and analysis, competitive analysis, strategic marketing, and the building of “communities of interest” in the Dassault Systèmes group around market intelligence and competitive topics. One such group, the “Competitive Intelligence Advantage” community, was the largest (over 3,000 members), most active, and most popular across Dassault Systèmes hundreds of communities.

Mr. Przybylinski’s university education includes a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degree in Mathematics from the University of Vermont, and a Masters of Business Administration in Finance from New York University. Mr. Przybylinski is also all but dissertation (ABD) in Industrial and Operations Engineering at the University of Michigan. His continuing education includes CMII Certification from the Institute for Configuration Management.