Trimble & Platform Science: The Future of Telematics

Rob Painter, Jack Kennedy, and Joe Lynch discuss Trimble & Platform Science: The Future of Telematics. Rob Painter is President and CEO of Trimble, a global technology company that provides hardware, software, and services to improve efficiency and productivity in industries like construction, agriculture, and transportation. Jack Kennedy is the Co-founder and CEO of Platform Science, a connected vehicle platform that provides software and hardware solutions to help commercial fleets improve efficiency, safety, and compliance.

About Rob Painter

Rob Painter became Trimble’s President and Chief Executive Officer in January 2020. From 2016 through 2019, he served as the Company’s Chief Financial Officer. Joining the Company in 2006, Painter held a variety of leadership positions, including corporate development, corporate strategy, general manager of Construction Services, general manager of the Intelligent Construction Tools international joint venture, and vice president of Trimble Buildings construction software. In August 2023, he was appointed to serve on the Synopsys Board of Directors. Painter holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from West Virginia University and an MBA from Harvard University.

About Jack Kennedy

Jack Kennedy is an established leader of teams, companies, and industries going through periods of great disruption and uncertainty. Jack is the CEO and Co-founder of Platform Science. Platform Science is creating the future of transportation technology. The company has developed premium fleet enterprise solutions, as well as Virtual Vehicle, a revolutionary open connected vehicle application platform, developed in collaboration with leading OEMs Daimler Truck North America, Navistar, PACCAR, and others. Platform Science has twice been ranked #2 in the FreightTech 25 Awards by industry news leader FreightWaves and was named by Fast Company as one of the World’s Most Innovative Companies. Before founding Platform Science, Jack served as president of Qualcomm Enterprise Services. Prior to Qualcomm, Jack spent four years at News Corp where he held several executive leadership roles there, including Executive Vice President of News Corp Digital Media, Executive Vice President of Fox Interactive Media, and Senior Vice President of Fox Network Group. Jack helped lead the digital transition of News Corp from a traditional media company into a “digital-first” organization, was responsible for a $2B+ portfolio of over two dozen digital assets, and was part of the joint Fox/NBC Universal team that created the joint venture now known as “Hulu.” Jack retired as a Commander in the U.S. Navy Reserves in 2016, after serving as a founding team member of DiUX, the Department of Defense’s Silicon Valley presence. He was deployed to Iraq in 2006 and 1990, and Panama in 1991. He served tours in Washington D.C., serving on the staff of U.S. Senator John McCain; the Aide de Camp to the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; and was a naval aviator in the first Gulf War. Jack holds a B.S. in Economics from the United States Naval Academy and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He was a Legis Fellow of the Brookings Institution and is named on over 40 patents.

About Trimble Transportation

Trimble Transportation provides fleets with solutions to create a fully integrated supply chain. With an intelligent ecosystem of products and services, Trimble Transportation enables customers to embrace the rapid technological evolution of the industry and connect all aspects of transportation and logistics — trucks, drivers, back office, freight and assets. Trimble Transportation delivers an open, scalable platform to help customers make more informed decisions and maximize performance, visibility and safety.

About Platform Science

Since 2015, Platform Science has connected fleets across the nation with the tools they need to take control of their technology. As part of their ongoing mission to transform transportation, Platform Science has made it easy for fleets to develop, deploy, and manage their commercial vehicles’ mobile devices and applications on a single platform. Through their partnerships with industry leaders at every stage of
the supply chain, they empower fleets with endless opportunities to innovate and create solutions that evolve as their businesses grow.