John Laslavic

CEO and Founder, Upchain

John is the CEO and Founder of Upchain. He’s a PLM and software veteran and for the last 25 years has been intimately involved managing every single stage of PLM software architecture, development and implementation. He’s helped some of the largest companies in the world, including Pratt & Whitney, Boeing, GM, BMW, Fiat, Sandvik, Husky, P&G, ESA, DoD and, Magna. He’s worked at companies like EDS, Siemens in senior roles as well as LWBC where he grew the PLM practice to $8 million in revenue with 50% margins.