Eric Larkin

As CTO and co-founder of Arena, Eric Larkin leads product strategy and execution and supervises all technical operations.

Eric brings technical expertise and ten years of experience in product development, information systems and project management. Prior to co-founding Arena, Eric managed electromechanical projects at D2M, Inc., a product design and development firm, and managed hardware product development at Storm Technology, a manufacturer of consumer image-capture devices. Before his work at Storm, Eric served as chief technology officer at Light & Motion Industries, a vertically integrated manufacturer of performance-leading underwater video, photo and lighting products, where he helped architect the internal system that later became the prototype for Arena PLM.

Eric holds master’s degrees in electrical engineering and manufacturing systems engineering as
well as bachelor’s degrees in philosophy/religious studies and mechanical engineering from
Stanford University.