Kevin Lynch

Kevin M. Lynch is Vice President of Technology at Apple Inc., where he leads development of the Apple Watch.Kevin Lynch, Adobe Chief Technology Officer, To Join Apple by Poornima Gupta, Reuters, Huffington Post. 2013-05-20.
==Education==
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Lynch graduated from Lincoln-Way Central High School in New Lenox, Illinois. He attended the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) College of Engineering as an undergraduate student, where he studied computer science and interactive computer graphics and worked in the UIC College of Engineering’s Electronic Visualization Laboratory. In 2017, Lynch was awarded an honorary Doctor of Engineering degree by UIC for his work in software development.
==Career==
In 1984, Lynch helped start Mac3D to develop the first 2D/3D drawing software for Macintosh. At Frame Technology, he worked on one of the first desktop publishing applications, which he helped port to Mac. At General Magic, Lynch participated in the development of an early personal digital assistant.
===Macromedia===
Lynch first joined Macromedia in 1996.Kevin Lynch, Macromedia. Archived 2003-10-05.
He then co-founded teleconferencing software company Presedia with Keith Kitani in 1999.Macromedia buys Presedia by Dennis Sellers, Macworld. 2003-01-17.About Presidia, Presidia. Archived 2001-02-20. After Presedia was acquired by Macromedia in January 2003, Lynch, became executive vice president and Chief Software Architect of Macromedia.
===Adobe Systems===
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After Adobe Systems acquired Macromedia in December 2005,Adobe Completes Acquisition of Macromedia, Adobe Systems. 2005-12-05. Archived 2005-12-07. Lynch became Chief Technology Officer of Adobe. In 2010, Lynch entered into a highly-publicized disagreement with Apple CEO Steve Jobs over the merits of Flash on mobile devices. Lynch even co-starred in a parody video in which he participated in the destruction of an Apple iPhone. Jobs then attempted to secretly recruit Lynch in the process.Kevin Lynch says Steve Jobs tried recruiting him to Apple after Flash debate by Zac Hall, 9to5Mac. 2015-12-28. Lynch left Adobe on March 22, 2013 without a successor to the CTO position.
===Apple===
In May 2013, Lynch joined Apple, where he led development on the Apple Watch as VP of Technology. He regularly presents updates to watchOS at the annual Worldwide Developers Conference. In 2021, Lynch had reportedly been transferred to work on Project Titan to assist in Apple's automotive development efforts.Apple Watch lead Kevin Lynch reportedly transferred to 'Apple Car' team by Wesley Hilliard, AppleInsider. 2021-07-16.
==References==
==External links==
*Kevin Lynch personal homepage
*Kevin Lynch at Adobe (archived 2013-03-18)
*Kevin Lynch at LinkedIn
*Kevin Lynch at Macromedia (archived 2005-11-02)
*Kevin Lynch at Twitter
*Kevin Lynch at the Adobe Wiki
*Kevin Lynch at the Macromedia Wiki
*Kevin Lynch (computing) at Wikipedia
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