Jeff Smith is the leader for digital product programs at Parker Aerospace. In this role he is responsible for leading the Group strategy and direction in technology areas such as Digital Thread, product track & trace and part prognostic health monitoring. Before joining the Aerospace Group Jeff served as the Global Digital Product Strategist for the Parker-Hannifin Corporation where he was tasked with charting strategic direction for IoT and connected product initiatives. Prior to working for Parker-Hannifin Jeff was a co-founder of an IoT start up in Austin, Texas focused on the commercial built environment. During his time there he was able to be a part of taking an idea from whiteboard to global deployments for Fortune 100 companies.