Kevin Lynch

Who is Kevin Lynch?

Kevin Lynch is the executive vice president and chief software

architect for Macromedia. Lynch has been instrumental in shaping the

Macromedia product family since joining the company in 1996. Most

recently, Lynch has led the MX initiative at Macromedia, currently as

general manager for MX products, which unified its tool, server and

player software. As chief software architect, Lynch is responsible for

ensuring Macromedia products are practical, powerful, and enjoyable for

their customers.

Lynch's career has enabled him to participate in the emergence

and rapid growth of the personal computer industry that began in the late 1970s,

through the graphical user interface revolution in the 80s, to the convergence

of content, applications, and communications on the profoundly networked

systems of today.

Lynch defined and led the initial development of Macromedia

Dreamweaver, one of the company's core products which leads the market among

professional web developers. Prior to joining Macromedia, Lynch pioneered

a navigational user interface for handheld communicators at General Magic.

He also designed the user interface and developed the first Macintosh

release of FrameMaker for Frame Technology.

Lynch studied interactive computer graphics at the University

of Illinois, working with artists and engineers in the Electronic Visualization

Laboratory. While he was in school, the first Macintosh was introduced,

and Lynch began at his first startup as vice president of product development.

He developed and shipped some of the first Macintosh applications, including

a graphical adventure game in 1984, a 3D graphics package in 1985, and

a desktop publishing application in 1987, which introduced user interface

elements in common use today.