Markatos currently leads the profitable growth of Seeing Machines automotive business. She manages global sales, business development and field application engineering and works closely with engineering and innovation teams to create exciting and differentiated solutions that align with Seeing Machines technology roadmaps and fulfill the complex needs and expectations of Tier One and OEM customers. Lori has over 30 years experience in leading roles of Technical Sales & Business Development, Product Development and Program Management focused on the design and delivery of complex automotive electrical, exterior and interior automotive products and systems at Ford Motor and Visteon Corporation. She has a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the University of Pittsburgh and a master's degree in Engineering Management from Wayne State University.

The Pop in Your Job – What drives you? Why do you love your job?
I am challenged by the complexities and growth surrounding AI vision based driver/occupant monitoring technologies and how best to unlock innovative customer focused solutions for the overall safety and comfort of vehicle occupants. I am also motivated to practice great people management to enable highly motivated and productive teams.

Seeing Machines is a global company headquartered in Canberra, Australia, delivering safety technology to transport industries across the world. An industry leader in computer vision technologies which enable machines to see, understand and assist people, Seeing Machines’ machine learning vision platform has the know-how to deliver real-time identification and understanding of drivers through AI analysis of heads, faces and eyes. This insight enables Driver Monitoring System (DMS) technology, which monitors driver and operator attention state, including the detection of drowsiness and distraction. Seeing Machines develops DMS for the Automotive, Commercial Fleet, Aviation, Rail and Off-Road markets. The company works with some of the world’s largest transport brands and has offices in Australia, USA, Europe and Asia, to deliver multi-platform solutions to industry leaders in each vertical. We exist to get people home safely.