Craig Robin
Field CTO at Splunk, a Cisco Company | Strategic Technology Leader | Observability Expert
Cisco•Beaverton, Oregon, United States
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Craig has built his career helping large organizations move from technology sprawl and constant firefighting to clarity, resilience, and measurable outcomes. He operates across cloud, hybrid, and on‑prem environments, turning strategy into execution by designing platforms and operating models that actually move the needle for the business. His work sits at the intersection of observability, platform strategy, and digital transformation—where complex systems, executive priorities, and real-world operations collide. He specializes in building end‑to‑end visibility and reliability across distributed systems, simplifying toolsets, and aligning teams around clear, measurable outcomes. For Craig, tools matter, but alignment, ownership, and strategy matter more. Over the years, he has led global teams and high‑impact programs spanning infrastructure, applications, data, and customer-facing experiences. This includes designing observability platforms, modernizing operations, and partnering with technology vendors and customers to create ecosystems that scale. He thrives on uncovering opportunities within complexity—analyzing data, managing large programs, and building relationships that deliver tangible value. Professionally, Craig is most energized when he is turning fragmented tools and platforms into cohesive ecosystems that reduce noise and improve decisions, coaching leaders to treat observability, data, and automation as strategic capabilities, and translating between business language and engineering reality so everyone operates from the same map. His leadership philosophy is rooted in collaboration and clarity, with a belief that the best outcomes happen when strategy, architecture, and execution are tightly linked and teams have the context and trust they need to do their best work. Outside of work, Craig is a long‑time electronic music producer and DJ, bringing the same blend of creativity, curiosity, and systems thinking into how he leads and solves problems. He is also an avid bass angler who fishes competitively in tournaments, a pursuit that keeps him grounded, analytical, and comfortable making smart adjustments under changing conditions. Most importantly, Craig is a husband and a girl dad to two daughters. They are a daily reminder that the work done in technology is ultimately about people, experiences, and the future being built.
Career Timeline
- CiscoCurrentOct 2024–Present· 2 yrs
- Chief Technology Officer, Field, Splunk, AmericasCurrentOct 2024–Present
- Chief Technology Officer, Field, SplunkOct 2024–Present
- SplunkCurrentOct 2024–Present· 2 yrs
- Chief Technology Officer, Field, AmericasCurrentOct 2024–Present
- Chief Technology Officer, FieldOct 2024–Present
- Sep 2014–Aug 2024· 9 yrs 11 mos
- Sr. Director of Global Technology - Vendor Management OfficeApr 2023–Aug 2024
- Sr. Director of Global Technology - Vendor StrategyMar 2022–Apr 2023
- Sr. Director of Global Technology - Service Intelligence EngineeringNov 2021–Mar 2022
- Director of Cloud Service IntelligenceMar 2016–Nov 2021
- Manager of Ops Intelligence ToolsSep 2014–Mar 2016
- Feb 2003–Sep 2014· 11 yrs 7 mos
- IT Operations Lead, Monitoring Administration & Mainframe ToolsFeb 2003–Sep 2014
- 2001–2003· 2 yrs
- Network Operations Engineer / Senior Engineer, NT Operations2001–2003