About

Allan Fraser is a dynamic and results-driven senior engineering manager with over 20 years of experience in enterprise B2C and B2B software product cycle leadership. He is currently working as a Principal Software Engineer at Digital Equipment, where he has developed a value proposition leading to the successful acquisition of the group by Mitron. Allan has also developed a design for manufacturability software suite that reduced the time to analyze a new design by 85% and a generative process planning system that reduced new product introduction times by 80%. Prior to his current role, Allan worked as a Vice President of Engineering at Mitron Corporation, where he was responsible for product strategy and execution against plan, resulting in 50% revenue growth and successful acquisition by GenRad. He managed a $1.7M budget, including more than 20 engineering, quality assurance, and documentation professionals in four different locations in the US and Europe. Allan also worked as a Director of Component Software Engineering at GenRad, where he developed corporate software strategy, including merger and acquisition analysis and due diligence. He reported to the Chief Strategic Officer and managed a ten-person cross-business unit senior technical team responsible for strategic software. Allan has a strong track record in software engineering using artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies, team building, product management, business development, and marketing of leading-edge enterprise and consumer software products. He holds an Executive Certificate in Management and Leadership from the Sloan School of Management at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Allan's technical expertise includes Senior Software Engineering, Product Management, Quality Assurance, and Research Science. With relevant experience of over 33 years, Allan is a highly skilled and experienced professional who excels in delivering results and driving business growth.