Title: Director, Commercialization Practice
Category: Managing Professional
Education: MBA; B.S. in Chemistry
Mr. Fraser is the President of Optigy Systems, Inc. a consulting firm founded in 2000 specializing in applied technology management solutions. Recently, Mr. Fraser undertook short term turnaround projects for three established small companies that were experiencing difficulties attaining profit objectives. In each case, controls and recommendations were successfully implemented to achieve desired performance objectives within a twelve month horizon. Prior to founding Optigy Systems, Mr. Fraser founded ComTrend, Inc., the first quotation service to offer an integrated minicomputer solution for real-time charts and technical analysis on desktop terminals. ComTrend was acquired by Automatic Data Processing, Inc. (ADP) in 1980. Mr. Fraser continued with ADP ComTrend as Division President through 1986. Subsequently, he founded NexTrend, Inc. and served as its Chairman and CEO until January 2000. NexTrend provides advanced online market information and electronic direct access trading capabilities. Mr. Fraser received an MBA degree from the University of Connecticut and a B.S. in Chemistry from the University of Notre Dame.