Management Team

David Fraser

Chief Executive Officer

David Fraser came to Devicescape from Wind River Systems, the leading company in embedded platforms, operating systems and development tools. At Wind River he held a variety of executive positions including CMO, Senior VP/GM Product Business, VP/GM of Networking and VP of Engineering. In these roles he was instrumental in driving the company through industry-changing milestones including the release of many award-winning products, the transition to subscription business models, and ultimately the embrace of Linux.

His previous experience over a 20-year career include marketing and engineering positions at Unisys/Convergent, Hewlett-Packard and Racal Electronics. David received a BSc (Honours) in Computing Science from Glasgow University, Scotland.

Barry Jahansetan

Chief Financial Officer

As Chief Financial Officer, Barry manages all Finance, Legal, Human Resources, and Administration for Devicescape. Barry has over twenty years of experience in the financial management of both public and private companies in Communication, Security, and Enterprise software. Companies where Barry has held senior management positions include Saba Software, StrongMail Systems, Intoto, Fortera, Sonopia, and Castelle.

Simon Wynn

Vice President, Products

As vice president of products, Simon Wynn brings over eighteen years of industry experience building and leading successful development organizations. Most recently he served as vice president of engineering at Centrata. Prior to Centrata, Simon spent six years at Marimba in a variety of positions, most recently as vice president of engineering and customer support. At Marimba he was responsible for all aspects of the company's engineering operations, including financial planning, staffing and product development processes, including the successful acquisition of Marimba by BMC Software. Prior to Marimba, he worked in the new media, groupware and application server divisions at Oracle Corporation, and prior to Oracle at Dolby Laboratories Inc.

Simon received a Bachelors Degree with Honors in Electronics and Communication Engineering from the University of North London.

Eric Gold

Vice President, Worldwide Sales

Eric has been working in the software industry for over 20 years. Most recently he served as Vice President of Asia Pacific Sales at Devicescape. Prior to Devicescape, Eric was Vice President of Asia Pacific Sales at Gigaspaces, a provider of application platforms for Java and .Net environments. Prior to Gigaspaces, Eric ran Asia Pacific sales at Nominum, a provider of network infrastructure technologies, and at Vitria, a leading middleware company. Prior to Vitria, Eric spent four years at Forte Software, in such roles as VP Consulting and Technical Director of Forte Australia, before Forte’s IPO and eventual acquisition by Sun Microsystems. Eric began his career with a five year stint as a technical database consultant at Oracle Corporation.

Eric received a B. Sc. in Information and Decision Systems from Carnegie Mellon University with University and College Honors.

Bill Leslie

Vice President, Service Providers

Bill brings to Devicescape a wealth of knowledge in next generation networks as well as legacy fixed and mobile networks. Prior to joining Devicescape, Bill was Founder and CTO, and ultimately CEO, for LongBoard, Inc., a supplier of Fixed-Mobile Convergence and IP Centrex solutions to the world's leading service providers. During his time with LongBoard he was a recognized an industry leader in the development of Voice over IP and Fixed-Mobile Convergence solutions. He also developed significant partner and customer relationships while driving global business development and European sales activities.

In a career spanning more than 25 years, Bill has also held executive, technical and marketing positions with Magellan Networks Systems, SynOptics, StrataCom, NEC America, ROLM, Motorola and ITT. Bill received a B.Sc. in Computer Science from Hatfield Polytechnic (University of Hertfordshire).

Kathleen Shanahan

Vice President, Corporate Marketing

As Vice President of Corporate Marketing, Kathleen oversees Devicescape’s communications strategy and marketing campaigns from PR to direct email and more. She has more than 15 years of experience in the industry and a proven track record of results. Her experience, market expertise and track record help her position Devicescape within the marketplace and drive towards delivering business value.

Prior to Devicescape, Kathleen worked at leading PR firms such as Blanc & Otus, Eastwick Communications and Schwartz Communications. She represented the likes of Ariba, BEA Systems, Borland, Devicescape, MCI, Motive, Narus Software and Persistence (Progress). She also held a senior level position at Wind River Systems (NASDAQ: WIND).  Kathleen received a double bachelors from the Univerisity of California at Berkeley in Art History and History.