Chris Smith Email and Phone Number
Technology executive with over twenty years of experience across diverse areas including artificial intelligence, graphics, communications and RISC-V CPU. I lead large global software organisations and pride myself on consistently exceptional delivery whether building high-performing, highly engaged teams, delivering polished and innovative software solutions, or trouble-shooting the most intractable issues to make organisations the most effective they can be.
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Vp SoftwareFractile Mar 2024 - PresentBristol, England, United Kingdom -
Member Of Technical Steering Committee; Alternate Board MemberRise (Risc-V Software Ecosystem) May 2023 - Dec 2023 -
Vice President Of Software EngineeringImagination Technologies Feb 2021 - Dec 2023Bristol, England, United KingdomI led Imagination’s global software development team of over 300 engineers in 11 countries and managed a budget of over $30M. Addressing automotive, mobile and desktop segments, I led teams implementing graphics drivers and tools, AI software, and RISC-V CPU software. I was also responsible for modelling, test development and both hardware and software QA teams. Thus, my teams delivered a critical part of Imagination’s products and were an essential driver of the business's revenues.As a member of the Senior Leadership Team reporting to three successive CTOs, I contributed to wider business and engineering strategy. This included building out the software components of the company’s five-year strategy and roadmap. -
Senior Director Of Software EngineeringImagination Technologies Aug 2020 - Feb 2021Bristol, England, United Kingdom -
Director Of Software EngineeringImagination Technologies Jul 2019 - Aug 2020Bristol, United KingdomI joined Imagination in 2013 to lead a newly established development tools team in the digital communications business unit, building solutions for digital TV, digital radio, WiFi, Bluetooth and GPS. From 2017 I also managed their verification modelling team.In that time, I increased productivity with world-class tools and accelerated product delivery with improved simulation. I also led a BU-wide initiative to define and embed externally audited software development processes and generated eight diverse software patents. -
Senior Software Engineering ManagerImagination Technologies Jul 2017 - Jul 2019Chepstow, United Kingdom -
Software Engineering ManagerImagination Technologies Jan 2013 - Jul 2017Chepstow, United Kingdom -
Senior Software EngineerStmicroelectronics Jan 2006 - Jan 2013Bristol, United KingdomBuilt a comprehensive set of high-quality development tools for ST’s embedded Linux distribution. -
Software EngineerStmicroelectronics Sep 2001 - Jan 2006Bristol, United Kingdom
Chris Smith Education Details
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Electronic And Software Engineering -
Chief Technology Officer Programme
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What company does Chris Smith work for?
Chris Smith works for Fractile
What is Chris Smith's role at the current company?
Chris Smith's current role is Technology Leader | Software, AI, GPU, RISC-V, Automotive.
What schools did Chris Smith attend?
Chris Smith attended University Of Birmingham, Cambridge Judge Business School.
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