# Fred Krumbein > innovative design, product management, and development management Location: Palo Alto, California, United States Profile: https://flows.cv/fred Portfolios thecoolcompanies.com/fk1/portfolios Conspectus Has delivered software for several companies, including Nike, Seiko Instruments, Fujitsu Electronics, State Farm, CNA, and Sun Microsystems, has provided marketing and branding event production services for several companies, including Adobe Systems, Toyota Motor Corporation, and Wal-Mart Stores, has done research work at NASA, and has managed project teams at Intel and at a number of start-ups. From 1987 to 1995, helped build Synopsys from 10 people in the early stages of development into the world leader in synthesis & optimization, with 1,100 people and sales of over $200,000,000 annually: developed the first external interface products; implemented core functionality for Design Compiler™ — the first logic synthesis & optimization product in the EDA industry; managed the primary circuit and schematic image transfer product line. From 1999 to 2002 with Zeiss, the world leader in precision optics, managed the team located on three continents in the design, development, and delivery to market of Ensemble® — the first universal image processing system in the ophthalmic industry. In the role of video SEO director from 2009 to 2011 with Vmatrix, the company that created the first online marketing video in the U.S., managed the team and devised, instituted, and managed the processes, techniques, and methods that propelled it to be the leading provider of the industry's most effective video SEO services. From 2013 to 2019, managed the marketing and branding events division of the Cool Companies. Co-founded the Fuller Knowledge Alliance, and starting in 2011, directs studies, programs, and product development within fields such as cinemacy, geodesy, chronography, astrometry, historiography, stospitiology, and verdancy. Holds computer science and statistics degrees from San Jose State, and has completed post-graduate computer science studies at Stanford. ## Work Experience ### Co-founder & Projects Director @ The Fuller Knowledge Alliance Jan 2011 – Present Inception, design, development, and management of intellectual properties, products, processes, systems, methodologies, and techniques that alter perspectives. Helped to create the organization dedicated to advancing the fullest knowledge for all; conceptualizes, formulates, and spearheads its initiatives. ### Managing Director; Designer & Product Mgr; Software Engineering, Marketing, & Management Consultant @ The Cool Companies Jan 2002 – Present Provides consultation services in software and systems engineering, project, program, product, and team management, user experience design and user interface development, technical writing, technical support, online marketing, search engine optimization, and Web development. Manages the research, analysis, design, and development of new products. Managed the provision of event services for corporate identity, marketing, and product branding. Collaborated with and provided hands-on leadership and guidance to the operations manager, QA manager, fulfillment manager, and all other personnel to provide event design, planning, sourcing, collateral production, staffing, media relations, and coordination services to these and other companies: Adobe Systems, Toyota Motor Corporation, Wal-Mart Stores Manages and collaborates with a team of designers, artists, and engineers in the design, development, and implementation of these and other new products: eykoss™, the whole planet earth clock™ Has provided software engineering, marketing, and management consultation services for these and other companies: State Farm Insurance, Vmatrix, L-1 Identity Solutions / Biometrics Mobile Division, Nike, Seiko Instruments & Franklin Electronic Publishers, Ortega InfoSystems Managing Director December 2013 – May 2019 Designer & Product Manager July 2004 – the present Software Engineering, Marketing, & Management Consultant February 2002 – the present ### Software Program Manager, Core Ensemble® @ Carl Zeiss Meditec AG Jan 1999 – Jan 2002 For the world leader in ophthalmic diagnostic instruments, managed the design, development, and delivery to market of Ensemble®, the industry’s first universal image processing system for the acquisition, storage, retrieval, and analysis of eye exam data across all instruments and integration of all databases throughout the enterprise. Managed a team of software engineers, quality assurance engineers, tech writers, marketing managers, and program managers, located in India, in Germany, and in the U.S., in the release of the first fully functional Ensemble®prototype for trade show exhibition and in the delivery to market of the first production version of Ensemble®. Managed a team of software engineers and program managers in the delivery to market of the second production version of Ensemble®. ### Senior Software Engineer @ Louth Automation Jan 1998 – Jan 1998 Developed software for TV broadcast automation systems, which were then acquired by Harris Corporation and became the crucial component in the TV broadcast automation systems of their Broadcast Communications Division. ### Software Development Manager @ DataTalk Jan 1997 – Jan 1998 Managed the development of Web-enabled database products, user interfaces, and other Web software applications for these and other companies: Fujitsu Electronics, StayWell, CNA Insurance Companies, Sun Microsystems, LSI Logic, Incyte Pharmaceuticals ### R & D Engineer; Associate R & D Engineer; Product Engineer @ Synopsys Jan 1987 – Jan 1995 Helped build Synopsys from an organization of 10 people in the early stages of product development into the world leader in synthesis & optimization, with 1,100 people and sales of over $200,000,000 annually. Designed and developed the first external interface products. Implemented core database and user interface functionality for Design Compiler™, the first logic synthesis & optimization product in the EDA (electronic design automation) industry; continued external interface development; built test tools and test suites. Managed the primary Synopsys circuit and schematic image transfer product line. R & D Engineer September 1991 – January 1995 Associate R & D Engineer October 1988 – August 1991 Product Engineer October 1987 – September 1988 ### Systems Engineer @ Optimation Jan 1986 – Jan 1987 Undertook all aspects of developing and supporting several of Optimation’s products. ### Software Engineer @ Forward Technology Jan 1985 – Jan 1986 Was responsible for exploring, utilizing, documenting, and demonstrating the capabilities of Forward’s flagship product. ### Inventory Control Manager @ Intel Corporation Jan 1984 – Jan 1984 work study: Managed the smooth transition to a new inventory control system. ### Project Control Assistant @ NASA / Ames Research Center Jan 1983 – Jan 1984 work study: Helped to conduct and report on an experimental flight simulation study. ## Education ### has completed post-graduate computer science studies Stanford University ### Bachelor's Degree in cum laude, in Mathematics with a concentration in Computer Science and a concentration in Statistics San José State University ## Contact & Social - LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/fredkrumbein - Website: http://thecoolcompanies.com - Website: http://fullerknowledge.org - Website: http://taxonomy.fullerknowledge.org --- Source: https://flows.cv/fred JSON Resume: https://flows.cv/fred/resume.json Last updated: 2026-02-23