David Fraser
About David Fraser
David Fraser is a Senior Product Manager with expertise in aligning user experience design with business strategies. He focuses on addressing customer needs to achieve product-market fit and has extensive experience in various design roles across multiple companies.
Current Role at MindsDB
David Fraser serves as a Senior Product Manager at MindsDB, a position he has held since 2022. In this role, he focuses on reconciling user experience design with dynamic business strategies. His responsibilities include managing teams and overseeing the full product development life cycle, ensuring that user-centered design principles are integrated into the product offerings.
Previous Experience at MindsDB
Before his current role, David worked at MindsDB as the Lead Product Designer from 2021 to 2022. During this year, he contributed to the design and development of user-centric products, emphasizing the importance of product-market fit and addressing real customer problems.
Professional Background
David has a diverse professional background, having held various design and management roles across multiple organizations. He worked as a Senior User Experience Designer at Matillion from 2020 to 2021 and as a Lead User Experience Designer at Lloyd's Register from 2018 to 2020. His experience includes working with FTSE 100 companies and early-stage startups, focusing on user-centered design and product innovation.
Educational Qualifications
David holds a BA (Hons) in Graphic Design from Kingston University, which he completed from 2001 to 2004. He also obtained a Post-graduate diploma in Creative Writing and Art Direction from West Herts College in 2008. Additionally, he earned a Professional Certificate in Interaction Design and UX Research from the Nielsen Norman Group in 2018.
Skills and Specializations
David specializes in aligning user experience design with business strategies. He has a strong focus on solving customer problems and achieving product-market fit. His skills include managing design teams, conducting design sprints, and illustrating user-centered design capabilities while adhering to budget constraints.