Alan Morrison

Current

Sr. Research Fellow at PricewaterhouseCoopers

Past

Sr. Content Development Editor at PricewaterhouseCoopers
Market Analyst, RF/Wireless at Strategies Unlimited
Procurement Technician at Office of Naval Research

Linguist/Intelligence Analyst at US Navy

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Education

Santa Clara University
Monterey Institute of International Studies
Regents College

Defense Language Institute

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Alan Morrison’s Summary

Strategic advice, conceptual thinking and problem solving on the future of enterprise IT. Big picture grasp of enterprise software, technology manufacturing and services industries. Web technology and semantics a recent focus. Previous background in wireless semiconductors and systems, including five years as a wireless semiconductor market analyst.

Project leadership and management ability with internationally-based, cross-functional enterprise groups.

Strong written and visual communications abilities, and public speaking experience for both lay and technical audiences.

Alan Morrison’s Specialties:

IT strategy and trends analysis, particularly in enterprise software, wireless/RF, semiconductors, fixed networking, and optoelectronics. Advice on IT trend implications for C-suite executives and their direct reports.

Alan Morrison’s Experience

Sr. Research Fellow

PricewaterhouseCoopers

(Partnership; 10,001 or more employees; Accounting industry)

June 2006 — Present (3 years 2 months)

Staff research analyst at the Center for Technology and Innovation, which focuses on the future of enterprise IT.
Sr. Content Development Editor

PricewaterhouseCoopers

(Partnership; 10,001 or more employees; PwC; Accounting industry)

May 2000 — June 2006 (6 years 2 months)

Content development for the Technology Forecast series of books, focusing on communications, networking and enterprise software.
Market Analyst, RF/Wireless

Strategies Unlimited

(Privately Held; 11-50 employees; Market Research industry)

October 1996 — September 2000 (4 years)

Wireless communications semiconductor industry market analyst for a research firm specializing in high-speed RF and optoelectronic devices and materials.
Procurement Technician

Office of Naval Research

(Government Administration industry)

October 1989 — May 1996 (6 years 8 months)

Oversight of Federally sponsored research contracts and grants at Stanford.
Linguist/Intelligence Analyst

US Navy

(Government Agency; 10,001 or more employees; Military industry)

August 1981 — August 1986 (5 years 1 month)

Military service consisted of five years as an airborne Russian linguist and intelligence analyst for the US Navy.

Alan Morrison’s Education

Santa Clara University

MBA , 1990 — 1993
Monterey Institute of International Studies

MA , Russian and International Policy Studies , 1986 — 1990
Regents College

BS , Liberal Studies , 1985
Defense Language Institute

Diploma , Russian , 1981 — 1982