Alex Wilson obtained a BSc(Eng) in Electrical Engineering from Imperial College, London in 1986. Prior to Wind River, Alex worked at British Aerospace on Automated Test Equipment and as a Field Applications Engineer (FAE) for Motorola Computer Group. He joined Wind River in the UK as an FAE in 1996 supporting VxWorks. In 2002 he became European Business Development Manager for Wind River focusing on the Aerospace and Defence market. As Director of Aerospace and Defence Market Segment for Wind River, he is responsible for A&D market Segment in EMEA, APAC, and Japan. This role is part of the Wind River Aerospace & Defence Market Segment Team, and is responsible for business strategy including product requirements, sales growth strategy and ecosystem development.