Allan Dufour

Allan Dufour is an experienced professional in hardware and software design, with a strong background in FPGA development and management. Career highlights include roles at Akara Corporation, where responsibilities spanned from Software Designer to Feature Lead in hardware design following the company's acquisition by Ciena. Allan also served as Hardware Manager at Pleora Technologies, overseeing multi-project environments and resource allocation. At Lumentum, contributions as Engineer Staff focused on principal FPGA designs for WSS product lines. Prior experience includes leadership at Ranzure Networks and a significant tenure at DragonWave Inc. as FPGA Manager, overseeing a multi-site design team. Allan holds a Bachelor of Mathematics with Honors in Computer Science from the University of Waterloo.