Synopsys
Jan Ralston is a Program Manager for Corporate Quality at Synopsys, Inc., where she leads the software quality assessment effort, in addition to managing various product standards compliance and certification programs, such as ISO 26262 for automotive safety. She has been with Synopsys for over five years. Prior to that she had a long career at IBM including programming (compiler, operating systems, database, and security applications), release management, and managing a variety of programs including Translation, Beta, and Business Checkpoints for various software products.
Her formal education includes a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science with emphasis in Graphics from The Pennsylvania State University, and a Masters of Science in Software Engineering with an emphasis in AI from The National Technological University. Jan is active in the Society of Women Engineers and was the Synopsys Ambassador to this society for four years.
