My passion for technology is a driving force in my life. It all began in the late 70s when I fell in love with computers. In Pre-K, I learned to code in DOS on the TRS-80, and by the third grade, I was using the Tandy 1000 keyboard at home rigged to my brother's black and white TV. Without an embedded floppy drive, the memory was read-only. My weekends turned into hackathons where I DOS coded to create artwork on the TV monitor. Unknowingly, I had invented the digital version of Etch a Sketch! In the late 80s, while in high school, my friends and I spent many nights driving around neighborhoods collecting cans and bottles for recycling. In Pennsylvania, we earned 5 cents per can and 10 cents per bottle. By the end of the school year, our "collective" efforts had a significant impact. We raised over $2,500, which we proudly donated to the school's new computer lab, enabling the purchase of a workstation. In the early nineties, I enrolled in a university piloting the Apple computer loaner program in dormitories. For $600 a year, I had my first Macintosh computer. With Faculty, Administration, and now Students using computers, the school opened a 'Computer Help Desk.' This was a pivotal moment in my career journey. I landed an on-campus job as an IBM Computer Support Technician; inadvertently ahead of my time, I became a pioneer of 'remote' desktop repair. Over the telephone, I diagnosed the client's technical issue through probing questions and then provided on-the-fly step-by-step troubleshooting instructions. My journey in the tech industry has been a dream come true, filled with personal growth and learning experiences. I was a college hire with Hewlett-Packard in the Integrated Circuit Business Division (ICBD) and navigated a career with rich and invaluable lessons in sales, marketing, and product and business development across consumer, commercial and public sector segments. After 25 years with HP, my final role was in the Commercial Compute Division, where I developed a sales strategy to win business in Higher Education.My history in technology has led me into a fascinating role in healthcare information and management systems. As computing power has broken Moore's Law, and the world's databank is doubling every two years, the transformations to our way of life, health, and wealth will be powerfully shaped by the disruptive advances in AI, LLMs, ML, and more, which are revolutionizing the tech industry and shaping our future health and well-being.
Listed skills include Product Marketing, Product Management, Crm, Strategy, and 35 others.
