Power Questions
On the Web, Thursday, May 24, 2012
Marketing in Today's Multi-Mass Media World
On the Web, Wednesday, May 30, 2012
WITI's Women Powering Technology Summit 2012
Santa Clara, California Sunday, June 3, 2012 - Tuesday, June 5, 2012
Exploring Your Life Mission
On the Web, Wednesday, June 6, 2012 - Wednesday, June 27, 2012
Leading Change in a Fast Paced, Technological & Multigenerational Workplace
On the Web, Tuesday, June 12, 2012
Build a Rich Brand for Your Business & Your Career
On the Web, Thursday, June 28, 2012
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Laura Karbarz
Programming Chair
Laura has over 24 years of experience in the technology industry as a sales and consulting services executive. Laura started her career at Accenture and has been employed by Whittman-Hart, Avanade, and Microsoft. She has been responsible for selling and delivering large services engagements and software product deals. Laura has become a leader in articulating the value and return on investment of information technology purchases and implementation.
Laura started her career in the consulting industry as an application architect and developer evangelizing leading edge object-oriented technologies. As a Senior Manager at Accenture, she led many large enterprise systems development and implementation projects including customer order systems for electric and gas utility customers, energy trading systems, customer care, and finance.
Laura became an internal IT Director at Whittman-Hart, building a team of 60 people to deliver a $30M, fully integrated, information systems portfolio. She accepted the CTO position at Inwarehouse, a start up company in Houston focused on warehouse management services. She initiated and expanded the Avanade business and presence in the Houston marketplace. Laura worked extensively on crafting enterprise technology services deals and sold one of the largest outsourcing deals at Avanade.
Most recently Laura has continued to advise customers on Microsoft technology in her role as a Business Productivity Solution Specialist. She is responsible for building and growing the business productivity software solutions in the Energy market.
Laura is originally from Chicago, she and her husband Frank live in Houston, and have two children. Laura graduated from the University of St. Francis in Joliet, Illinois with a B.S. degree in Computer Science. She is an avid tennis player and enjoys the outdoors often on a tandem bicycle with her husband and children.
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