This person is a highly experienced technology executive with over 20 years of experience leading development of enterprise, SaaS, API, and data-centric solutions. They have held various leadership positions in companies such as GoTo, Pitney Bowes, and CA Technologies, where they have led global engineering organizations and developed disruptive innovation strategies. They have also been recognized for their leadership, receiving awards such as the Pittsburgh Business Times’ 2012 Women in Business Award and The National Diversity Council’s 2011 Most Powerful and Influential Women award. In addition to their corporate work, they have also been an Adjunct Professor at Carnegie Mellon University and a mentor and technical coach for various organizations. They hold an MBA from the University of Pittsburgh Katz Graduate School of Business and a MS in Applied Mathematics from Universitatea de Stat din Moldova. They are also a recipient of the Vincent W. Lanfear Prize for highest academic performance among all part-time graduating students.