User:Kate Carruthers

Marketer, technologist, educator and renaissance woman.

Kate has extensive experience in delivery of corporate web and e-commerce solutions for organisations such as AMP, GE and Westfield. She is deeply involved with open source and web 2.0 online communities. Over the past few years Kate has worked with marketing teams to deliver integrated digital marketing strategies. Her focus is online collaboration, social media, digital integration, email and search marketing.

She has done postgraduate work in management and e-commerce; is currently studying law part-time. She also has a strong back ground in 6 Sigma, process improvement & enterprise application development.

In addition to consulting work, Kate is currently working with Leadership Management Australasia to deliver business management training and coaching to clients including NSW Department of Commerce.

Consulting assignments have included technology advice in a trademark dispute for a software games manufacturer, and web strategy and marketing for an e-business. Previous roles include: Project Director, Development Architect, Testing Manager, Project Manager, Software Development Manager, IT Consultant, MIS Data Analyst, SAS programmer, Human Resources and IT Manager. Kate has worked with a broad range of organizations including - Westfield Ltd, NSW State Treasury, General Electric, AMP Limited, Citibank, and the National Trust of Australia. Previously she lectured at Macquarie University in the Graduate Accounting Program, and now delivers guest lectures at MGSM.

Qualifications include postgraduate business (University of Sydney/AGSM), e-commerce, a masters degree in management (MGSM), and Certificate IV in Training & Assessment.

Previous work for industry and professional associations includes: * chair of Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Computer Society NSW * in 2002-4 and 2007 member of IEEE-Computer Society Technical Council on Software Engineering * reviewer for Software Engineering Body of Knowledge * 2003-2005 Steering Committee for Females in Information Technology & Telecommunications (FITT) - an Australian based organization that encourages more women into the ICT industry * 2005 Australian National ICT Industry Alliance (NICTIA) - FITT representative * 1998-1999 judge for Australian Software Design Awards * 2000-2007 judge for Consensus Software Awards * former President Australian Information Technology Society * 1997-2003 judge for Consensus Australian IT Writers Awards

Previous work for community includes: * Australian Cord Blood Bank - fund raising * YWCA Sydney - Ambassador's Committee, Finance Committee