Kara Wood

Kara Wood has a long and varied work experience. Kara began their career in 1996 as an Interactive News Producer at msnbc.com and then moved to CNNMoney.com as an Assistant Producer. In 1998, they became a Product Manager at Excite. In 2000, they took on the role of Senior Project Manager at Good Technology, where they were responsible for creating an e-commerce website and drafting specs for a Good Technology plugin. In 2001, they joined Danger, Inc. as a Senior Project Manager, where they were responsible for crafting the Mobile Operator Deployment team, tools, and processes. In 2008, they moved to Microsoft Corporation as a Senior Program Manager Lead, where they were responsible for getting Verizon Handset Approval for KIN One and KIN Two. In 2011, they became a Project Manager Consultant at MosierMcCann. In 2012, they joined Jasper as the Director of Connected Car, Engineering Project Management, where they built and managed a capable team to drive the implementation, testing coordination, and launch readiness of new Automobile OEMs. In 2018, they moved to Cisco as the IOT Engineering Operations Leader and Engineering Operations Program Management, where they managed the Program Management of new initiatives, coordinated development from requirements to proof-of-concept, and managed implementation and configuration of Private LTE in an industrial setting. Currently, they are a Principal Program Manager at Celona.

Kara Wood attended the University of California, Berkeley from 1991 to 1995. Kara then attended Aiglon. No additional certifications were mentioned.