Melissa Perdue

Melissa Perdue has over 18 years of professional work experience. From 2003 to 2005, they owned and operated Sweet Melissa's Treats, a cake baking and decorating business. From 2005 to 2007, they worked as a Residential Property Manager Assistant at DMMM Properties. From 2007 to 2009, they worked as a Travel Associate at Dallas Fan Fares, Inc. From 2009 to 2012, they worked as a Marketing & Property Manager at Barshop & Oles Company. From 2012 to 2021, they worked as a Senior Manager, Marketing, Marketing & Account Manager, and Client Engagement & Account Manager at Drummond Group, LLC. From 2021 to 2022, they worked as a Senior Manager, Communications at OutSystems, where they integrated and managed internal and executive communications, employer branding, and employee experience cross-functionally for a low-code platform organization. Melissa also led the strategy and evaluation of speaking engagements and created a consistent knowledge-sharing practice, learning and development enablement, and mentorship program. Currently, they are a Senior Marketing Manager at Timescale.

Melissa Perdue obtained a BS in Finance from the Naveen Jindal School of Management at UT Dallas between 2006 and 2008. In addition, they have obtained a number of certifications from LinkedIn, including Applying Analytics to Your Learning Program, Creating a Culture of Learning, Creating a Leadership Development Program, Equity First: The Path to Inclusion and Belonging, How to Design and Deliver Training Programs, Organizational Learning and Development, Setting and Managing Realistic Expectations for Your L&D Program, The Future of Workplace Learning, Employee Engagement, Creating a Culture That Inspires Your Employees, and Rewarding Employee Performance, all obtained in 2022.