1. DINA KRAVETS TECHNOLOGY Enabler

2. Why me

3. Deep knowledge Princeton University, B.S.E. Computer Science MIT, M.S. Computer Science MIT, Ph.D. Computer Science NJIT, Assistant Professor of Computer Science

4. Diverse teaching experience The techie point-person for clients, partners and companies’ nontechnical colleagues wherever I have worked Computer classes for senior citizens Assistant Professor of Computer Science

5. Technological innovation in education Created an early web-based interactive distance learning course. Developed a handwriting tutorial game for a new portable platform. Developed a custom math drills game tailored to a special needs student. Created online surveys for a high school special needs program and trained the case manager to operate and support them.

6. Proven ability to bridge the gap

7. What have I been up to

8. 18 years of experience Assistant Professor Member of Technical Staff Manager, Developer Relations & Technology Partnerships Research Staff VP, Product Strategy Consultant Product Manager

9. My busy life in technology Managed an Internet software agents product < Became the technical point person for business-side units < Developed and managed relationships with partners < Classified R&D in computer science < Evaluated and helped adopt collaborative software < Researched and defined new markets for the company < Developed a business plan < Managed development of a prototype < Pursued venture funding with the CEO <

10. My busy life in technology, cont’d Researched best technologies for a portable platform < Developed and managed technology partnerships < Provided technical expertise to global sales units < Built a nascent community of outside developers < Led software R&D initiatives < Wrote and managed successful grant proposals < Championed collaborations with major software companies < Taught undergrad and grad courses in computer science < Designed a web-based interactive distance learning course < Won an NSF Research Initiation Award <

11. My current project Creating and teaching a radically different multimedia course on computers > simplify technology to bare bones > enable immediate entry to the digital age for a novice

12. My passion (via Einstein): “make everything as simple as possible, but no simpler”

13. Technology is for everyone M.S. Structural Engineering Created 20,000+ digital photos and scans in the past decade; listens to audiobooks on an MP3 player B.S. Industrial Engineering Began programming a microwave at 80 Ph.D. Computer Science Lives and breathes technology; was online before online became a word Gen Z Does not know of a time without the Internet; asks what a pager is

14. e d u c a t i o n Added up r e s e a r c h web 2.0 innovation evaluation technology champion web 3.0 development w e b w a r e t e a c h i n g social media cloud computing collaborative applications implementation emerging technologies project management tech made simple

15. kravets.dina@gmail.com On the Web, I can be found here: www.linkedin.com/in/dinakravets

16. Thank You