Karen Catlin

Karen Catlin

Added link to Karen Catlin's ACM research papers

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She most recently served as a vice president in the Office of the [[Chief technology officer|CTO]] at [[Adobe Systems]].{{cite book |last=Devlin |first=Mala |date=June 1, 2012 |title=Bit by Bit |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=77jEAwAAQBAJ&q=karen+catlin |publisher=Papillon Publishing |page=59 |isbn=978-0578106403}}{{cite news|last1=Rios|first1=Edwin|title=This chart shows how sexist Silicon Valley really is|url=https://www.motherjones.com/mixed-media/2015/06/evidence-silicon-valley-really-sexist|accessdate=1 February 2017|work=Mother Jones|date=22 June 2015|language=en}}{{cite news|last1=Manjoo|first1=Farhad|title=Ellen Pao Disrupts How Silicon Valley Does Business|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/28/technology/ellen-pao-disrupts-how-silicon-valley-does-business.html|accessdate=1 February 2017|work=The New York Times|date=27 March 2015}} She is a frequent speaker at technology events.{{Cite web|title=Brown CS News|url=https://cs.brown.edu/news/2017/10/05/brown-cs-returns-grace-hopper-celebration/}}
She most recently served as a vice president in the Office of the [[Chief technology officer|CTO]] at [[Adobe Systems]].{{cite book |last=Devlin |first=Mala |date=June 1, 2012 |title=Bit by Bit |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=77jEAwAAQBAJ&q=karen+catlin |publisher=Papillon Publishing |page=59 |isbn=978-0578106403}}{{cite news|last1=Rios|first1=Edwin|title=This chart shows how sexist Silicon Valley really is|url=https://www.motherjones.com/mixed-media/2015/06/evidence-silicon-valley-really-sexist|accessdate=1 February 2017|work=Mother Jones|date=22 June 2015|language=en}}{{cite news|last1=Manjoo|first1=Farhad|title=Ellen Pao Disrupts How Silicon Valley Does Business|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/03/28/technology/ellen-pao-disrupts-how-silicon-valley-does-business.html|accessdate=1 February 2017|work=The New York Times|date=27 March 2015}} She is a frequent speaker at technology events.{{Cite web|title=Brown CS News|url=https://cs.brown.edu/news/2017/10/05/brown-cs-returns-grace-hopper-celebration/}}


From 1985 to 1990, Catlin worked as a software developer on the [[Intermedia (hypertext)|Intermedia]] system at Brown University. She then joined [[Macromedia]] in 1993 as an early employee, initially responsible for product localization. She went on to develop the program management discipline for the company and was promoted to the [[vice president]] level, leading shared engineering services across the entire product line. Catlin worked at Macromedia until 2006, when Adobe Systems acquired the company. She was an executive at Adobe Systems from 2006 to 2012, responsible for shared engineering services.[http://www.adobestart.com/women-in-tech-the-missing-force-karen-catlin-adobe-systems/ Women in Tech] adobestart.com {{Dead link|date=March 2022}}
From 1985 to 1990, Catlin worked as a software developer on the [[Intermedia (hypertext)|Intermedia]] system at Brown University, where she published numerous peer-reviewed articles in ACM journals{{Cite web|title=Intermedia Research Papers|url=https://karencatlin.com/older-publications/}}. She then joined [[Macromedia]] in 1993 as an early employee, initially responsible for product localization. She went on to develop the program management discipline for the company and was promoted to the [[vice president]] level, leading shared engineering services across the entire product line. Catlin worked at Macromedia until 2006, when Adobe Systems acquired the company. She was an executive at Adobe Systems from 2006 to 2012, responsible for shared engineering services.[http://www.adobestart.com/women-in-tech-the-missing-force-karen-catlin-adobe-systems/ Women in Tech] adobestart.com {{Dead link|date=March 2022}}


Catlin has published five books: ''Present! A Techie's Guide to Public Speaking'' (coauthored with [[Poornima Vijayashanker]] (2015);{{Cite web|url=https://femgineer.com/present-book/|title = Present! A Techie's Guide to Public Speaking}} ''Better Allies: Everyday Actions to Create Inclusive, Engaging Workplaces'' (2019);{{cite web |url=https://www.betterallies.com/ |title=Home |website=betterallies.com}} ''The Better Allies® Approach to Hiring'' (2020); ''Belonging in Healthcare: The Better Allies® Approach to Creating More Inclusive Workplaces'' (2022); and ''The Better Allies® Way'' (2024).
Catlin has published five books: ''Present! A Techie's Guide to Public Speaking'' (coauthored with [[Poornima Vijayashanker]] (2015);{{Cite web|url=https://femgineer.com/present-book/|title = Present! A Techie's Guide to Public Speaking}} ''Better Allies: Everyday Actions to Create Inclusive, Engaging Workplaces'' (2019);{{cite web |url=https://www.betterallies.com/ |title=Home |website=betterallies.com}} ''The Better Allies® Approach to Hiring'' (2020); ''Belonging in Healthcare: The Better Allies® Approach to Creating More Inclusive Workplaces'' (2022); and ''The Better Allies® Way'' (2024).